Now the Dalai Lama endorsed Karmapa has gone, then suddenly after so many years, the Dalai Lama suddenly wants to get close to Karmapa Thaye Dorje. Will anyone with a conscious mind believe what he is doing now is for the benefit of Karmapa Thaye Dorje? At least I don't think so.
Anyone with a sane mind will be able to see through Tibetan leadership's tricks of and what they are up to with the new Karmapa. Tibetan leadership area really naive to think that the whole world could not see through their games. Only the Tibetans in exile are living in the bubble that they created and continues to stay there.
It is no coincidence when suddenly the Tibetan leadership decided to get close to Karmapa Thaye Dorje when their own Karmapa ran away and got caught with relationship scandals. It seems like they want to abandon ship with Karmapa Ogyen Trinley and move on to find a new substitute. Otherwise, there is nothing that they can justify their action of sudden interest in Karmapa Thaye Dorje.
Tibetan leadership had rejected Karmapa Thaye Dorje from day 1 and no pictures are taken with the Karmapa since. They even refused to let Karmapa Thaye Dorje to get ordained by His Holiness the Dalai Lama. However, Karmapa Thaye Dorje turns out to be the real one, proven by his large number of followers and his son being suspected as the Sharmapa now.
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As absurd as it sounds, I think a large percentage will believe in anything the Dalai Lama and his government tells them. If you actually ask people why they 'love' the Dalai Lama, the Westerners will tell you he is a symbol of peace, love etc. The Easterners will not even have an answer because its typical of the asiatic attitude not to question and challenge. In other words, most people have at best a superficial knowledge about the Dalai Lama and CTA.
That's how they have been getting away with so many things. Just look at how many times, they changed their tune about why the Dalai Lama banned Dorje Shugden. The Dalai Lama was counting on the fact that most people cannot see through the absurdity of his allegations. Either they have inhaled too much of the CTA's propaganda or too determined to be angry at China to take a proper look and see that the Tibetan leaders are no different.
Therefore when the Karmapa Thaye Dorje makes a stand like this without inciting conflict, it makes people sit and pay attention. More Tibetan lamas should follow in the Kamapa Thaye Dorje's way.