Dalai Lama and the moon

In Tibetan mythology, as in most places around the world, the moon is an important figure and the light of the moon is seen as a great treasure.

One day the Dalai Lama had explained to him how the moon shines by reflected light, not on its own. His remark was to thank the explainer and remark on how the Buddha had taught to accept and follow the wisest of men, not tradition and cultural belief, and here he had been shown how true that was