• Vampire [any]
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    4 months ago

    He has said this will be his last incarnation.

    • TheLepidopterists [he/him]
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      4 months ago

      "Well the panchen lama says that this kid is the new dalai lama so he must have changed his mind on his death bed"

      CIA stooge owned by facts and logic

    • Hestia [comrade/them, she/her]
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      4 months ago

      There will probably be a schism where the religious authorities prop up a new Dalai lama, and others believe that they're no longer a part of the cycle of rebirth.

      • booty [he/him]
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        4 months ago

        My understanding is he's literally saying the institution is done forever

        But it's religion so they'll start worshiping a new one anyway

    • Storm [she/her]
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      4 months ago

      What does that mean for his station right now? Do Dalai Lamas do that often?

      • Vampire [any]
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        4 months ago

        He's the 14th in line and said he'll be the last.

    • rayne [she/her]
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      4 months ago

      I've only found less firm language on this. May be his last incarnation. May come back as a woman.* The only wills I've seen is will not be born in China or any other country that isn't free.

      *Avalkotia/Kwan Yin are beyond gender and two sides of the same saint.