Possible Successor to the Dalai Lama Speaks

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The 23-year-old Karmapa Lama is considered to be a "living Buddha" by the Tibetan people and third in line after the Dalai Lama.

As a 14-year-old, he made a daring escape from a Tibetan monastery in China. He crossed the Himalayas by foot and horseback to India. He now lives in the Indian town of Dharamsala, the base of Tibetan exiles.

Tibetan scholars believe that since he chose to give up the privileges he would have enjoyed under the Chinese Communist Party, his flight from Tibet made him a hero to the Tibetans.

Despite his traditional upbringing, the Karmapa Lama is also strikingly modern.

[Karmapa Lama]:
"Tibet has, for a long time, remained isolated by itself and it has developed over many generations its own way of thinking and living which is pretty much outdated. There is a gap between the old Tibetan mentality and the youth of today. That is a huge problem."

Despite his classical Tibetan education, Karmapa says he has an iPod, a Playstation and he enjoys "Indiana Jones" movies.

His fellow monks say he is forbidden from talking about politics by the Indian government. But he seemed willing to speak about the situation in Tibet.

[Karmapa Lama]:
"We are under a huge power, under the suppression of a huge power and the suppression is so extreme that sometimes we have no rights, no liberty to breathe in and out."

Before he dies, the Dalai Lama, by tradition, will inform monks of his new reincarnation and they will seek the child Lama. But Tibetans fear the Chinese communist party will implant their own successor, as they did in 1995 with the Panchen Lama, the second highest ranking Lama.

The Karmapa Lama is the leader of the Kagyu sect, while the Dalai Lama is the head of the Gelug sect. The fact that the Karmapa comes from a different sect could hinder any plans to make him a successor to the Dalai Lama.

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[samdongshi]

The Dalai Lama has worked tirelessly for his entire life for the sake of the Tibetans and Buddhism.And will continue to do so till his last breath.And we all support him in all the decisions he has and he will be taking.The soul reason for Tibetans being well known in most part of the country is because of him.We are proud to be under his guidance and we don' t need the chinese telling us who we should side with.They better come on right track because the wheel of karma will make you pay one day

[WorldNews7]

Absolutely right, Tibetan people will choose, but I don't think the dalai lama will accept that as he is used to make all decisions on its own. Maybe the dalai lama should first apologize for the damage to buddhism he caused through the brutal torture methods, slavery and violence, but I think his he himself ended the lama requence.

The peaceful panchen lama and living buddha are now the rolemodels of the Tibetan people, they will carry on their beautiful and peaceful way.

[vajraloka1]

PRIVALGES HE WOULD HAVE ENJOYED UNDER CHINESE COMMUNIST PARTY" LOL YEAH TOTURE , PRISON, DESTRYING TEXT AND HISTORICL SITES, 17 YEARS IN PRISON FOR HAVING A PICTURE OD DALI LAMA? YES NOW THATS PRIVALGE!!!! MAO TSE TUNG IS A SCUM DOG PIG !!

[vajraloka1]

@WorldNews7 you lie red china propogandist ! . you wont brainwash the west...we have video of your police and thousands of testimony to your brutal torture of tibetans, christians , and anyone who wont obey....you will suffer for your eveil.....................RED CHINA IS A LIAR

[PatriziaVonDousen]

The people preaching the bible, might do well to teach what they speak here to the children on drugs in the USA not youtube. If I wish to know about your god I woud go to a church,not be watching this. But maybe you will learn something here if you listen and not write such things.

[tsenshaptulku]

Hi, here in this end of the tube says " Karmapa is kagyu as HH Dalai Lama is head of Gelug" its very wrong to say "Dalai Lama is Gelug's head" because as Karmapa we have Gelug head Gaden Tri-Pa... HH Dalai Lama is Head of the all Tibetan Buddhists.......I think I am 100% right!

[amdodtashi]

I do respects to all tibetan lamas, and I do have respect  for karmapa too, but I don't like his administration goal , making karmapa larger than a life , you see he is still young, he need to educated, to become greshi, and he have serve in tibetan communities. only than he will gain his highnest .finally I am not impressed recent incident . you guys has to keep low profile , like many other lama , who are doing good works.

[amdodtashi]

I do respects to all tibetan lamas, and I do have respect for karmapa too, but I don't like his administration goal , making karmapa larger than a life , you see he is still young, he need to educated, to become greshi, and he have serve in tibetan communities. only than he will gain his highnest .finally I am not impressed recent incident you guys has to keep low profile , like many other lama , who are doing good works.

[amdodtashi]

I do respects to all tibetan lamas, and I do have respect for karmapa too, but I don't like his administration goal , making karmapa larger than a life , you see he is still young, he need to educated, to become greshi, and he have serve in tibetan comminity.

[larcm3]

@ThePseudoBasher unless that is what the Chinese want us to believe since he is not only against the Chinese occupation of Tibet but also a possible political successor to the Dalai Lama.