Despots Fear Ridicule: China’s Great Game Over Dalai Lama’s Succession Can Be Stopped: OPED

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For the people of Tibet, His Holiness the Dalai Lama is the manifestation of Chenrezig, or Avalokitesvara, the Bodhisattva of Compassion. Successive Dalai Lamas have held spiritual and temporal power over the Tibetan Buddhist Kingdom for 400 years.

Buddhists from the Himalayan belt and beyond revere the Dalai Lama as their spiritual leader and share solid karmic bonds. To others, the Dalai Lama is an inspiration and is regarded as a leading moral authority worldwide.

In recognition of his non-violent campaign to end China’s rule in Tibet, the Norwegian Nobel Committee awarded the most prestigious Nobel Peace Prize to the 14th Dalai ...

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