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Why choosing the next Dalai Lama could be tricky

2025/7/4
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Iqra Farooq
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Laura Bicker
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Shawn Yuan
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This chapter explores the life and influence of the Dalai Lama, his upcoming 90th birthday, and the speculation surrounding his successor. It details the Dalai Lama's announcement of a successor and the ensuing power struggle between him and the Chinese government over control of Tibetan Buddhism.
  • The Dalai Lama will have a successor.
  • There's a power struggle between the Dalai Lama and China over who controls Tibetan Buddhism.
  • The Dalai Lama fled to India in 1959 after a major uprising in Lhasa.
  • He continues to advocate for Tibetan autonomy and religious freedom from exile in India.

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Ahead of his 90th birthday, the Dalai Lama has finally put an end to years of speculation over what will happen after his death. The head of Tibetan Buddhism confirmed that he will have a successor, who will be chosen by a board he has set up. But the Chinese government says that only they have the authority to appoint the next Dalai Lama. So who will decide how the next Dalai Lama is chosen - and why is the position so significant?

Shawn Yuan from the BBC’s Global China Unit explains how the process of finding the next Dalai Lama has changed over the years and talks us through the strained relations between the Chinese government and the spiritual leader. And the BBC’s China Correspondent, Laura Bicker, tells us about her recent visit to a monastery in China's south-western Sichuan province, which has been at the heart of Tibetan resistance for decades.

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