From the Dalai Lama’s office:

“Welcome to the official Twitter page of His Holiness the Dalai Lama – administered by The Office of His Holiness the Dalai Lama.
“His Holiness thought it was prudent to make his office open and assessable to a more youth and technologically advancing audience”.

The Dalai Lama is now on Twitter!! He was already on Facebook an My space. This just adds another layer of wonderfulness (I don’t care this word doesn’t exist) to his Holiness the Dalai Lama. I’m not a Buddhist but I follow his teachings with great interest and gratitude.
In the last few hours he has accrued thousands of followers. I’m sure that by the end of the day he’ll have hundreds of thousands. Another way for him to reach people. It’s great to see how even religious figures are using new media platforms.
Mamma, it’s now safe to join Twitter. I know you were hesitant at first and that you wondered if someone of your generation should join. The answer is a definite yes! Twitter is an endeavor worthy of your time!