China said on Wednesday that the reincarnation of the Dalai Lama “must be approved by the Central Government”. The statement came after Tibet’s exiled spiritual leader said he would have a successor after his death.
“The reincarnation of the Dalai Lama, Panchen Lama and other large Buddhist personalities must be selected by selecting many of the golden urns and approved by the central government,” AFP spokesman Mao Ning quoted.
Dalai Lama says his successor will be selected…
The Dalai Lama, who turns 90 on Sunday, will end speculation among millions of followers about whether there will be another Dalai Lama after his death.
He said on Wednesday that he would be reincarnated and that his non -profit institution would have to identify his reincarnation and face the Chinese insistence to choose the successor of the Tibetan Buddhist leader.
“I confirm that the Dalai Lama institution will continue,” the Dalai Lama said on Wednesday.
He added that the non -profit organization he has established to maintain and support the tradition and institution of the Dalai Lama is to recognize his reincarnation with the heads of Tibetan Buddhist traditions.
“Therefore, they should perform searching and recognition procedures in accordance with the past tradition … No one else has such power to interfere with this matter,” the Dalai Lama said.
About the Dalai Lama
China considers the Dalai Lama to be a separatist. The Dalai Lama fled to India from Tibet in 1959 after an unsuccessful uprising against the Chinese government.
The Dalai Lama said earlier that his successor would be born outside China and urged his followers to refuse anyone who chose Beijing. In previous years he also said that it was possible that there could be no successor at all.
Tibetan tradition claims that the soul of a senior Buddhist monk is reincarnated in the child’s body after his death.
Born as Lyamo Dhondup 6 July 1935, the farmer’s family in Qinghai province, 14. The Dalai Lama was identified as a reincarnation when he was a search party on the basis of several stamps, such as the vision revealed to Seniors.
He is now considered one of the most influential religious personalities in the world, with the following beyond Buddhism, and in 1989 he won the Nobel Prize of the Nobel Prize.
(With the entry from agencies)
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