China should look for Mao Zedong's reincarnation, not Dalai Lama’s: Sikyong Penpa Tsering

10 months ago

Dharamshala: Penpa Tsering, the head of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) or ‘Sikyong’, on Friday hit back at the Chinese government's persistent claim to the next Dalai Lama and said the government should first look for the reincarnations of its own leadership.

Tsering, who leads the Tibetan government-in-exile from McLeodganj in Dharamshala, said that China should “first study Tibetan Buddhism and life after death”.

“The Chinese government also says they will look for the Dalai Lama's reincarnation within the borders of China. His Holiness is going to be reborn, he will decide where he wants to be reborn. How can the Chinese government dictate a lama, a spiritual being, where he or she should be reborn."

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