I see HH Dalai Lama, in all his decisions and the timing of his decisions , 'working' with the enlightened and compassionate mind of Chenrezig.
To the Dalai lama, his main role is as a spiritual leader, leader of Buddhism/Tibetan Buddhism. But for him to be effective in this role,in Tibet then and until recently, in the whole world, he also had to assume the political role as head of the Tibetan Government.
However, Tibet, as a political entity, is no more. The cultural and spiritual 'genocide' of Tibet within Tibet, has already been completed by the Chinese government Yet, there is a young generation of Tibetans in exile, who clamor to have Tibet restored as an independent country as before. Thus at this stage, it became timely for the political role of the Dalai Lama to be separated from his spiritual role and for someone completely political to take over. Hence the effected split of the political from the spiritual and the handing over of the political role to a relatively young and highly qualified man - the new Kalon Tripa. So, to all eyes of the world, the Dalai Lama is now focusing solely on the spiritual.
The China issue is now fully in the hands of the new Kalon Tripa. He will be handling all negotiations with China. The Dalai Lama will no longer be involved. despite China's continuous targeting of him as the author of all Tibetan efforts to gain independence from China.
All this while, the Dalai Lama has,in fact, been focusing on his spiritual role, which is to spread the Dharma everywhere.. The result of this is evident - with his tireless efforts, 'Buddhism' has become a household word. Through his efforts and the efforts of great Lamas and Masters, Tibetan Buddhism is also spreading everywhere.
In this degenerate age, only the pure teachings of Je Tsongkapa will effectively help people free themselves from suffering and the causes of suffering. Hence, the practice of Dorje Shugden, the great Protector of Je Tsongkapa's teachings, must be spread everywhere, especially in populous China(the great power house of today). Hence,the Dalai Lama's enlightened activity to spread Dorje Shugden clicked in, with his ban of Dorje Shugden practice. China now endorses Dorje Shugden. We don't know how the Dalai Lama's enlightened activities will manifest. But we do know that his altruistic purpose of spreading Dharma, of the nature most needed in this age, will prevail.
