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How will the next Dalai Lama be chosen?

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Media Network
Published
Wed 16 Jul 2025
Episode Link
https://www.spreaker.com/episode/how-will-the-next-dalai-lama-be-chosen--66877359

The Dalai Lama has announced that there will be another spiritual leader for Tibetan Buddhists. As the Nobel Peace Prize laureate approaches the age of 90, attention has turned to the sensitive issue of his successor. Each Dalai Lama is considered a 'Living Buddha'. The current one fled to India in 1959 after a failed uprising against Chinese communists in Tibet--and says his next reincarnation could be born among his followers there. But Beijing, which considers the Dalai Lama a separatist, insists it has a veto over the choice. While the US supports the Dalai Lama’s right to determine his own reincarnation. So, how will the selection process balance religion, regional politics and sovereignty? And if it fails, what is the likelihood of having two Dalai Lamas?

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