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Dalai Lama lays out succession plan, pledging reincarnation as China eyes interference
The Dalai Lama announces succession plans ahead of 90th birthday, hinting the next Tibetan Buddhist leader should be chosen ...
'Only Dalai Lama Can Decide His Successor': India Rejects China’s Claim Over Spiritual Succession
In a significant diplomatic signal, India on Thursday affirmed that the succession of the Dalai Lama will be determined ...
With Future in Doubt, 90-Year-Old Dalai Lama Says He Will Not Be the Last
The Tibetan Buddhist spiritual leader reaffirmed that he would have a successor after his death, amid doubts about the ...
The Dalai Lama's statement comforted his followers, while sending a message to Beijing
The Dalai Lama's message brought comfort to his followers, but it was also a declaration aimed at political forces in Beijing ...
What to Know: How Will the Next Dalai Lama Be Chosen?
The Tibetan spiritual leader said that his lineage would continue, and that China would have no say about his successor.
The Dalai Lama Is Turning 90 and Has a Birthday Message for Beijing
Tibet’s spiritual leader laid out plans for his succession, a process that is expected to face interference from China.