Q:

Robin sharma's following rivals that of Dalai Lama's meaning?

I came across below statement in one of the book

Robin sharma's following rivals that of Dalai Lama's

Does it means the same as >Robin sharma's following rivals of Dalai Lama's.
My understanding of above statement is that Robin sharma is trying to convince folks who were not convinced by Dalai Lama. Is that correct ?

A:

It only means that the size of Robin Sharma's following rivals that of the Dalai Lama (that the sizes are similar). Or it could read like "Robin Sharma's following rivals that of the dalai lama for size.
Basically, the word "rivals" is used to mean "can be compared with", in this case, because it is a similar size. Not that they are specific rivals.

