When the Dalai Lama turns 90 in July, the Buddhist monk, who for many exiled Tibetans personifies dreams of a free homeland, ...

He said, the Tibetan culture goes back thousands of years and it’s well preserved, because of the cold climate.” “Tibet should have meaningful autonomy,” the Dalai Lama emphasized.

Beijing will not recognise the Dalai Lama’s proposal for a foreign successor and will deal with reincarnation according to Chinese law, according to an official scholar on Tibetan Buddhism.