Thank you Protonk It s not a point of debate at this point but in case it comes up again as it has many times I believe Jetsunma is a public figure for these reasons Her recognition has been covered by Associated Press and picked up by such newspapers as the Washington Post and the New York Times She s had articles written about her in Mirabella and Tricycle magazine She filmed a documentary about herself in 1995 expressing her hopes to have it played on PBS She s produced and promoted several CDs of her singing She s been interviewed by Elle magazine the Washington Post and the Associated Press She participated in a biography that was published by Random House She was interviewed for a book about American Buddhist teachers She sold her life story to Hollywood specifically Turner Productions There s more I haven t included smaller local papers like the Gaithersburg Gazette and Sedona s Red Rock News but I think the question is settled