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Dalai Lama Formalizes Succession Plan at 90th Birthday Celebration

Entrusting his Gaden Phodrang Trust with reincarnation authority ensures the Dalai Lama’s spiritual office will endure under its oversight, drawing a contrasting claim from Beijing.

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Tibetan Spiritual leader Dalai Lama. (ANI)

Overview

  • The Dalai Lama announced that only his Gaden Phodrang Trust will have the authority to recognize his future reincarnation, cementing the continuity of his spiritual lineage.
  • Prime Minister Narendra Modi, US and Taiwanese officials, and former US presidents sent birthday messages praising his commitment to compassion and religious freedom.
  • The Chinese foreign ministry reiterated that Beijing alone has the right to approve the next Dalai Lama and warned India against interference.
  • Senior Indian ministers Kiren Rijiju and Rajiv Ranjan Singh attended the events in Dharamshala, highlighting India’s support for the Dalai Lama’s succession framework.
  • Exiled Tibetan communities held parallel prayers and Sikyong Penpa Tsering declared a global ‘Year of Compassion’ to honor the Dalai Lama’s four core commitments.