Australia Demos News

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Extract from the newspaper:
The other potential threat comes from the Western Shugden Society, an offshoot of Tibetan Buddhism that worships a deity denounced by the Dalai Lama since 1996, known as Dorje Shugden.

The Dalai Lama has been followed across Germany and Britain by protesters, with one demonstration in Nottingham attracting more than 1000 people, who accused him of being a hypocrite and a dictator.

Complete article:
http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/unprecedented-security-for-dalai-lamas-visit/2008/06/01/1212258647677.html

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http://business.theage.com.au/selling-tibet-to-the-world-20080604-2lx7.html?page=1 - this is a very good article!

As quoted in the article:

Tickets for the event can be bought online even from The Age's own Box Office website along with tickets for Bjorn Again and The Pink Floyd Experience. But few are as expensive as the Dalai Lama experience, with tickets ranging from $800 for front seats to $450 for seats at the back. Tickets for good seats for the Sunday session alone are $248.

Goodness!....NKT are accused of overcharging for Dharma Teachings!  I wonder where the money is going?  I don't think to a 'Free Tibet' campaign since HHDL gave up on that a long time ago.  It makes you wonder why the tickets are so expensive.