On Saturday, the Dalai Lama stated he hoped to reside till the age of 130.
Up to now, the Dalai Lama has stated his successor will likely be born within the “free world” — outdoors China. Many exiled Tibetans, nevertheless, worry China will identify its personal successor to the Dalai Lama to bolster management over Tibet, a territory it poured troops into in 1950 and has dominated ever since.
China, which views the Dalai Lama as a separatist, has repeatedly stated that it alone has the authority to approve the subsequent religious chief of Tibetan Buddhism. It additionally says it should reject anybody chosen with out Beijing's consent.
World leaders and celebrities despatched needs.