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How the Dalai Lama is chosen and why China wants to appoint its own

  • Written by Brooke Schedneck, Assistant Professor of Religious Studies, Rhodes College
How the Dalai Lama is chosen and why China wants to appoint its ownTibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama sits on his ceremonial chair at Tsuglakhang temple in Dharmsala, India.AP Photo/Ashwini Bhatia

The 14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, the spiritual leader of Tibet, is turning 84 on July 6. With his advancing age, the question of who will succeed him, has become more pressing.

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