section_path: Papacy: 2005–2013/Interfaith dialogue/Buddhism
section_name: Buddhism
paragraph_text: Buddhism
  
  The Dalai Lama congratulated Benedict XVI upon his election, and visited him in October 2006 in Vatican City. In 2007, the People's Republic of China was accused of using its political influence to stop a meeting between the Pope and the Dalai Lama.
  
  The Dalai Lama congratulated Benedict XVI upon his election, and visited him in October 2006 in Vatican City. In 2007, the People's Republic of China was accused of using its political influence to stop a meeting between the Pope and the Dalai Lama.