[Sunsong]

"Would he be better off dead, and would his death have ensured the survival of his faith?"

Perhaps. Certainly America has lost many great men (and women) who were willing to fight and die for what they believed in. It is my opinion that what has happened to Tibet is unconscionable. I do not think they have been served well by their leader. I do not think it is peaceful to allow others to kill you, or your loved ones and destroy your culture and country. Peace is not pacifism, imo.

[Pan_Yans Wife]

The Dalai Lama is the embodiment of passivism, but he does believe in justice. I think his point about fundmentalism is valid, however. At least he lives peacefully and safely in India.