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DNA Explainer: Tibetans have 'copyright' over Dalai Lama reincarnation says Lobsang Sangay

China, possibly keen to make increase its influence on Buddhism has said that it will appoint the next Dalai Lama, the 15th in the line of succession.

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Dismissing China claiming to appoint the next Dalai Lama, the President of the Tibetan Government in Exile has said that it is the Tibetans who have 'copyright' over reincarnation, and Beijing plans to have a 'duplicate' copy. 

Lobsang Sangay, Sikyong (President) of the Central Tibetan Administration (Tibetan Government in Exile), said, "Communist Party of China has zero credibility, as far as reincarnation is concerned. The Communist Party believes in atheism. They say religion is poison, why do they want to interfere in our internal affairs."

Responding to a question from WION in an event, Sangay who the political successor to Dalai Lama explained, "For almost a thousand years, we the Tibetans have selected our own reincarnate lamas, including the Dalai Lamas. So we have the patent and copyright over reincarnation. So we are the original and Chinese will have a duplicate. Original, original hota hai, duplicate, duplicate."

China, possibly keen to make increase its influence on Buddhism has said that it will appoint the next Dalai Lama, the 15th in the line of succession. The current Dalai Lama is the 14th one and had to leave Tibet in 1959 after the region was occupied by China. 

Asked if China could do a repetition of Galwan or Doklam incident, he said, "Very likely, 60 years ago after they occupied Tibet, they said, once we occupy Tibet as the palm, they will come after 5 fingers right. What you saw in Doklam, is one of the 5 fingers. What you saw in Galwan is one of the 5 fingers, these kinds of incursions will continue ultimately Chinese government policy is expansionist. These kinds of incidents will keep happening."

The 2020 Galwan incident saw the death of 20 Indian soldiers at the Line Of Control in Eastern Ladakh due to aggressive Chinese actions. 2017 Doklam incident saw China trying to occupy Bhutanese territories, which was stopped by Indian forces.

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