
Dalai Lama succession dispute: Understanding who he is, how his successor is chosen, and what students need to know about growing tensions
The Dalai Lama is not only a globally recognised figure of peace and compassion but also the spiritual head of Tibetan Buddhism. For many, he symbolises the preservation of Tibetan culture and religious identity in exile. The current 14th Dalai Lama, based in India since fleeing Tibet in 1959, has long been at the centre…