Dalai Lama Succession: How the Next Tibetan Spiritual Leader Will Be ChosenThe Tibetan spiritual leader said that his lineage would continue, and that China would have no say about his successor.
Source: Dalai Lama Succession: How the Next Tibetan Spiritual Leader Will Be Chosen (https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/02/world/asia/next-dalai-lama-tibet.html)