Dalai Lama Holiness

The future succession of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama remains unanswered and left with many questions. In the institution of the Dalai Lama, the succession of the Dalai Lama can be done through upholding the Buddhist tradition in Tibet, which evolved into the unique Tibetan tradition of recognizing the reincarnation of the scholar adepts who could serve both the Dharma and sentient beings in a major way. The main purpose of the reincarnation is to continue the predecessor’s unfinished work to serve the Dharma and sentient beings. However, in order to accept the reincarnation or the reality of the Tulkus, we need to accept the concept of past and future lives. The current His Holiness the Dalai Lama has mentioned clear that the “reincarnation …show more content…
Therefore, Beijing criticized the recent statements made by the present His Holiness the Dalai Lama on the reincarnation of the next Dalai Lama. In the statement His Holiness said “the role of the Dalai Lama will one day end. It is better to have no Dalai Lama than a stupid one”. In the other incidence, On 24th September 2011, the Dalai Lama issued a statement concerning his reincarnation said “when I am about ninety I will consult the high lamas of the Tibetan Buddhist traditions, the Tibetan public, and other concerned people who follow Tibetan Buddhism, and re-evaluate whether the institution of the Dalai Lama should continue or not. On that basis we will take a decision. If it is decided that the reincarnation of the Dalai Lama should continue and there is a need for the fifteenth Dalai Lama to be recognized, responsibility for doing so will primarily rest on the concerned officers of the Dalai Lama’s Gaden Phodrang Trust. They should consult the various heads of the Tibetan Buddhist traditions and the reliable oath-bound Dharma Protectors who are linked inseparably to the lineage of the Dalai …show more content…
Indeed, it is certain that the Beijing is politicizing the issue of the reincarnation of the next Dalai Lama in order to make their way possible. Implementing this regulation, they want to rule Tibet and Tibetans through state sponsored Lamas. According to Robert Barnett, a professor at the Columbia University, said, “The China wants a tame Lama”. In 1995, the Dalai Lama appointed the six years old boy as a reincarnation of the previous Penchen Lama the second highest religious figure in Tibet. However, the Beijing abducted the Penchen Lama, which is appointed by the Dalai Lama and replaced it with a boy of their choosing. The Tibetans are forced to worship the new Penchen Lama as the 11th Penchen Lama, which the Tibetans refuse to accept it. The whereabouts of the real Penchen Lama is still unknown to the world. Therefore, the inside and outside Tibetans has been voicing against the Chinese government to reveal the whereabouts and release the real Penchen Lama every now and then. The mere conducts of the Beijing is the violation of the Human Rights according to the principles of the International