Dalai Lama says institution of Dalai Lama will continue

Published July 2, 2025 12:47pm

FILE PHOTO: Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, offers blessings to his followers at his Himalayan residence in the northern hill town of Dharamshala, India, December 20, 2024. REUTERS/Priyanshu Singh/File Photo

The Dalai Lama said on Wednesday the institution of the Dalai Lama will continue and the Gaden Phodrang trust has sole authority to recognise the future reincarnation, ending years of waiting by followers of the Tibetan Buddhist spiritual leader for details about his succession. —Reuters

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