Dalai Lama: Internet a ‘very helpful’ path to ‘new ideas’

The Dalai Lama is not only the worldwide spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism; as TODAY’s Ann Curry pointed out to him in an interview posted exclusively to TODAY.com, he also has some 2 million Twitter followers and 1.7 million fans on Facebook.So when Curry asked him if he felt the Internet represented an opportunity for change, the 1989 Nobel Peace Prize winner was quick to agree: “Oh yes.