Why the Dalai Lama’s Succession Is Complicated



Just before the Dalai Lama turned 90, he announced that his successor would be selected through the traditional process of reincarnation. Mujib Mashal, The New York Times’s South Asia bureau chief, explains why this process could increase tensions with China.

  • Mujib Mashal, Atul Loke, Christina Thornell, Nikolay Nikolov and James Surdam

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