There was hypothesis over the succession plan for the Tibetan Buddhist religious chief.
The Dalai Lama has stated that he hopes to reside for one more 40 years till he’s 130 years outdated, on the eve of his ninetieth birthday, days after he sought to assuage rife hypothesis over his succession by saying he would reincarnate upon his loss of life.
The Tibetan Buddhist religious chief was talking on Saturday throughout a ceremony organised by his followers to supply prayers for his lengthy life, forward of his ninetieth birthday on Sunday.
Main 1000’s within the prayers because the sound of chanting, drums and horns rang out, he stated: “Thus far, I’ve finished my greatest and with the continued blessings of Avalokiteshvara [a Buddhist spiritual protector], I hope to reside one other 30 or 40 years, persevering with to serve sentient beings and the Buddha Dharma”, he stated, referring to the teachings of the Buddha.
The Dalai Lama beforehand instructed the Reuters information company in December that he may reside to 110.
The Dalai Lama has confirmed that he can have a successor chosen in accordance with “previous custom”, ending years of hypothesis concerning the centuries-old workplace.
In a video message on Wednesday, he stated the Gaden Phodrang Basis, which he established to protect the establishment, can have the ability to recognise his future reincarnation.
Tibetan Buddhist leaders will seek for his successor, he added, stressing that “nobody else has any such authority to intrude on this matter”.
The 14th Dalai Lama stated he had obtained many messages lately from Buddhists calling for the workplace’s continuation.
“In accordance with all these requests, I’m affirming that the establishment of the Dalai Lama will proceed,” he added.
He made the feedback on Wednesday throughout a three-day non secular convention in Dharamshala, the northern Indian city the place he has been primarily based since 1959, when he fled Tibet for India after a failed rebellion in opposition to China.
Chatting with Al Jazeera, the Tibetan author and activist Tenzin Tsundue described the Dalai Lama’s announcement on Wednesday as a “punch within the face” for China, which governs the Tibet Autonomous Area and which has claimed that it has the ability to nominate his successor.
The Nobel Peace Prize-winning Dalai Lama, whom China manufacturers a “separatist”, has beforehand warned Beijing not “to meddle within the system of reincarnation of lamas, not to mention that of the Dalai Lama”.
In response to his feedback on Wednesday, China stated the Dalai Lama’s succession have to be authorised by the central authorities in Beijing and that it will be carried out “by drawing tons from a golden urn”, Overseas Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning instructed reporters.
That urn is held by China, and the Dalai Lama has already warned that, when used dishonestly, it lacks “any religious high quality”.
