![]() The Dalai Lama traces this tradition to “the recognition of Karmapa Pagshi as the reincarnation of Karmapa Dusum Khyenpa by his disciples in accordance with his prediction”. It was also around this time that the first instances of “formally recognizing the reincarnations of lamas” can be found. Tibet’s hierarchical system seemingly emerged in the 13th century. “The Dalai Lama’s reincarnation is a civilizational struggle between China and Tibetans over who controls Tibetan Buddhism,” Amitabh Mathur, a retired adviser to the Indian government on Tibetan affairs, told NPR in 2019.Īlso Read | A million Tibetan children separated from families in China, forced to assimilate through oppressive actions: UN experts This makes the issue of his reincarnation one with deep ramifications on international politics. ![]() Over the past 70 years of Chinese occupation, he has been Tibet’s loudest, most popular and outspoken voice, while living in exile in Dharamshala, India. The Dalai Lama is the foremost spiritual and temporal authority of Tibet. The latest announcement has brought attention back to the larger question of the 14th Dalai Lama’s own reincarnation. He is reportedly one of the twins born to Altannar Chinchuluun, a professor of mathematics at the National University of Mongolia, and Monkhnasan Narmandakh, a chief executive at a business conglomerate. The boy unveiled, reportedly a scion of one of Ulaanbaatar’s most prominent business and political families, was deemed to be the said reincarnation. Explained | How Tibetans across the world will elect their parliament-in-exile
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