H.H. the 14th Dalai Lama and his eventual successors

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Hello dear Gelugpas, :)

Recently did i see undermentioned video about H.H. the Dalai Lama 14 and H.H. The Gyalwa Karmapa 17 and H.E. Ling Rinpoche (i guess) where they are in discussion.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0HEpVxxGZZk" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

My question to you dear Gelugpas is who takes it over,

Both
or only H.H. the Karmapa 17
or only H.E. Ling Rinpoche.

I know for a long time that H.H. the Dalai Lama would have said that he would be the last Dalai Lama.
Is that according your informations correct what i am stating here?
I guess it would be true regarding the conversation on this video clip.........

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I don't think he said he'd be the last Dalai Lama...I think he said he would be the last one born in Tibet, though.....maybe?

Would be good to have sources, instead of suppositions, though...
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Nothing definite, but here are the search results of the Kundun's site:

http://dalailama.com/search/index/successor" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Will wrote:Nothing definite, but here are the search results of the Kundun's site:

http://dalailama.com/search/index/successor" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Hello Will, :)

Thanks for your reply.

Then i am glad to know when it is definite and like to know it also where one can hear this definite news.
For me was my contribution with that video clip with H.H. the Dalai Lama, H.H. The Gyalwa Karmapa and H.E. Ling Rinpoche very convincing regarding the successors in case the Dalai Lama would stop with his Tulku ship.

I guess that we in the nearby future ,after the "passing "of H.H. the Dalai Lama in the Kashag, for the first time , get elections. :applause:

Then i guess also that we get, many dough balls in a bowl, which is shaked untill a little dough ball rolls out.
This is many times done. Inside that dough ball is then written the name of the Successor.

So in that way would it be possible that one of the 5 Tibetan Traditions can get the position what the Dalai Lama actual has.

I am guessing this because Tibetans are living outside Tibet in exile and the Tibetans inside Tibet cannot vote.
So here also will end may be the Gelug rulership and we do not get a 6 th Tibetan Tradition and outside Tibet has finally every other Tibetan Tradition the right to take it over, for a certain time lets say 5 years.
Once in the 25 years could there be for one Tibetan tradition a rulership possible?
So who starts that would be may be the oldest Tibetan Tradition?

Must underline that this is said in my personal vision i have.

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conebeckham wrote:I don't think he said he'd be the last Dalai Lama...I think he said he would be the last one born in Tibet, though.....maybe?

Would be good to have sources, instead of suppositions, though...

Hello Conebeckham, :)

Thanks for your reply.

What i did hear years ago is that His Holiness the Dalai Lama 14 will the last.
Prove is in the Video his saying to the 2 guests namely H.H. the Gyalwa Karmapa and H.E. Ling Rinpoche.

Otherwise His Holiness would never have had this official filmed conversation......

May be elections? :o

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Sorry I found this thread so late,..


HHDL announced at Ganden ( I think it was Ganden) some time ago, maybe 2007? Hard to remember exactly, that he would be the last Dalai Lama in the line.

Also there is at least one prediction that 14 would be as long as the line lasts, I read this some time ago so if I need to reference this it may take time,.. ask if you want it.

Gelukpa has it's high lamas and elected abbots and what not to take care of things.

Recently there has been a election for a chief of the Tibetans, so I think that elections is how the gov will operate.

The schools all have their lineage heads, and when they pass away there will be the next in the line.
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Before deciding on a successor maybe these questions should be asked and answered:

Why is there a need for a Tibetan Government in Exile, when it is based in India and under Indian government rule anyway?

As we have heads of the various schools, why is there a need for a Dalai Lama for spiritual functions?

What role would a future Dalai Lama have - what is it that a successor would actually inherit and what would they do?

Where should a successor be based? India? Tibet?

How and where and when should the selection be made?

Should candidates be monks or should it be open to 'white sangha' (ngakpa) lamas and female practitioners?

Those with a journalistic mind would ask these questions.

P.S. I don't have the answers! LOL :)
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Why is there a need for a Tibetan Government in Exile, when it is based in India and under Indian government rule anyway?

To help address the political, social, educational, religious and cultural needs of a refugee population in excess of 100,000 and to provide the Tibetans who remain under Chinese occupation some hope that one day their dark and brutal oppression will come to an end.

As we have heads of the various schools, why is there a need for a Dalai Lama for spiritual functions?

A figurehead such as HHDL or HH Karmapa (who looks set to succeed him in that role) can be a powerful symbol for a culture in danger of extinction. Every group needs a leader to provide focus and direction and would Tibetan buddhism be so widely respected and practiced around the world if the Dalai Lama was purely a political functionary?

What role would a future Dalai Lama have - what is it that a successor would actually inherit and what would they do?

Good question and I suppose it's why HH says there will be another DL only if he is needed. Dependent arising and all that. My guess is that if HH feels he can contribute to the preservation of the Tibetan culture he will incarnate in the role again.

Where should a successor be based? India? Tibet?

Many years ago HH said he would reincarnate in the refugee community in India and not in China. This was officially announced in Dharamsala and the Tibetan newspapers not long after the Chinese kidnapped and 'disappeared' the Panchen Lama. If Tibet gets the autonomy they hope for presumably he would move back to Lhasa.

How and where and when should the selection be made?

Best left up to the religious and political authorities to work this one out. They've had a lot of practice.

Should candidates be monks or should it be open to 'white sangha' (ngakpa) lamas and female practitioners?

Very interesting question. Candidates are usually young children who have not yet been inducted into any monastic or religious system so in theory they could be anyone from any tradition. HH already said that in the future he could be reborn as a female if it was more beneficial so why not a Nagpa although given the relationship with the Gelug tradition it's more likely he or she would be ordained in that tradition.

