Dalai Lama says there will be search for his successor after his death
The Dalai Lama has said the centuries-old Tibetan Buddhist institution will continue after his death, ending years of speculation that started when he indicated he might be the last person to hold the role. In a video broadcast at prayer celebrations before his 90th birthday on Sunday, the Nobel peace prize-winning spiritual head of Tibetan Buddhism read a statement saying the next Dalai Lama should be found and recognised as in past Buddhist tradition
Dalai Lama says there will be search for his successor after his death, ending years of speculation