I've said here, but repetita iuvant: If the Dalai Lama left his role as political leader of Tibetans, the situation of his people would be an advantage. And so it happened just now. The XIV Dalai Lama Tenzin Gyatso has just announced that he will abdicate and leave the power to the leader who will be elected.
Will of course remain the spiritual leader of Buddhist Vajrayana. I formally propose to the 14th session of Tibetan Parliament in exile, which will begin March 14. The announcement was made today because it is a special date. It is the celebration of the 52nd anniversary of the uprising in Lhasa against China's repression of the uprising of 1959 and 2008.
Will of course remain the spiritual leader of Buddhist Vajrayana. I formally propose to the 14th session of Tibetan Parliament in exile, which will begin March 14. The announcement was made today because it is a special date. It is the celebration of the 52nd anniversary of the uprising in Lhasa against China's repression of the uprising of 1959 and 2008.
