[icedrakona]

There has been a great deal of interest in HHDL and TB in general in Western countries . Using the term cult figure in relation to HHDL in the West is problematic for me as a cult commonly refers to a religious group held together by a dominant and charismatic individual. Use of the term suggests his HHDL seeks this in the West and his relationship to other countries, religions, Buddhist traditions and the like is not as a cult leader.