Dalai Lama's Name Appears in Epstein Files: Office Denies Connection

Dalai Lama's Name in Epstein Files

• 💡 The Dalai Lama's name appears 169 times in newly released US Department of Justice records connected to Jeffrey Epstein.
• 📜 These documents are part of a massive disclosure under the Epstein Files Transparency Act, including over 3 million documents.

Official Denial from Dalai Lama's Office

• 🚫 The Dalai Lama's office issued a clear and forceful denial, rejecting any suggestion of a personal connection with Jeffrey Epstein.
• ❌ His office stated on X that "His holiness has never met Jeffrey Epstein and never authorized any meeting or interaction with him by anyone on his behalf."

Epstein's Attempts to Connect

• 📧 Several internal emails mention Epstein discussing events where the Dalai Lama was expected to be present.
• 📝 One email from 2012 referenced an unnamed island event with Epstein noting the Dalai Lama's attendance, and a 2015 message described efforts to arrange a meeting through a student running a Dalai Lama center.
• 💬 Epstein wrote about meeting "Tenzin" (a student) to "get us the Dalai Lama" and working on "the Dalai Lama for dinner."

Conflicting Accounts and Denials

• 🗣️ American journalist Michael Wolf recalled meeting the Dalai Lama at Epstein's Manhattan residence, confirming the account.
• ⚠️ The Dalai Lama's office, however, maintains that any such encounter was neither arranged nor sanctioned, reinforcing that there was no direct relationship with Epstein.
• 📌 The office insists that "presence in paperwork does not equal personal connection" despite repeated appearances in the documents.