{"id":45711,"date":"2025-07-05T21:46:55","date_gmt":"2025-07-05T16:16:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/?p=45711"},"modified":"2025-07-05T21:46:55","modified_gmt":"2025-07-05T16:16:55","slug":"dalai-lama-dismisses-rumours-of-successor-says-hopes-to-live-another-30-40-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/latest\/dalai-lama-dismisses-rumours-of-successor-says-hopes-to-live-another-30-40-years\/","title":{"rendered":"Dalai Lama dismisses rumours of successor, says hopes to live another 30-40 years"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>McLeodganj: Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama on Saturday dismissed speculation around the announcement of his successor, expressing hope that he would live for another 30-40 years to continue serving the people.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking during a long-life prayer ceremony at the Main Dalai Lama Temple in McLeodganj ahead of his 90th birth anniversary on Sunday, Tenzin Gyatso said he had \u201cclear signs\u201d of longevity and felt blessed by Avalokiteshwar.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLooking at the many prophecies, I think I have the blessings of Avalokiteshwar. I have tried my best so far. I hope I still live another 30-40 years. Your prayers will bear fruit,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The Tibetan spiritual leader said he had felt a strong connection with Avalokiteshwar since childhood and was grateful for having served Buddhism and the Tibetan people so far. \u201cI hope to live more than 130 years,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>The Tibetan government has planned a week-long series of programmes to celebrate the 14th Dalai Lama\u2019s birth anniversary, with over 15,000 people attending the prayer ceremony on Saturday, according to Tenzin Lekshay, spokesperson for the Central Tibetan Administration.<\/p>\n<p>The gathering included devotees, senior lamas of various monasteries, and representatives of different sects of Tibetan Buddhism.<\/p>\n<p>During his address, the Dalai Lama also recalled his past meetings with Chinese leader Mao Zedong, who famously described religion as poison, and with India\u2019s first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThroughout my life, I have met people who are interested in religion and those who are not. I did not react to those who criticised religion, and I felt pity for them,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>McLeodganj: Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama on Saturday dismissed speculation around the announcement of his successor, expressing hope that he would live for another 30-40 years to continue serving the people. 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