The Dalai Lama is not as peaceful as the CIA propaganda portray. His Gov in exile was quite capable of taking care of political opponent CIA style.
There are many sects in Tibetan buddhism. Inorder to bring all these sects under the domination of Dalai Lama's Geluk sect, the Dalai Lama in 1977 order his brother Gyalo Thondup to liquidate the leader of the Karma Kagyu sects.
This is what Asiaweek (belongs to the Dow Jones Publisher) reported in Oct. 2000: -------- Long-uneasy relations between the Geluk and Karma Kagyu sects were further strained by the Dalai Lama's intervention in the recognition of the Karmapa Lama. It revived bitter memories of the 1960s, when the Dalai's brother Gyalo Thondup tried to bring all Tibetan sects under Geluk control - by force if necessary. When 14 exile settlements united to fight his plan, unrest erupted within the community. In March 1977, settlements leader was shot several times at point-blank range. The liquidateer said he received 300,000 rupees from the Tibetan government-in-exile. He claimed it offered to pay him even more to kill the 16th Karmapa Lama (the current Karmapa is the 17th Karmapa He is only 16 years old). --------------
