Dalai Lama charts succession plan
The Tribune Editorial: Beijing won’t find it easy to wrest the initiative in the face of global sentiment and US pressure.
Updated At : 06:07 AM Jul 03, 2025 IST
IT’s a heartening reassurance for Tibetans and the international community — the centuries-old institution of the Dalai Lama will continue. The 14th Dalai Lama, one of the world’s most popular religious figures, has spelt out a succession plan that won’t be music to China’s ears. The Nobel Peace Prize winner, who will turn 90 on Sunday, has stated that the Gaden Phodrang Trust — the non-profit organisation established by him to sustain the venerable institution — has the sole authority to recognise his reincarnation in consultation with Tibetan Buddhist heads. Beijing, however, is insistent that it will approve the reincarnation.
