US EditionDalai Lama set to reveal succession plan as China watches
- The 14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, who turned 90 on July 6, 2025, is set to outline a framework for his succession in Dharamshala, India.
- This development comes after many years of Chinese attempts to assert control over Tibetan religious leadership following its takeover of the region in the mid-20th century, intensifying disagreements surrounding the process of identifying the Dalai Lama's reincarnation.
- The Dalai Lama has consistently indicated that his next incarnation will be identified outside of China’s jurisdiction and has encouraged his supporters not to accept any successor designated by the Chinese government.
- On Monday, he expressed his intention to keep focusing on helping others as much as he can during the remainder of his life, while also enjoying a taste of a Tibetan-style birthday cake.
- The succession framework and continued leadership discussions signify ongoing tensions between Tibetan aspirations and Chinese political claims, with Tibetan officials and international supporters closely watching.
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Dalai Lama Raises Reincarnation Issue to Prevent Fake Successor from China
The Dalai Lama speaks in Berlin. Credit: Jan Michael Ihl / CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 As Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama, approaches his 90th birthday, he has renewed focus on the issue of his reincarnation—raising it earlier than tradition allows—to counter what many Tibetans see as an attempt by China to install a politically motivated successor. The spiritual leader is expected to address a major three-day gathering of over 100 Tibetan Buddhist figur…
Dalai Lama set to reveal succession plan as China watches
The Dalai Lama will address a major three-day gathering of Buddhist religious figures this week ahead of his 90th birthday, as his followers wait for the Tibetan spiritual leader to share details about his succession.
The current Tibetan religious leader, the 14th, born as Lhamo Dhondup on July 6, 1935 in a peasant family in today's Chinese province of Qinghai, was identified as such reincarnation at the age of only two
Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama will celebrate his 90th birthday on Sunday. Before that, he will address influential Buddhist leaders who, along with the faithful, are eagerly awaiting any hint about who could become his successor.
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