Speaking ahead of his 90th birthday, the Dalai Lama has indicated that the Tibetan Buddhist institution could continue after his death after all.
The Dalai Lama, the spiritual leader of Tibet’s Buddhists, on Monday gave his strongest indication yet that the centuries-old institution could continue after his death.
Speaking at prayer celebrations ahead of his 90th birthday on July 6, Tenzin Gyatso told followers that “there will be some kind of a framework within which we can talk about its continuation.”
Tibetan Buddhists believe that the Dalai Lama can choose the body into which he is reincarnated, as has happened on 14 occasions since the creation of the institution in 1587. But the current Dalai Lama has suggested in the past that he could potentially be the last.
Why though? Could just start winding down the whole thing early and call it quits when he does.
Because the CCP is doing it’s level best to eradicate it. He can’t return to Tibet or he’ll be arrested, and China used pretzel logic to install their own lama who they have political control over. He’s afraid that the nice folks at the CCP will make hell out of the life of whatever kid is chosen after he dies, until he either submits to them or disappears. Fuck China.