The Tibetan religious chief, the 14th Dalai Lama, provided prayers to rejoice his ninetieth birthday at Tsuglagkhang, the Dalai Lama Temple, on July 5, 2025, in Dharamsala, India. The celebration additionally served as a second of reflection on the way forward for Tibetan tradition and the preservation of its distinctive id. In the course of the occasion, the Dalai Lama introduced plans for choosing his successor—signaling that China may have no position within the course of. The search might be carried out by the Gaden Phodrang Belief, a spiritual physique of Buddhist monks that varieties a part of the Dalai Lama’s workplace in India.
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