‘No one can decide except Dalai Lama, set convention’: India’s first reaction over next successor; Kiren Rijiju snubs China | India News

Kiren Rijiju and Dalai Lama NEW DELHI: No one except the Dalai Lama can decide the next successor, Union minister Kiren Rijiju said on Thursday, sending a clear and first message to China. The Tibetan spiritual leader declared on Wednesday that the institution of the Dalai Lama would continue, with the Gaden Phodrang Trust holding…

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Dalai Lama reveals succession plan: How will the next Buddhist spiritual leader be selected? – All you need to know | India News

As the Dalai Lama turned 90 years old, people started having a debate over the next successor. Clearing everyone’s doubts, the Dalai Lama on Wednesday said that he will be reincarnated and his non-profit institution will have the sole authority to identify his reincarnation. Speaking at prayer celebrations on Sunday, the Nobel Peace Prize laureate…

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China vs Dalai Lama: Beijing says govt to approve successor; claims name to come from golden urn | India News

China on Wednesday said the Dalai Lama’s successor must be “approved by the Chinese government,” hours after the Tibetan spiritual leader ruled out Beijing’s authority in picking the 15th Dalai Lama.“The reincarnation of the Dalai Lama, the Panchen Lama and other great Buddhist figures must be chosen by drawing lots from a golden urn, and…

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