People have made repeated requests that His Holiness should help us in finding an unmistaken successor,” says Lhakdor (he uses only one name), a delegate to this week’s summit in Dharamsala and director of the Library of Tibetan Works and Archives. Tibetans do not want a repeat of the calamitous succession of the Panchen Lama in 1995, when China chose its own candidate.

Tibetans Grapple With Dalai Lama Succession – TIME