His book added to the controversy by talking about cars, fashion and girls, causing the Government Information Office to ban him from entering Taiwan for one year.
In June, Singa visited Taiwan at the invitation of Forward Music to promote his CD Wish You Happy.
His songs, which combine Buddhist chants with rap and hip-hop, are popular among young Taiwanese.
"In the three months after its release, when Singa Rinpoche was banned from entering Taiwan, we sold 30,000 copies of his CD. In the two weeks he visited Taiwan in June, we sold another 10,000 CDs. This is smashing success for a new singer because for a normal singer, a new CD sells only about 10,000 copies in the first three months after its release," Cheng said.
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