Sheetalb, once more, you're reking of ignorance.  You ask: "Common now, who would want to be a monk on their own will unless someone makes them?" Hey, listen, my cousin wanted to be a monk even when he was as little as 6 yrs of age.  There was something that he probably understood which we, materialist infatuated normal humans didn't.  Also, I've seen and heard numberous cases where from an early age, kids wanted to join the gompas.  On a more famous note, what about model Kohinoor who did it on her own will (perhaps the only one who comes to mind which you probably heard of since you're too damn lazy to research on your own.).  All in all, I think you're shittin' me when you sid you had Tib friends..And mos def, your points need to be chomped down like I do my french-friez!!

See my old post from above: "BTW, don't lie to us here as I seriously think you're "BS"ing big time here: I can guarantee that you have no Tibetan friends.  Why?  Coz, ALL my life I've NEVER ever seen any Tibetan who would even think of voiceing anything against the Dalai Lama (both young and old).  And I've seen a few Neps who said similar to what you just did above, being ostercized for eternity...They'd avoid you like the plague after that.  I'm dead serious."

PS:  Its "Tibetans: not Tibetians...Don't know where you got the word from.  Damn, I'd hate to be called a Nepalian.