
Sign up to save your podcasts
Or


Who has authority in Tibet? Many Tibetans revere the Dalai Lama and support his goal of greater autonomy from Beijing. But officials there hold the opposite view. For them, he is a villainous traitor. Both sides agree that the role of Dalai Lama has been filled for centuries through reincarnation. The current one will turn 80 this year and Beijing is keen to control the process of finding his reincarnation. But he has said that the role will one day end. Better to have no Dalai Lama than “a stupid one,” he said. His comments sparked a furious reaction from Beijing this month. So, will the Dalai Lama reincarnate? Guests include a spokesman for His Holiness and a Chinese analyst in Beijing.
By BBC World Service4.6
695695 ratings
Who has authority in Tibet? Many Tibetans revere the Dalai Lama and support his goal of greater autonomy from Beijing. But officials there hold the opposite view. For them, he is a villainous traitor. Both sides agree that the role of Dalai Lama has been filled for centuries through reincarnation. The current one will turn 80 this year and Beijing is keen to control the process of finding his reincarnation. But he has said that the role will one day end. Better to have no Dalai Lama than “a stupid one,” he said. His comments sparked a furious reaction from Beijing this month. So, will the Dalai Lama reincarnate? Guests include a spokesman for His Holiness and a Chinese analyst in Beijing.

7,773 Listeners

376 Listeners

527 Listeners

893 Listeners

1,068 Listeners

305 Listeners

5,475 Listeners

1,822 Listeners

971 Listeners

590 Listeners

2,115 Listeners

360 Listeners

975 Listeners

407 Listeners

427 Listeners

227 Listeners

848 Listeners

334 Listeners

362 Listeners

75 Listeners

480 Listeners

370 Listeners

233 Listeners

986 Listeners

328 Listeners

3,224 Listeners

67 Listeners

840 Listeners

556 Listeners

624 Listeners

356 Listeners

268 Listeners

61 Listeners

76 Listeners

1 Listeners