The Dalai Lama has announced he is stepping down as political leader of the Tibetan government in exile.
"As early as the 1960s, I have repeatedly stressed that Tibetans need a leader, elected freely by the Tibetan people, to whom I can devolve power," the Dalai Lama said in a prepared speech.
"Now, we have clearly reached the time to put this into effect."
The Dalai Lama has long seen himself as "semi-retired" from political leadership with an elected prime minister already in place in the northern Indian town of Dharamsala.
He remains Tibet's spiritual leader.
The 75-year-old Nobel Peace Prize winner is the global face for the Tibetan struggle against Chinese rule in Tibet, as well as a leading promoter of human rights, dialogue between religions and Buddhist values.
There are concerns inside and outside Tibet that his eventual death will deal a blow to the coherence of the Tibetan movement, which seeks independence or autonomy for the Buddhist region from Chinese rule.
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1 comments:
An awesome personality indeed. Did a lot for Tibet and world peace in general. I highly recommend everyone to study his career and personality for a great lesson of being humble and being successful as a diplomat at the same time.
-Paul
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