The Nobel Laureate 84-year-old Dalai Lama
Beijing … News Time
China has responded to Washington’s alleged activities in selecting the successor to the Dalai Lama in Tibet, saying that the United States is using the UN to intervene in Tibet. According to a foreign news agency ‘AFP’ report, the US Ambassador to Religious Freedom Sam Brownback said last week that the United States wants the UN to look at the succession of Tibetan spiritual leaders. He said the selection of the Dalai Lama’s successor was related to those who believed in Buddhism in Tibet and had nothing to do with the Chinese government. China reacted strongly to the statement, saying that the United States was trying to interfere with China’s internal affairs in the guise of religious freedom.
Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Geng Shuang said in a weekly briefing in Beijing that he would fail in this regard and would be opposed by the international community. According to the report, China has given a clear indication that they can reveal the name of the next Dalai Lama who will likely support the Chinese government. The Chinese government has always been aware that it has done developmental work in the Himalayan region and made innovative reforms in the region. Regarding the Dalai Lama, the Chinese government has also said that the Tibetan separation campaign will end with those serving as Tibet’s 14th Dalai Lama.
It is understood that the 84-year-old Dalai Lama is suffering from serious health problems and was complained of chest inspection earlier this year, which is getting worse. According to the report, the Chinese government elected its Panchen Lama in 1995 and arrested a 6-year-old boy who had influence among Buddhists. Human rights organizations called the world’s youngest prisoner.
The 84-year-old Dalai Lama, a Nobel laureate, said he would choose his own successor, possibly a girl, or call himself the last Dalai Lama. The Dalai Lama said in a statement this year that if a woman is replaced by a successor so they must be very attractive so that those who follow them keep watching. Historically the Dalai Lama refers to the new Dalai Lama in his life, and the current Dalai Lama precedes his death. The Dalai Lama is considered as the birth of a person in the house and the new baby born in that house. The 14th Dalai Lama, referring to the Tenzin Gyatso, had passed away, and in 1937, at the age of just 2 years, preparations were made for the appointment of the Dalai Lama. The current Dalai Lama was chosen as the spiritual leader of Tibet at the age of just 5 years in 1940 and has been performing his duties ever since. China considers Tibet as its sovereignty, and after China’s influence over the region, the Dalai Lama fled to Dharamsala, a mountainous region of the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. Relations between China and India remain strained as the Dalai Lama is granted political asylum by India; The Dalai Lama has also been making anti-China statements after his transfer to India.
