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How the Dalai Lama’s succession plans could clash with China
Ahead of his 90th birthday, the Dalai Lama announced plans for his successor, but China said it already knows who will be next in line to be the spiritual leader and head of Tibetan Buddhism. NBC News’ Janis Mackey Frayer has the details.
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GWYNNE DYER: How will China react when the Dalai Lama dies?
With the dear old Dalai Lama, it’s different. Reincarnation still happens, but the souls of the dead migrate into the bodies of the newborn and retain no memory of their previous lives. This becomes a problem when the soul of your religion’s leader has to be tracked down in one of those thousands who were born around the same time the leader died.
The clash is a long time in the making with the Dalai Lama insisting the Chinese government will have absolutely no say in the selection.
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