03-07-2025
Could there be two Dalai Lamas?
The Dalai Lama turns ninety this weekend, and the question of who will succeed him has taken on extra urgency.
Tibetan Buddhists believe he is the reincarnation of previous Dalai Lamas after he was identified when he was just two-years-old.
It has now been confirmed that he will have a successor, which has some wondering if we could have two Dalai Lamas?
ABC NewsRadio's Sarah Morice spoke with Dr Ruth Gamble, who specialises in Tibetan culture and history at Latrobe University.
