Dalai Lama Reincarnation

Any attempt by China to find its own reincarnation of Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama may result in two different successors and a "lifelong headache" for Beijing, the leader of Tibet's government-in-exile said.

Tibetans should choose Buddhist lamas, including the Dalai Lama, as per their beliefs and without interference, the Trump administration has said in an apparent reference to China's intervention.

As the Dalai Lama visits Tawang, the town is sending up two special prayers; that His Holiness lives a thousand years and that when he does reincarnate, he does so in Tawang. The 82-year-old monk laughs it off but does not rule it out.

Exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama is "making a fool" of Tibetan Buddhism with suggestions he may not reincarnate, or reincarnate as something inappropriate, and the faithful are not buying it, a Chinese official wrote today.

The Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), based in Dharamsala in Himachal Pradesh, on Tuesday asked China not to go ahead with its plan to pick the reincarnation of the Dalai Lama, saying there would be an international pushback.

It is up to the Dalai Lama to decide whether he will be reborn, Tibetan Buddhism's third highest religious leader has said, after Chinese officials repeatedly said the exiled Dalai Lama had no right to abandon reincarnation.

Exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama is becoming less influential, both abroad and in Tibet, but his suggestion he will not reincarnate is still a "betrayal" of the religion and the country, a top Chinese official said today.

China repeated a call on the Dalai Lama on Wednesday to respect what it said was the historic practice of reincarnation, after the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader implied in a newspaper interview he may be the last to hold the position.

Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama on Friday said the issue of reincarnation is his personal right. "My reincarnation is to be decided by myself, nobody has the right to decide about that," the Nobel Peace laureate said, referring to China's interference with issues of his reincarnation.

A Chinese government official said on Monday there will be small shock waves in Tibet when the Dalai Lama dies but that the Communist leadership will not allow serious instability. Tibet's former governor, Qiangba Puncog, told reporters in Beijing that the exiled spiritual leader still has religious clout but no political influence in China. "Of co...

Any attempt by China to find its own reincarnation of Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama may result in two different successors and a "lifelong headache" for Beijing, the leader of Tibet's government-in-exile said.

Tibetans should choose Buddhist lamas, including the Dalai Lama, as per their beliefs and without interference, the Trump administration has said in an apparent reference to China's intervention.

As the Dalai Lama visits Tawang, the town is sending up two special prayers; that His Holiness lives a thousand years and that when he does reincarnate, he does so in Tawang. The 82-year-old monk laughs it off but does not rule it out.

Exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama is "making a fool" of Tibetan Buddhism with suggestions he may not reincarnate, or reincarnate as something inappropriate, and the faithful are not buying it, a Chinese official wrote today.

The Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), based in Dharamsala in Himachal Pradesh, on Tuesday asked China not to go ahead with its plan to pick the reincarnation of the Dalai Lama, saying there would be an international pushback.

It is up to the Dalai Lama to decide whether he will be reborn, Tibetan Buddhism's third highest religious leader has said, after Chinese officials repeatedly said the exiled Dalai Lama had no right to abandon reincarnation.

Exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama is becoming less influential, both abroad and in Tibet, but his suggestion he will not reincarnate is still a "betrayal" of the religion and the country, a top Chinese official said today.

China repeated a call on the Dalai Lama on Wednesday to respect what it said was the historic practice of reincarnation, after the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader implied in a newspaper interview he may be the last to hold the position.

Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama on Friday said the issue of reincarnation is his personal right. "My reincarnation is to be decided by myself, nobody has the right to decide about that," the Nobel Peace laureate said, referring to China's interference with issues of his reincarnation.

A Chinese government official said on Monday there will be small shock waves in Tibet when the Dalai Lama dies but that the Communist leadership will not allow serious instability. Tibet's former governor, Qiangba Puncog, told reporters in Beijing that the exiled spiritual leader still has religious clout but no political influence in China. "Of co...