As Tibet's spiritual leader looks to his 90th birthday in July, the issue of his successor, the 15th Dalai Lama, looms. In his latest book, the Dalai Lama reiterated that his successor would be “born outside of China...in the free world”. However, China has said the next Dalai Lama will be chosen according to the 'Golden Urn' method, a practice introduced in the Qing dynasty. Why does Beijing exert a tight grip over the Dalai Lama's reincarnation? How does the Dalai Lama, spiritual leader to millions of Tibetans and Tibetan Buddhists inside and outside Tibet, pose a challenge to Beijing's control? And what are the links with Taiwan?
Our guests:
Lobsang Sangay
- Former Central Tibetan Administration President
- Harvard Law School East Asian Legal Studies Program Senior Visiting Fellow
Julien Oeuillet
- Radio Taiwan International “Taiwan vs. the World” Host and Investigative Journalist
Brian Hioe
- New Bloom Magazine Founding Editor
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