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The 15th [[Dalai Lama]] refers to the possible successor of the [[14th Dalai Lama]] in a [[lineage]] of [[Dalai]] [[Lamas]]. [[China]] plans to control the 15th [[Dalai Lama]]. In a 2004 interview with [[Time]], the current [[Dalai Lama]] stated: | The 15th [[Dalai Lama]] refers to the possible successor of the [[14th Dalai Lama]] in a [[lineage]] of [[Dalai]] [[Lamas]]. [[China]] plans to control the 15th [[Dalai Lama]]. In a 2004 interview with [[Time]], the current [[Dalai Lama]] stated: | ||
| − | : The institution of the [[Dalai Lama]], and whether it should continue or not, is up to the [[Tibetan people]]. If they [[feel]] it is not relevant, then it will cease and there will be no 15th [[Dalai Lama]]. But if I [[die]] today I think they will want another [[Dalai Lama]]. The {{Wiki|purpose}} of [[reincarnation]] is to fulfill the previous [incarnation's] [[Life]] task. My [[Life]] is outside [[Tibet]], therefore my [[reincarnation]] will [[logically]] be found outside. But then, the next question: Will the {{Wiki|Chinese}} accept this or not? [[China]] will not accept. The {{Wiki|Chinese government}} most probably will appoint another [[Dalai Lama]], like it did with the [[Panchen Lama]]. Then there will be two [[Dalai]] [[Lamas]]: one, the [[Dalai Lama]] of the [[Tibetan]] [[Heart]], and one that is officially appointed. | + | |
| + | : The institution of the [[Dalai Lama]], and whether it should continue or not, is up to the [[Tibetan people]]. If they [[feel]] it is not relevant, then it will cease and there will be no 15th [[Dalai Lama]]. But if I [[die]] today I think they will want another [[Dalai Lama]]. The {{Wiki|purpose}} of [[reincarnation]] is to fulfill the previous [incarnation's] [[Life]] task. My [[Life]] is outside [[Tibet]], therefore my [[reincarnation]] will [[logically]] be found outside. But then, the next question: | ||
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| + | Will the {{Wiki|Chinese}} accept this or not? [[China]] will not accept. The {{Wiki|Chinese government}} most probably will appoint another [[Dalai Lama]], like it did with the [[Panchen Lama]]. Then there will be two [[Dalai]] [[Lamas]]: one, the [[Dalai Lama]] of the [[Tibetan]] [[Heart]], and one that is officially appointed. | ||
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On 24 September 2011, the [[Dalai Lama]] issued the following statement concerning his [[reincarnation]]: | On 24 September 2011, the [[Dalai Lama]] issued the following statement concerning his [[reincarnation]]: | ||
| − | : When I am about ninety I will consult the high [[Lamas]] of the [[Tibetan Buddhist]] [[traditions]], the [[Tibetan]] public, and other concerned [[people]] who follow [[Tibetan Buddhism]], and re-evaluate whether the institution of the [[Dalai Lama]] should continue or not. On that basis we will take a [[decision]]. If it is decided that the [[reincarnation]] of the [[Dalai Lama]] should continue and there is a need for the Fifteenth [[Dalai Lama]] to be [[recognized]], {{Wiki|responsibility}} for doing so will primarily rest on the concerned officers of the [[Dalai Lama]]’s [[Gaden]] Phodrang [[Trust]]. They should consult the various heads of the [[Tibetan Buddhist]] [[traditions]] and the reliable oath-bound [[Dharma]] [[Protectors]] who are linked inseparably to the [[lineage]] of the [[Dalai]] [[Lamas]]. They should seek advice and [[direction]] from these concerned [[beings]] and carry out the procedures of search and [[recognition]] in accordance with {{Wiki|past}} [[tradition]]. I shall leave clear written instructions about this. Bear in [[mind]] that, apart from the [[reincarnation]] [[recognized]] through such legitimate methods, no [[recognition]] or [[acceptance]] should be given to a candidate chosen for {{Wiki|political}} ends by anyone, including those in the People’s [[Republic of China]]. | + | |
| + | : When I am about ninety I will consult the high [[Lamas]] of the [[Tibetan Buddhist]] [[traditions]], the [[Tibetan]] public, and other concerned [[people]] who follow [[Tibetan Buddhism]], and re-evaluate whether the institution of the [[Dalai Lama]] should continue or not. On that basis we will take a [[decision]]. If it is decided that | ||
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| + | the [[reincarnation]] of the [[Dalai Lama]] should continue and there is a need for the Fifteenth [[Dalai Lama]] to be [[recognized]], {{Wiki|responsibility}} for doing so will primarily rest on the concerned officers of the [[Dalai Lama]]’s [[Gaden]] Phodrang [[Trust]]. They should consult the various heads of the [[Tibetan Buddhist]] | ||
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| + | [[traditions]] and the reliable [[oath-bound]] [[Dharma]] [[Protectors]] who are linked inseparably to the [[lineage]] of the [[Dalai]] [[Lamas]]. They should seek advice and [[direction]] from these concerned [[beings]] and carry out the procedures of search and [[recognition]] in accordance with {{Wiki|past}} [[tradition]]. I shall leave clear | ||
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| + | written instructions about this. Bear in [[mind]] that, apart from the [[reincarnation]] [[recognized]] through such legitimate [[methods]], no [[recognition]] or [[acceptance]] should be given to a candidate chosen for {{Wiki|political}} ends by anyone, [[including]] those in the People’s [[Republic of China]]. | ||
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Latest revision as of 19:38, 9 May 2023
The 15th Dalai Lama refers to the possible successor of the 14th Dalai Lama in a lineage of Dalai Lamas. China plans to control the 15th Dalai Lama. In a 2004 interview with Time, the current Dalai Lama stated:
- The institution of the Dalai Lama, and whether it should continue or not, is up to the Tibetan people. If they feel it is not relevant, then it will cease and there will be no 15th Dalai Lama. But if I die today I think they will want another Dalai Lama. The purpose of reincarnation is to fulfill the previous [incarnation's] Life task. My Life is outside Tibet, therefore my reincarnation will logically be found outside. But then, the next question:
Will the Chinese accept this or not? China will not accept. The Chinese government most probably will appoint another Dalai Lama, like it did with the Panchen Lama. Then there will be two Dalai Lamas: one, the Dalai Lama of the Tibetan Heart, and one that is officially appointed.
On 24 September 2011, the Dalai Lama issued the following statement concerning his reincarnation:
- When I am about ninety I will consult the high Lamas of the Tibetan Buddhist traditions, the Tibetan public, and other concerned people who follow Tibetan Buddhism, and re-evaluate whether the institution of the Dalai Lama should continue or not. On that basis we will take a decision. If it is decided that
the reincarnation of the Dalai Lama should continue and there is a need for the Fifteenth Dalai Lama to be recognized, responsibility for doing so will primarily rest on the concerned officers of the Dalai Lama’s Gaden Phodrang Trust. They should consult the various heads of the Tibetan Buddhist
traditions and the reliable oath-bound Dharma Protectors who are linked inseparably to the lineage of the Dalai Lamas. They should seek advice and direction from these concerned beings and carry out the procedures of search and recognition in accordance with past tradition. I shall leave clear
written instructions about this. Bear in mind that, apart from the reincarnation recognized through such legitimate methods, no recognition or acceptance should be given to a candidate chosen for political ends by anyone, including those in the People’s Republic of China.
