"Some recent media reports and social media posts concerning the 'Epstein files' are attempting to link His Holiness the Dalai Lama with Jeffrey Epstein," the Dalai Lama office said in a statement.
"We can unequivocally confirm that His Holiness has never met Jeffrey Epstein or authorised any meeting or interaction with him by anyone on His Holiness's behalf."
The clarification from the office of Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama, follows the release of US federal documents in which members of his administrative circle are mentioned more than 150 times, according to a review by EFE news agency.
The files indicate that in 2012 a budget of $US1 million ($A1.4 million) was allocated to renovate a residence intended to host the Dalai Lama and an entourage of 15 people for a two-week stay.
In an October 21, 2012 email, Epstein wrote that he was going to attend an event on an unnamed island, which the Dalai Lama would attend.
"Yes. First step would be to meet Tenzin. His student who runs the Dalai Lama centre and is now a Director's Fellow at the Lab and going to start the 'ethics initiative' at the Media Lab," reads another email sent to Epstein on May 10, 2015.
"We're working on some cool things like a meeting about cognitive machines and man. I think you'll probably like him. He can get us the Dalai Lama."
An email sent by Epstein in October 2012 underscores his personal involvement in the logistics.
In later correspondence, dated 2015, Epstein claimed he was "working" to attract Nobel Peace Prize recipients to private dinners and told partners that his academic contacts could "get the Dalai Lama."
However, EFE has verified that more than 130 of the references in the documents are generic mentions, including press articles, Buddhist teachings, or lists of prominent international figures compiled by Epstein, rather than evidence of direct contact.
Epstein was convicted in 2008 for soliciting a minor for prostitution. He died by suicide in 2019 while in prison facing sex trafficking charges.
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