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Unholy Guarantee
Most likely the half blind guru... would never have been able to build up his cult empire without the Dalai Lama's support. What is certain is that his rapid rise from charlatan and petty criminal to Japanese Uber-Guru in so few years would not have happened nearly so hassle-free.
In total, Asahara and the Dalai Lama met five times, first in February 1987 in India. Thereafter the Tibetan Godking sent him two - now highly embarrassing - recommendation letters....
With these references, in August 1989, the Cult leader gained Charity status from the Tokyo authorities. Asahara had been trying without success to achieve this for years, but with the help of the recommendation letters from His Holiness - who was highly respected in Japan - he accomplished it in only nine weeks. The result: Shoko Asahara no longer needed to pay taxes and could channel all his resources into the production of posion gases.
Published: 18/09/1995