The Dalai Lama’s book reveals that his successor will be born in the free world, firmly establishing the reincarnation outside China.

Even living Buddhas aren’t above the law in China. A new book written by the Dalai Lama, the highest authority in Tibetan Buddhism and considered the manifestation of bodhisattva Avalokiteśvara, reveals that his next incarnation will be born in the “free world,

The Tibetan Buddhist leader said the choice of a successor should be made according to traditional practices and that lamas, in which monks would conduct the search, setting up a clash with Beijing’s communist rulers.