The publication of Voice for the Voiceless marks the anniversary of the Dalai Lama’s escape and Tibet’s 75-year struggle against Chinese occupation. The book is both a testament to Tibet’s resilience and an urgent appeal to recognize Tibet’s ongoing crisis.
In it, the Dalai Lama unequivocally writes that China will have no role in his next reincarnation and that he will be reborn in a free country, identified according to Tibetan Buddhist tradition. He states he will leave written instructions on how to recognize his successor, the 15th Dalai Lama.
The Dalai Lama directs his followers, “Unless the recognition of the next Dalai Lama is done through traditional Tibetan Buddhist methods, the Tibetan people and Tibetan Buddhists across the world should not accept a candidate chosen for political ends by anyone, including those in the People’s Republic of China (PRC).”
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