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  Beijing opposes Dalai Lama's succession method: Why China lays claim to top Tibetan religious leader

  World | July 02, 2025 14:42 IST

  The Chinese government has reasserted its claim over the succession of the Dalai Lama, stating that the 15th Dalai Lama must be selected through the Qing dynasty-era “golden urn” method and approved by Beijing.

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  Respected British Tibetan monk killed in SW China

  World | October 10, 2013 6:22 IST

  Beijing: A respected Tibetan monk who co-founded the first Tibetan Buddhist monastery in the West and maintained contacts with the Beijing government was killed in China, local police and his brother said.Tarap Shetrup Akong was