The President of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), Penpa Tsering, has announced plans to host a global conference to scrutinise China's historical claim over the so-called 1793 "golden urn" decree, which Beijing insists governs the recognition of Tibetan Buddhist reincarnations.
Chinese Ambassador Xu Feihong said on X that the reincarnation of Tibetan spiritual leaders follows strict, centuries-old rituals and cannot be decided by one person, including the Dalai Lama. He listed traditional methods like divination and the Golden Urn, all requiring approval from Ch
Speaking to ANI, Tsering said that the Dalai Lama himself has to decide where he is going to be reborn and to whom he is going to be reborn and added that it is not something that a government can decide, particularly the one who does not believe in any religion.