HG Wells wrote in his “History of the World” book that Lord Buddha asked his followers to refrain from the elaborate religious sermons the hindu priests practiced. He said that that is not the way to get in touch with the divine. He asked his followers to just practice the “four Aryan truths” in real life to reach the ultimate realization.

But if today Lord Buddha is to see the most ostentatious and elaborate religious ceremonies performed for him in Lhasa, how do you think he would feel?