A Chinese student sits down to chat with the Dalai Lama

A Chinese student recently had the opportunity to interview the Dalai Lama in the United States, and his subsequent essay has been posted on numerous sites around the Internet. The China Digital Times has posted the English version (proxy link), and describes the student as:

Lingxi Kong (孔灵犀) is a fourth year student majoring in Greek and Latin at Columbia University. He met with the Dalai Lama on April 24, 2008, and wrote an essay recounting the meeting. The Chinese version has spread widely on the Internet, both inside and outside of China now.

Lingxi Kong asks several tough questions of the Dalai Lama. The whole essay, in English or Chinese, is well worth a read.

(h/t to Danwei)