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At 90, the Dalai Lama Braces for Final Showdown with Beijing: His Reincarnation
- On July 2, 2025, the Dalai Lama stated that only a trust he created can recognize his reincarnation after his death, excluding China's role.
- This relates to longstanding disagreements, as China insists that the next Dalai Lama’s selection requires approval from the central government and must involve a traditional process of drawing names from a golden urn.
- Indian Minister Kiren Rijiju affirmed at Dharamshala that the Dalai Lama and his established institutions alone have authority over his succession and called the birthday a religious event.
- Rijiju stated that no individual has the authority to determine or intervene in the selection of the next Dalai Lama, underlining the significance of respecting the established tradition.
- The dispute highlights ongoing tensions between India and China following the 2020 border clash but also strengthens India's position hosting Tibetan Buddhists and the Dalai Lama's influence.
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nin.rsChina has warned India not to interfere in Tibetan affairs, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said today, responding to a statement by a senior Indian official about the Dalai Lama's successor.
For much of the last century, the dalai lama has been the living embodiment of Tibet's struggle for greater freedoms under the government of the Chinese Communist Party, holding the cause from exile even when a Beijing every...
By Simone McCarthy and CNN staff For much of the past century, the Dalai Lama has been the living embodiment of Tibet's struggle for greater freedoms under Chinese Communist Party rule, sustaining the cause from exile even as an increasingly powerful Beijing has grown ever more assertive in its repression. As his 90th birthday approaches this Sunday, the spiritual leader of millions of followers of Tibetan Buddhism around the world is preparing …
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