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Dalai Lama Plans July 2 Address to Define Reincarnation Process

The message is expected to outline traditional criteria for selecting his successor to protect the process from external interference

The Dalai Lama lives an austere monastic life in India's Himalayan hill town of McLeod Ganj
The Dalai Lama prays at an event at the Tsuglakhang temple in Dharamshala, India.
The Dalai Lama, who turns 90 on July 6, pictured in Paris in 1989
The Dalai Lama has lived in exile in India since Chinese troops crushed an uprising in the Tibetan capital Lhasa in 1959

Overview

  • The 14th Dalai Lama will broadcast a video message on July 2, four days before his 90th birthday, to announce whether the institution will continue and set out succession procedures.
  • He has said any successor will be born in the “free world” and recognized through Tibetan Buddhist rituals, consultations with high lamas and divination.
  • The Dalai Lama has warned against political interference, citing Beijing’s history of installing rival claimants to bolster its control over Tibet.
  • Senior Tibetan religious leaders will convene in Dharamsala on July 2 to receive his message and establish guidelines for identifying the 15th Dalai Lama.
  • The US government has reaffirmed its support for Tibetan autonomy by opposing external meddling in the reincarnation process under the Tibet Policy and Support Act.