Fathoming Tibet’s political future – Tim Luard

From the BBC News (link):

Many Tibetans believe that only the Dalai Lama can save Tibet from extinction.

But even a Dalai Lama is mortal. And they are deeply anxious about what will happen when the present one dies.

For Tibetans, he is not just a Buddhist monk, a god and a king – the latest in a centuries’-long line of spiritual and temporal rulers – but a larger-than-life symbol of their unique civilisation.

For the past 50 years, from his sanctuary on the other side of the Himalayas, the 14th Dalai Lama has kept alive their dreams of survival as a separate people.

See also – CNN’s In-depth Special on “The Dalai Lama: A Spiritual Leader in Exile” (with news, videos about Tibet and the Dalai Lama; – “Dalai Lama to test Beijing’s credentials” by Rajinder Puri carried by Sify.com

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