Will China choose the next Dalai Lama or will the successor come from the free world?

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Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama presides over an event celebrating his 90th birthday according to a Tibetan calendar in Dharamshala, India, Monday, June 30, 2025, ahead of his birthday according to the Gregorian calendar on July 6. (AP Photo/Ashwini Bhatia) Source: AP / Ashwini Bhatia/AP

In this podcast by SBS Hindi, we explore the growing confusion over who will be the successor of the Dalai Lama as he approaches his 90th birthday. While China insists the next spiritual leader must be Chinese, the Dalai Lama says his successor could come from the free world—and might even be a woman.


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