Dear Ensapa, et al,
How naive do you believe the Dalai Lama to be? When he giggles and pretends that he doesn't understand English, everyone goes 'ahhhhhh, how sweet!', but he understands far more than he lets on.
Do you believe that he didn't know that WSS were chanting 'Dalai Lama, stop lying' and 'Dalai Lama, give religious freedom' and why? Do you think he exists in a bubble, unaware of anything that's going on in the world while his evil ministers incite ostracism, violence and hatred? I think you're in denial. The Dalai Lama himself praised the Gelugpa abbots for expelling Dorje Shugden practising monks, he's endorsing and encouraging their actions every step of the way. He doesn't care where these monks live. He simply DOESN'T CARE. That's not an example I want to see from a Buddhist, let alone someone who is touted as the 'Buddha of Compassion'.
Even if you believe that the Dalai Lama has nothing to do with the draconian application of the Dorje Shugden ban, surely the Dalai Lama knows the suffering that his ban has caused, the violence and ostracism? Surely he knows that families have been torn apart? If he doesn't know, he's not in touch with what's happening in the community he's supposed to lead and he's not much of a leader. Given that he knows what's going on, why has he never told his people in public talks to be kind to Shugden people, saying that they are deluded and need love, respect and help? He doesn't do it because that would be talking about the elephant in the room - that there is a ban and that this ban is causing immense suffering to his people.
Please don't delude yourself....if you really think the Dalai Lama is the Buddha of Compassion, doesn't he know what's going on? Wouldn't he do something to stop it? Either he isn't the Buddha of Compassion or he doesn't care. I think both are true.