China insists it ought to have a say within the course of to pick Tibetan non secular chief.
The Dalai Lama has introduced that there can be one other non secular chief for Tibetan Buddhists.
Because the Nobel Peace Prize laureate approaches the age of 90, consideration has turned to the delicate situation of his successor.
Every Dalai Lama is taken into account a “Dwelling Buddha”. The present one fled to India in 1959 after a failed rebellion in opposition to Chinese language communists in Tibet and says his subsequent reincarnation may very well be born amongst his followers there.
However Beijing considers the Dalai Lama a separatist and insists it has a veto over the selection, whereas the US helps the Dalai Lama’s proper to find out his personal reincarnation.
So how will the choice course of stability faith and regional politics?
And if it fails, what’s the chance of getting two Dalai Lamas?
Presenter: Adrian Finighan
Friends:
Robbie Barnett – Author and researcher on fashionable Tibetan-Chinese language historical past and politics, and a professor at SOAS College of London
Andy Mok – Geopolitical analyst and senior analysis fellow on the Middle for China and Globalization
Dibyesh Anand – Political analyst and professor of worldwide relations on the College of Westminster