'Beijing Cannot Select Dalai Lama's Successor'
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Tibetan Buddhists’ Procedure for Identifying Reincarnation of Their Leader Copes with the Process China Wants to Drive · Global Voices
38 EU lawmakers back Dalai Lama's authority on succession
Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, July 8: 38 Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) from 15 EU countries have called on China to refrain from interfering in the selection of the next Dalai Lama and issued a joint appeal published in EU observer on Friday. The op-ed, signed by MEPs from across four major political groups of the European Union, S&D, EPP, Greens, and Renew Europe, urges the European Union to consider targeted sanctions against Chine…
The exiled Tibetan leader, who celebrated his 90th birthday this week, is working to ensure that his democratic legacy is not damaged in the future and emphasizes that only the Dalai Lama institution will choose his successor. According to experts, this is a path to direct conflict with China with a scenario in which there will be two claimants to the title of Dalai Lama - one appointed by Beijing and the other by the exiled Tibetan government
'Beijing Cannot Select Dalai Lama's Successor'
Even if China and the Tibetan clergy select rival Dalai Lamas, Claude Arpi felt a spiritual schism is unlikely. “The Tibetan people will not accept a Chinese-appointed figure,” he said. The post ‘Beijing Cannot Select Dalai Lama’s Successor’ appeared first on StratNews Global.
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