Dalai Lama: Europe Could Become 'Muslim or African' The Dalai Lama is once again gaining attention for his political opinions. During a BBC interview, the spiritual leader said only a "limited number" of migrants should be allowed to stay in Europe. Dalai Lama, via BBC Dalai Lama, via BBC The Buddhist leader himself is a Tibetan refugee living in India. "We Tibetans took shelter in India, but most Tibetans want to return to Tibet when the situation there has changed," he said.