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Chhant (687-691)
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Gurbani (696-703)
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Chhant (843-848)
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Solhe (1020-1033)
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Gurbani (1118-1123)
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Chhant (1236-1237)
Vaar Saarang (1237-1253)
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Gurbani (1294-96)
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<blockquote data-quote="Archived_Member16" data-source="post: 145735" data-attributes="member: 884"><p><span style="color: Navy">April 27, 2011</span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"><strong><span style="font-size: 18px">Tibetan exile community get new political leader</span></strong></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p> <span style="color: Navy">By ASHWINI BHATIA, Associated Press 1 hr 50 mins ago - April 27, 2011</span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"><img src="http://hosted2.ap.org/CBImages/?media=photo&contentId=6dcfa6b36b869609eb0e6a7067005ab9&fmt=jpg&Role=Preview&reldt=2011-04-27T06:30:47GMT&authToken=eNoNyzEOwCAIBdATkaDIRwYPI9Ymbh07eHh9%2b9vzb5Airq6pJr5yrnushme8HSGEqCAHO83gSejGMGbt4Xt97S6YqBU7B1kT2g%3d%3d" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"><strong>DHARMSALA, India</strong> – A Harvard legal scholar has been elected the next prime minister of Tibet's government-in-exile, officials announced Wednesday, paving the way for new leadership in the Tibetan community as the Dalai Lama gives up political power.</span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">Lobsang Sangay, 43, a lawyer and scholar who has spent years studying international law and conflict resolution, won with 55 percent of the votes cast by tens of thousands of Tibetans around the world, chief election commissioner Jamphel Choesang said in the north Indian town of Dharmsala, where the exile government is based.</span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">"I view my election as an affirmation of the far-sighted policies of His Holiness the Dalai Lama," he said in a statement on the exile government's website, calling on people to "join me in our common cause to alleviate the suffering of Tibetans in occupied Tibet."</span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">While the government-in-exile has existed for decades, it has long been seen as a powerless reflection of the wishes of the Dalai Lama, the exiled 75-year-old Tibetan Buddhist spiritual leader worshipped as a near-deity by many followers.</span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">Earlier this year, though, the Dalai Lama announced he would give up his political role, saying it was time for elected leadership in the Tibetan community. The political change, yet to be written into the community's constitution, reverses centuries of tradition in which the Dalai Lama was also the region's political leader.</span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">While it remains unclear if an elected leader will be able to step out of the Dalai Lama's immense shadow, the shift is widely seen as a way to prepare for the spiritual leader's eventual death, and to show Beijing that exile leaders will continue to wield influence.</span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">The message "is that the Tibetan struggle is clearly a Tibetan people's struggle," government spokesman Thupten Samphel said after Sangay's victory was announced. "This is a wake-up call for China."</span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">In many ways, Sangay's election is really about the Dalai Lama's age and worries over his succession. A man of immense personal charisma, whose followers range from the Tibetan plateau to the mansions of Hollywood, he is seen in many world capitals as the personification of the Tibetan struggle. His death, many Tibetans believe, could leave the community adrift.</span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">While the Dalai Lama is believed to be in fairly good health, he openly admits that his death has become a major political concern.</span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">Many observers believe his death will lead to rival Dalai Lamas — one appointed by Beijing, which rules Tibet, and one by senior monks loyal to the current Dalai Lama.</span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">The Dalai Lama, a Nobel Peace laureate, has also suggested that negotiations with Beijing — which has vilified him for his vocal resistance to China's rule over Tibet — would be less complicated under another Tibetan figurehead.</span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">In Dharmsala, voters were delighted with the news Wednesday.</span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">"The Dalai Lama wants young Tibetans to take on leadership," said 28-year-old Lobsang Jinpa, who works in a photo lab. "Even if (Sangay) makes mistakes, the Dalai Lama is there to guide him."</span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">Internet cafe clerk Dawa Tsering, 28, said Sangay would "lead us not by tradition but by modern education. He is also a lawyer, so his experience and education will be a good weapon to fight for the Tibetan cause."</span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">Sangay, a senior fellow at Harvard Law School, has said he would move to Dharmsala from the Boston area if he won the election. It was not immediately clear when he would take office.</span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">He has said the Dalai Lama's decision to abdicate political power means that Tibetans will be able to fight China on two fronts.</span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">"On one side we'll have the Dalai Lama, who has historical legitimacy and global popularity," he told The Associated Press in March. "And on the second, we have a democratic government functioning in exile. We are showing China that if Tibetans are allowed to choose, they are capable of forming a stable democratic government."</span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">Successive rounds of talks between Chinese officials and representatives of the Dalai Lama have made no apparent progress toward bringing the sides together. Beijing accuses the Dalai Lama of seeking to separate Tibet from China, despite his claims to be working only for more autonomy under Chinese rule.