The removal was at least in part due to his connection with NXIVM, according to Thubten Jinpa, the Dalai Lama’s longtime translator. In October 2017, The New York Times featured an article describing NXIVM, which is based in Albany, as “secretive,” and quoting a former member of the organization, who characterized the organization as a “cult.” The following month, Tricycle reported that Tenzin Dhonden, a Tibetan monk who described himself as the Dalai Lama’s “personal emissary for peace,” was removed from his senior role in the Office of His Holiness the Dalai Lama.
At the time, His Holiness praised the group for its work on global ethics, but he also addressed allegations against the group, as noted in the recent statement, calling on “the media to investigate the allegations made about the NXIVM organization and its founder, and was quite clear that the truth should be exposed.” (The Office of His Holiness the Dalai Lama) In May 2009, the Dalai Lama, a highly sought after public figure, gave a speech in Albany at an event organized for the World Ethical Foundations Consortium, at the invitation of NXIVM. (The Office of His Holiness the Dalai Lama) Neither His Holiness the Dalai Lama nor the Dalai Lama Foundation ever received the alleged $1 million in connection with His Holiness’s appearance in Albany.
Therefore, the reported allegation has no basis. We wish to categorically state that His Holiness the Dalai Lama never takes an honorarium or fee of any sort, nor does he require that any payment be made to charities or organizations, as a condition of his making a personal appearance.
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