Explained: Who Will Choose The Next Dalai Lama?

The Dalai Lama will turn 90 on July 6. In the run up to the event, attention has shifted to his succession. Ahead of the milestone, he affirmed that the centuries-old institution will continue, and that his successor should be chosen according to established Buddhist traditions. Traditionally, the Dalai Lama is believed to reincarnate after death.