For more than seventy years His Holiness the Dalai Lama has led his people through great tragedy while becoming a moral and spiritual guide for all humanity. Now, as they celebrate the Dalai Lama’s ninetieth birthday, the Tibetan people must look ahead to the challenging period that will follow the loss of their revered leader. Expert Carole McGranahan talks to Lion’s Roar editor-at-large Melvin McLeod about how the next Dalai Lama will be chosen and China’s plans to try to usurp the process.
The Future of the Dalai Lama Lineage with Carole McGranahan
In this conversation with Lion’s Roar editor-at-large Melvin McLeod, Dr. Carole McGranahan, an anthropologist and historian of Tibet and the Himalayas, discusses the unique system of recognizing the next Dalai Lama.