Who Will Decide On The Dalai Lama’s Successor — His Supporters Or Beijing?

By Lauren Frayer

Flanked by Buddhist monks, the Dalai Lama, 84, greets visitors in September at a prayer ceremony at his monastery in Dharamsala, India.

“The Dalai Lama’s reincarnation is a civilizational struggle between China and Tibetans over who controls Tibetan Buddhism,” says Amitabh Mathur, a former Indian government adviser on Tibetan affairs.

(Image credit: NPR Photos)

Source: Who Will Decide On The Dalai Lama’s Successor — His Supporters Or Beijing?