It is reported that many Tibetan Buddhists have been waiting because the Dalai Lama collected his high-ranking monks in the Himalayan Indian town of Dalai Lama, where he had been in exile for decades: a clear plan.
In pre-recorded video messages, the Dalai Lama will turn 90 on Sunday, and had previously speculated that he might be his last line, confirming that he will be reincarnated and that the role he occupied will continue after his death.
He added that the Dalai Lama's nonprofit foundation, Gaden Phodrang Trust, has “the only authority” to recognize his reincarnation self.
“No one else has any such power to interfere in this matter,” he said.
The Dalai Lama said the nonprofit he founded would have the only power to recognize his future reincarnation, opposing China's insistence on choosing a successor to the spiritual leader of the Tibetan nation.
His statement was clearly intended to stop China's attempt to influence the process of determining future spiritual leaders, a Tibetan tradition that he insisted upon after his death.
On July 6, 1935, the Dalai Lama was born in Lhamo Dhondup on July 6, 1935, and fled Tibet in 1959 because he opposed Chinese rule.
The clarification that he will be reborn may have caused joy and relief from many Tibetans, but there are risks. As the Dalai Lama searches for the reincarnation continues, there may be several years of leadership vacuum cleaners, growing up and training as his successors grow.
The medium of Tibetan oracle bones, Thupten Ngodup said that when the Dalai Lama was still alive, details of reincarnation were not usually discussed. But this time it was a political issue.
“It's mainly because the Chinese government interfered with the reincarnation of his holy Dalai Lama,” Ngodup said. “Otherwise, as long as the Dalai Lama is still alive, there will be no discussion.”
The Dalai Lama has spoken in recent months about his successor being born outside China, a move that could anger Beijing. It believes that the Dalai Lama won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1989, a separatist who is inciting an independent Tibet.
China responds
It only took China a few hours to respond strongly to his statement, which opposed the Chinese government would be the one that approved the next Dalai Lama.
Chinese officials planned to name possible reincarnation names from Urn, an imperial tradition that dates back to 1793.
After escaping from his homeland, he settled in Dharamshala, northern India, and began to travel around the world to provide more autonomy to the Tibetan people.
The stage is a fierce and controversial battle between competitor inheritance plans.
There are concerns that the death of the Dalai Lama’s aging death will cause his spiritual post to rise under pressure from China and intensify in recent months, it is widely believed that there will eventually be two competing Dalai Lamas – one determined by senior Tibetan monks and the other selected by Beijing.
There is already a precedent: the 11th Panqin Lama is another high-level spiritual authority in Tibet, and disappeared shortly after he was recognized by the Dalai Lama. The six-year-old and his family have never seen each other again, and Beijing has appointed another boy. The substitutes often quote the country's policies in Tibet in China's state-run media, and are regarded by many Tibetans as impostors.
“The struggle will continue”
The Dalai Lama wrote in his memoir Silent voice His successor will be born in a free world outside of China last March, many people noticed.
“This is a signal [to Tibetans] – Don't be attracted by what the Chinese tell you,” Matthew told CBC News. “This gives people a sense of optimism and the sense of hope for the people within Tibet will continue. ”
Mathur believes that Beijing hopes that the Tibetan freedom movement opposes Chinese rule in the region will disappear after the current Dalai Lama disappears. Mathur noted that the Dalai Lama's charm said, “I think they determined the entire struggle with his holy personality.” His charm attracted the main attention of Tibetans and celebrities.
Srikanth Kondapalli, a professor of Chinese studies at Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi, said China could prompt other countries to recognize its choice for the next Dalai Lama and threaten to punish those who recognize spiritual leaders designated by Tibetan monks.
He believes that Beijing will focus its persuasion mainly on persuading many belt and road initiative countries with important infrastructure investment funds to “reaffirm Tibet as part of China”, so China has the right to approve the next Dalalai Lama.
Better than the card
Tibetans are counting on the support of the United States, which has long supported Tibet’s freedom and has promoted talks between China and the Dalai Lama. But with Donald Trump's appointment, that may not be given.
Cutting of foreign aid programs implemented by the Trump administration earlier this year cuts about $22 million in annual funds for Tibetans in exile, more than half of the government's budget. But, similarly, on Wednesday, leaders of the Tibetan government's issuance told reporters that they had just heard about a day or two that the United States is reversing the decision.
Kondapalli doesn't believe that American leaders are as interested in advocating the cause of Tibetans as before.
“even though [Trump] He launched a tariff war and was very gentle to China. ” said the professor.
India is also in a difficult position to become the Dalai Lama, the government issued by the Tibetan government and the largest number of Tibetans in the world. The country's leaders rarely show obvious support to the Dalai Lama, fearing whether this will inspire its neighbors, China and further bilateral tensions.
Some, such as Mathur, believe that India should make it clearer that reincarnation depends only on Tibetan religious leaders. The government should say: “It has nothing to do with us; it's just their business,” he told CBC News.
But he said that for the most part, many Tibetans’ problem is that the Dalai Lama’s 90th birthday celebration continues this week, and it’s how to keep his identity intact after he leaves.
“He is a moral beacon,” Matthew said. “All the Tibetan hopes and wishes are wrapped around him.”
