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Dalai Lama says 'institution of Dalai Lama' no longer politically relevant, Tibetans to decide if tradition should continue

Press Trust of India • August 8, 2018, 16:24:50 IST
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About the future Dalai Lama, the spiritual leader said leaders of different Buddhist traditions will discuss the matter in their annual meeting in November.

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Dalai Lama says 'institution of Dalai Lama' no longer politically relevant, Tibetans to decide if tradition should continue

Panaji: Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama on Wednesday said the “institution of Dalai Lama” is no longer politically relevant and it was up to the people of Tibet to decide whether the age-old tradition should continue or not. He said the Chinese government was more concerned about this institution than him for political reasons. Dalai Lama is a title given to spiritual leaders of Tibetan people. This title is given to those who are considered among the most important monks of the Gelug school, the newest school of Tibetan Buddhism. [caption id=“attachment_4920451” align=“alignleft” width=“380”]File image. PTI File image. PTI[/caption] Addressing an event at the Goa Institute of Management, the 14th Dalai Lama said, “As early as in 1969, I had formally made a statement whether this very institution of Dalai Lama should continue or not, it is up to the Tibetan people to decide.” Replying to students’ queries after an hour-long address, he said, “I have no concerns. Nowadays, Chinese government is more concerned about the Dalai Lama institution than me. The Chinese government is concerned because of political reasons,” During the 1959 Tibetan uprising, the Dalai Lama had fled to India. He said in 2001 that the elected political leadership was appointed (by the people in exile), and for the next 10 years, he remained in semi-retired position. “Then in 2011, I totally retired from the political responsibility. Now, the elected political leadership carries the full responsibility, I don’t get involved in their decision,” he said. “Now, no longer Dalai Lama institution is politically relevant,” the 1989 Nobel Peace Prize winner said. About the future Dalai Lama, he said all leaders of different Buddhist traditions hold a meeting in Tibet every year in November. “This November, we are meeting again. In the previous meetings, they had decided that when my age reaches around 90 years, then the group of leaders will decide about the future Dalai Lama,” the 83-year-old spiritual leader said. When asked about his own selection to the chair, Lama recalled, “According to my mother, the very day when the search party set by the Tibetan government reached my place… That very day our family was completely ignorant.” “But that very day, I was a 2-3 year old boy… I was so much excited. I myself don’t know why… The search party got some indications that day. When they reached our house, I ran towards them and recognised each persons’ name,” he said. “At that time I had some sort of some memory about past life,” the Dalai Lama said.

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