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Trust will pick successor, says Dalai Lama; China says its approval must

IndiaTimes Wednesday, 2 July 2025 ()
Ahead of his 90th birthday, the Dalai Lama declared that the institution of the Dalai Lama would persist, with the Gaden Phodrang Trust holding sole authority to recognize his future reincarnation, dismissing China's claims. He clarified that the next Dalai Lama could be of any gender and need not be from Tibet.
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 Dalai Lama Vs China: Tensions are surging as the Dalai Lama announces he has identified his successor, defying Beijing’s longstanding claim that only China can approve the next spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism. Chinese officials immediately rejected the declaration, calling it “illegal and...

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