US EditionIndian minister backs Dalai Lama's position on successor, contradicting China
- A senior Indian minister asserted that only the Dalai Lama and his organization can identify his successor, contradicting China's claim.
- The Dalai Lama stated that he will be reincarnated outside China and that the Gaden Phodrang Trust will identify his successor.
- Mr. Kiren Rijiju emphasized that no one can interfere with the Dalai Lama's succession decision, stating, "Only he or his institution has the authority to make that decision."
- India is home to many Tibetan Buddhists, and the Dalai Lama's presence there provides India with leverage in relations with China.
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Indian minister backs Dalai Lama's position on successor, contradicting China
A senior Indian minister has said that only the Dalai Lama and the organization he has set up have the authority to identify his successor as the spiritual head of Tibetan Buddhism, in a rare comment contradicting rival China's long-held position.
Regarding the new Dalai Lama, Kiren Rijiju had said that the selection of the new Lama should be done as per the wishes of the Dalai Lama. China is irritated by his comment and has said that India needs to be cautious while speaking on the issue of Tibet.
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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