Phil Jackson -- Dalai Lama was 'Enlightening' ... Taught Me 'Tibetan Stuff'

Question: What do Phil Jackson and the Dalai Lama talk about when they get together?
Answer: "Tibetan stuff."

That's what Phil told TMZ Sports yesterday when we asked him about the quality time he spent with his holiness in Los Angeles last week.

"I didn't give him any Zen advice ... he gave me all that Tibetan stuff. It was wonderful."

Jim Carrey was also in the room when Phil met with Mr. Lama at the California Science Center in Los Angeles. There's also a photo of Lama appearing to bless Eva Longoria that night.

Smooth, Dalai ... smooth.