He said it in the midst of a religious ceremony held north of India. July 6 will be his birthday.
The Tibetan spiritual leader, Tenzin Gyatsoknown as the 14th Dalai Lamasaid Saturday that he dreams of living “Another 30 or 40 years”facing his 90th birthday.
“Until now, I have done my best and, with the continuous blessing of Avalokiteshvara, I hope to live another 30 or 40 years“He said in reference to the protective deity of Tibetan Buddhism.
The Dalai Lama will turn 90 and hopes to live more
Thousands of exiled tibetan faithful gathered in the temple located in the Himalayas. The Dalai Lama directed the ceremony, dressed in his saffron robe, after confirming that the institution he embodies, with More than 600 years of historyhe will continue after his death.
Born on July 6, 1935, Tenzin Gyatso was recognized as the reincarnation of Dalai Lama at two years. Since 1959 he lives in India, after the failed Tibetan lifting against Chinese occupation in LhasaCapital of Tibet.
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On Wednesday, he announced that the institution will not extinguish his death, which reassured his followers, concerned about the future of spiritual succession.
In his speech, the leader said that the responsibility of appointing the next Dalai Lama It will fall exclusively on the Ganden Phodrang Trustyour office based in India.
He China regimewhich considers Dalai Lama a separatist rebel, said the reincarnation must have the approval of the central government in Beijing.
He also insisted that the process should be carried out through the traditional Chinese method of Draw in a gold urnmechanism that Dalai Lama described as lacking spiritual legitimacy if it is politically manipulated.
Source: Ambito
