Updated On: 09 February, 2026 01:05 PM IST | Dharamshala | Agencies
The Dalai Lama’s office has firmly denied social media claims linking the Tibetan spiritual leader to late US financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. A statement from Dharamsala clarified that the Dalai Lama has never met Epstein nor authorised any interaction with him

Tibetian spiritual leader Dalai Lama. File pic
The Dalai Lama’s office on Sunday dismissed reports circulating on social media that attempted to link the Tibetan spiritual leader with late financier and convicted sex offender from the United States, Jeffrey Epstein.
“We can unequivocally confirm that His Holiness has never met Jeffrey Epstein or authorised any meeting or interaction with him by anyone on His Holiness’s behalf,” said a press statement by the Dalai Lama’s office in Dharamsala.