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Spiritual Tibetan leader the Dalai Lama has announced his succession plan, stating that the 600-year-old institution will continue after his death.
Dalai Lama has announced his succession plan, confirming the Gaden Phodrang Trust will identify his reincarnation.
He is the 14th reincarnation of the Dalai Lama, and his statement was released ahead of his 90th birthday on July 6.
He was speaking during the 15th Tibetan Religious Conference. Though the Dalai Lama was not physically present at the conference, attendees watched him deliver his statement via a video.
This decision will have a profound impact on his Buddhist followers and ends years of waiting for details about the Tibetan spiritual leader’s succession.