Tibetans Urge Dalai Lama to Stay....

**SageTree** · 03-17-2011, 06:16 AM

Tibetans Urge Dalai Lama to Stay on as Leader: Members of Tibetan parliament-in-exile urge Dalai Lama to stay on as political leader

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The Tibetan parliament-in-exile opened debate Tuesday on the Dalai Lama's decision to give up his political role with a plea by some members for the Tibetan Buddhist spiritual leader to reconsider.

About one-third of the 43 members who participated in the ongoing discussions proposed that the Nobel Peace laureate stay on as the political leader, said the Tibetan prime minister-in-exile, Samdhong Rinpoche.

"It is very likely that parliament does not accept his suggestion to step down," he told The Associated Press.

Last week, the Dalai Lama said he would give up his political power in the exile Tibetan government and shift that authority to an elected representative.

He asked the parliament-in-exile to amend its constitution in the current session, which ends March 25.

The Dalai Lama made the announcement during the March 10 anniversary of the failed 1959 uprising against Chinese rule in his Himalayan homeland that sent him into exile. He said the time had come "to devolve my formal authority to the elected leader."

On Tuesday, Dawa Tsering, a member of parliament, said the Dalai Lama's withdrawal would affect his emissaries' dialogue with the Chinese leadership. The leadership in Beijing has dismissed his talk of retirement as a trick playing into the hands of the international community.

"He is such an inspiration to the Tibetans in Tibet and in exile, so we feel that he should stay," Dawa said.

Tenzin Tsundue, a Tibetan activist, said if democracy was a public mandate, the Dalai Lama was a universal choice of the Tibetans. "Therefore, his leadership is democratic."

A new prime minister is expected to be elected in the coming weeks. Any Tibetan who has registered with the exile government is allowed to cast a ballot. Most of the electorate is made up of exiles.

The 76-year-old Dalai Lama is believed to be in fairly good health, but China's continued heavy-handed rule over Tibet has made the succession question all important within the Tibetan community.

Beijing vilifies the Dalai Lama as a political schemer, has negotiated only fleetingly with his representatives and made clear that it intends to have the final say in naming his successor when he dies.

The current Dalai Lama has indicated his successor would come from the exile community. Beijing, though, insists the reincarnation must be found in China's Tibetan areas, giving the Communist authorities immense power over who is chosen.

Many observers believe there eventually will be rival Dalai Lamas one appointed by Beijing, and one by senior monks loyal to the current Dalai Lama.

fenderbender · 03-17-2011, 12:50 PM

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The Rev · 03-17-2011, 01:36 PM

This is a prudent move on his part. By removing political leadership of Tibet from his title, he prevents the Chinese government from arbitrarily choosing a political leader for Tibet (and thereby "legitimizing" their control over the occupied country), after he dies, and a 15th Dalai Lama is chosen. It eliminates any right to political power that they could claim.

The Rev

**SageTree** · 03-17-2011, 01:56 PM

That a nice and concise way to state it Rev. Thanks.

There is no doubt his influence will not wain over the Tradition or exiled people, or when he's the next Dalai Lama for that matter.

HH!!! Way to tango with emptiness and shift the perspective on the compounded (fact of the) matter!!!

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SageTree ~Kalyāṇa-mitrā~ Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: In Love Posts: 23,414 Blog Entries: 26 Thanks: 13,070 Thanked 6,768 Times in 4,664 Posts	That a nice and concise way to state it Rev. Thanks. There is no doubt his influence will not wain over the Tradition or exiled people, or when he's the next Dalai Lama for that matter. HH!!! Way to tango with emptiness and shift the perspective on the compounded (fact of the) matter!!! __________________ "What's oppressive is letting your life be confined by old definitions of what everything is." -Zen Meister my_scatterheart YaHooka is.... Cannabis lovers from around the world pulling up a comfy chair, picking up a vaporizer, a bong, a brownie, a pipe, or a joint, getting high, stoned, buzzed or healthy. Uniting our minds in conversation...While Portraying a Positive Image of marijuana and marijuana users to the world. Treat your fellow YaHookans with kindness,respect and tolerance.

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