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At a conference of Nobel Peace Laureates in Hiroshima, Japan, TIME.com managing editor Jim Frederick spoke with H.H. the Dalai Lama about peace, China and the future of Tibet_ by [Melissa Locker](https://time.com/author/melissa-locker/) ## Melissa Locker Mar 6, 2017 9:44 AM UTC by [Melissa Locker](https://time.com/author/melissa-locker/) ## Melissa Locker Mar 6, 2017 9:44 AM UTC The [Dalai Lama](http://time.com/4145552/china-tibet-living-buddha-dalai-lama/?iid=sr-link1), or as John Oliver called him, “the original woke bae,” is the sixth most admired man in the United States. However, no one in the U.S. seems to know what he does, so Oliver flew to India to find out. Tibet is a “[surprisingly large](http://time.com/4006874/tibetan-nomads-china/?iid=sr-link6)” country that China claims rights to. Traditionally, the Dalai Lama serves as both the spiritual and political leader of [Tibet](http://content.time.com/time/photogallery/0,29307,1723822,00.html?iid=sr-link8), or as Oliver describes him, a “sort of a cross between a Pope and President or Pope-sident, if you will, but you shouldn’t, so please don’t.” The Dalai Lama has drawn the ire of Beijing for fighting for a free Tibet — China has banned his image and as well as anyone who meets with him, including Lady Gaga. The singer met with the Dalai Lama in Indianapolis last year to discuss yoga, a meeting Oliver said was only slightly less ridiculous than “Elton John meeting Ben Bernanke on Easter Island to talk about Roombas.” For over 50 years, the Dalai Lama has [lived in exile](http://time.com/3742242/dalai-lama-1959/?iid=sr-link3) from Tibet. As he has grown older, people are beginning to look to his successor, or reincarnation. But finding the next Dalai Lama is complicated by the fact that, according to Oliver, the boy chosen to help find the reincarnated Dalai Lama was kidnapped by Chinese officials, who then created [their own replacement.](http://time.com/3763526/chinese-government-dalai-lama-reincarnation/?iid=sr-link5) The Dalai Lama has even said that he may not reincarnate at all, or if he does it may not be inside Chinese-controlled Tibet. This means that unless something changes soon, this Dalai Lama could possibly be the last and the fraught situation in Tibet could “spiral out of control.” To find out more, Oliver flew to India to speak with the Dalai Lama about horse milk, Chinese oppression and the perks of a calculator watch. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4691487/john-oliver-dalai-lama-tibet-last-week-tonight/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4691487/john-oliver-dalai-lama-tibet-last-week-tonight/"},"headline":"John Oliver Had an Enlightening Talk with the Dalai Lama on Last Week Tonight","datePublished":"2017-03-06T09:44:31.000Z","dateModified":"2026-08-04T07:49:12.033Z","description":"John Oliver flew to India to talk to the Dalai Lama about the future of Tibet — and horse milk","url":"https://time.com/4691487/john-oliver-dalai-lama-tibet-last-week-tonight/","keywords":["Television","Dalai Lama","Tibet","John Oliver","Last Week Tonight","onetime"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Melissa Locker","jobTitle":"","url":"https://time.com/author/melissa-locker/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4691487/john-oliver-dalai-lama-tibet-last-week-tonight/","name":"John Oliver Had an Enlightening Talk with the Dalai Lama on Last Week Tonight"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"The Dalai Lama on China, Tibet and the Nobel Prize","description":"At a conference of Nobel Peace Laureates in Hiroshima, Japan, TIME.com managing editor Jim Frederick spoke with H.H. the Dalai Lama about peace, China and the future of Tibet","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/lnupYhmg/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2010-12-27T20:18:27.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/lnupYhmg.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/4691487/john-oliver-dalai-lama-tibet-last-week-tonight/","duration":"PT2M59S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/4691487/john-oliver-dalai-lama-tibet-last-week-tonight/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```