Source: Reuters
“The Dalai Lama’s successor will be born outside China, the spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism says in a new book, raising the stakes in a dispute with Beijing over control of the Himalayan region he fled more than six decades ago. Tibetans worldwide want the institution of the Dalai Lama to continue after the 89-year-old’s death, he writes in ‘Voice for the Voiceless,’ which was reviewed by Reuters and is being released on Tuesday. … His book marks the first time the Dalai Lama has specified that his successor would be born in the ‘free world,’ which he describes as outside China. He has previously said only that he could reincarnate outside Tibet, possibly in India where he lives in exile. … Beijing insists it will choose his successor, but the Dalai Lama has said any successor named by China would not be respected.” (03/11/25)