Why Choosing The Dalai Lama Is Not Just A Spiritual Matter – Analysis

By Lobsang Gelek

The Dalai Lama, the spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism, said on Wednesday that he will have a successor chosen by a nonprofit he started— not by the Chinese government. Beijing sounded a different note: foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said China had the right to approve the Dalai Lama’s successor....