I think it's important to distinguish between the Dalai Lama as an emanation of Chenrezig who will always manifest in the world of sentient beings in some form or other and the Dalai Lama as an institution which is something that may have been relevant to the religious and cultural identity of Tibet in the past but which may not be important in the future.
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Yeshe wrote: P.S. I don't have the answers! LOL :)

no, but you have opinions.
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Tilopa wrote:Why is there a need for a Tibetan Government in Exile, when it is based in India and under Indian government rule anyway?

To help address the political, social, educational, religious and cultural needs of a refugee population in excess of 100,000 and to provide the Tibetans who remain under Chinese occupation some hope that one day their dark and brutal oppression will come to an end.

As we have heads of the various schools, why is there a need for a Dalai Lama for spiritual functions?

A figurehead such as HHDL or HH Karmapa (who looks set to succeed him in that role) can be a powerful symbol for a culture in danger of extinction. Every group needs a leader to provide focus and direction and would Tibetan buddhism be so widely respected and practiced around the world if the Dalai Lama was purely a political functionary?

What role would a future Dalai Lama have - what is it that a successor would actually inherit and what would they do?

Good question and I suppose it's why HH says there will be another DL only if he is needed. Dependent arising and all that. My guess is that if HH feels he can contribute to the preservation of the Tibetan culture he will incarnate in the role again.

Where should a successor be based? India? Tibet?

Many years ago HH said he would reincarnate in the refugee community in India and not in China. This was officially announced in Dharamsala and the Tibetan newspapers not long after the Chinese kidnapped and 'disappeared' the Panchen Lama. If Tibet gets the autonomy they hope for presumably he would move back to Lhasa.

How and where and when should the selection be made?

Best left up to the religious and political authorities to work this one out. They've had a lot of practice.

Should candidates be monks or should it be open to 'white sangha' (ngakpa) lamas and female practitioners?

Very interesting question. Candidates are usually young children who have not yet been inducted into any monastic or religious system so in theory they could be anyone from any tradition. HH already said that in the future he could be reborn as a female if it was more beneficial so why not a Nagpa although given the relationship with the Gelug tradition it's more likely he or she would be ordained in that tradition.

I think it's important to distinguish between the Dalai Lama as an emanation of Chenrezig who will always manifest in the world of sentient beings in some form or other and the Dalai Lama as an institution which is something that may have been relevant to the religious and cultural identity of Tibet in the past but which may not be important in the future.

Thank you for those answers, which are really helpful. :)

I hope that, as with the current Dalai Lama, the successor is able to be an effective global figure. The Dharma transcends cultural and geographical boundaries. ;)
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I would just like to remind everyone that His Holiness the Dalai is not dead yet!

It is true that he is getting older, but he is only 75. It is totally possible that he could live until he's 100. (I'd love to see the shock on the Chinese party leaders' faces if His Holiness lives that long!)

Long live the Dalai Lama!
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Personally, I don't care who the Dalai Lama's successor is as long as that person is of great benefit to Tibet and to all sentient beings. Karmapa Ogyen Trinley Dorje could be very helpful in this role, as could some other great lamas.
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I know we are talking about successors but I would like to interject with a prayer /\ Thank you.

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Is the source of complete happiness and benefit,.

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heart wrote:
Yeshe wrote:
heart wrote:
I don't feel very happy about him being a moderator based on what I know about his opinions. I have no problem with him posting here.

Dear Yeshe I am not trolling you, I think you know that. I would be very happy to hear that you changed your heart about this.

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You are not trolling me. :)

What opinions have I expressed here on DW which give you concern?

My beliefs do not in any way conflict with applying ToS. If they did so, I would not have offered to act as a Mod. ;)
Oh, I thought that your first post in this thread was a bit on the edge. Maybe I am oversensitive.

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No problem.

I was seeking to contextualise the question - I used to work in PR etc and sometimes want the WHO, WHAT, WHERE, HOW, WHY and WHEN to be clarified. ;)

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HE ling Rinpoche has throughout his incarnations always been brilliant I would be interested to see what the future holds for him as to if he would become involved in the political running of things or choose rather to leave it alone.
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As rightly decided, it is the business of those Tibetans who are fortunate enough to vote in exile.
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Agreed. I hope the Tibetan Community in exile can successfully transition to a true democratic process. HH Gyalwa Karmapa has made it clear that he is not interested in a politcal role, and I think HHDl's recent position statements clearly indicate that, even if there is a 15th DL, he will likely not be primarily a political figure.
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It is realized through the blessing grace of the Guru and fortunate Karmic potential.
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conebeckham wrote:Agreed. I hope the Tibetan Community in exile can successfully transition to a true democratic process. HH Gyalwa Karmapa has made it clear that he is not interested in a politcal role, and I think HHDl's recent position statements clearly indicate that, even if there is a 15th DL, he will likely not be primarily a political figure.

Tashi delek,

Thanks for your usefull informations.

Very wise decission of H.H. the 17th Gyalwa Karmapa to act as a wise monk instead of mix that all up with illusionary politics.
The first Tibetan Rinpoche who speaks out of my heart.
I.m.o a monk belongs to the monastery and not in the parliament.
Parliament is something for non monks i guess, but we know so very well the Tibetan politics from before 1959.........

For me was it always a strange case to see a monk busy with worldly affairs, this because also the Indian Buddha Shakyamuni forsake the role of prince and fled in secret out of the palace. Is this not the example for the Tibetan Dorje Thekpa ?


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