</span></p><p> <span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">China occupied Tibet in 1950 and claims the region has been part of its territory for centuries, although many Tibetans, who are linguistically and ethnically distinct, say they were effectively independent.</span></p><p> <span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">Tibetans fear they are being marginalized economically by Chinese and that their religion is under threat from restrictions imposed by the authoritarian government.</span></p><p> <span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">The outgoing prime minister, a Buddhist monk, welcomed the new leadership. </span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">"It's a significant change from old to new, from a monk to a lay person, from older to young, and from traditional to modern," said Prime Minister Samdhong Rinpoche.</span></p><p> <span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">The Dalai Lama is still revered by most Tibetans as their king. He is the 14th person to hold the title in a tradition stretching back 500 years, with each Dalai Lama chosen as a child by senior monks through a series of mystical signs. Each is believed to be the reincarnation of his predecessor.</span></p><p> <span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">___ </span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">source: <a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110427/ap_on_re_as/as_india_dalai_lama_5" target="_blank">http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110427/ap_on_re_as/as_india_dalai_lama_5</a></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Archived_Member16, post: 145735, member: 884"] [COLOR="Navy"]April 27, 2011 [B][SIZE="5"]Tibetan exile community get new political leader[/SIZE][/B] By ASHWINI BHATIA, Associated Press 1 hr 50 mins ago - April 27, 2011 [IMG]http://hosted2.ap.org/CBImages/?media=photo&contentId=6dcfa6b36b869609eb0e6a7067005ab9&fmt=jpg&Role=Preview&reldt=2011-04-27T06:30:47GMT&authToken=eNoNyzEOwCAIBdATkaDIRwYPI9Ymbh07eHh9%2b9vzb5Airq6pJr5yrnushme8HSGEqCAHO83gSejGMGbt4Xt97S6YqBU7B1kT2g%3d%3d[/IMG] [B]DHARMSALA, India[/B] – A Harvard legal scholar has been elected the next prime minister of Tibet's government-in-exile, officials announced Wednesday, paving the way for new leadership in the Tibetan community as the Dalai Lama gives up political power. Lobsang Sangay, 43, a lawyer and scholar who has spent years studying international law and conflict resolution, won with 55 percent of the votes cast by tens of thousands of Tibetans around the world, chief election commissioner Jamphel Choesang said in the north Indian town of Dharmsala, where the exile government is based. "I view my election as an affirmation of the far-sighted policies of His Holiness the Dalai Lama," he said in a statement on the exile government's website, calling on people to "join me in our common cause to alleviate the suffering of Tibetans in occupied Tibet." While the government-in-exile has existed for decades, it has long been seen as a powerless reflection of the wishes of the Dalai Lama, the exiled 75-year-old Tibetan Buddhist spiritual leader worshipped as a near-deity by many followers. Earlier this year, though, the Dalai Lama announced he would give up his political role, saying it was time for elected leadership in the Tibetan community. The political change, yet to be written into the community's constitution, reverses centuries of tradition in which the Dalai Lama was also the region's political leader. While it remains unclear if an elected leader will be able to step out of the Dalai Lama's immense shadow, the shift is widely seen as a way to prepare for the spiritual leader's eventual death, and to show Beijing that exile leaders will continue to wield influence. The message "is that the Tibetan struggle is clearly a Tibetan people's struggle," government spokesman Thupten Samphel said after Sangay's victory was announced. "This is a wake-up call for China." In many ways, Sangay's election is really about the Dalai Lama's age and worries over his succession. A man of immense personal charisma, whose followers range from the Tibetan plateau to the mansions of Hollywood, he is seen in many world capitals as the personification of the Tibetan struggle. His death, many Tibetans believe, could leave the community adrift. While the Dalai Lama is believed to be in fairly good health, he openly admits that his death has become a major political concern. Many observers believe his death will lead to rival Dalai Lamas — one appointed by Beijing, which rules Tibet, and one by senior monks loyal to the current Dalai Lama. The Dalai Lama, a Nobel Peace laureate, has also suggested that negotiations with Beijing — which has vilified him for his vocal resistance to China's rule over Tibet — would be less complicated under another Tibetan figurehead. In Dharmsala, voters were delighted with the news Wednesday. "The Dalai Lama wants young Tibetans to take on leadership," said 28-year-old Lobsang Jinpa, who works in a photo lab. "Even if (Sangay) makes mistakes, the Dalai Lama is there to guide him." Internet cafe clerk Dawa Tsering, 28, said Sangay would "lead us not by tradition but by modern education. He is also a lawyer, so his experience and education will be a good weapon to fight for the Tibetan cause." Sangay, a senior fellow at Harvard Law School, has said he would move to Dharmsala from the Boston area if he won the election. It was not immediately clear when he would take office. He has said the Dalai Lama's decision to abdicate political power means that Tibetans will be able to fight China on two fronts. "On one side we'll have the Dalai Lama, who has historical legitimacy and global popularity," he told The Associated Press in March. "And on the second, we have a democratic government functioning in exile. We are showing China that if Tibetans are allowed to choose, they are capable of forming a stable democratic government." Successive rounds of talks between Chinese officials and representatives of the Dalai Lama have made no apparent progress toward bringing the sides together. Beijing accuses the Dalai Lama of seeking to separate Tibet from China, despite his claims to be working only for more autonomy under Chinese rule. China occupied Tibet in 1950 and claims the region has been part of its territory for centuries, although many Tibetans, who are linguistically and ethnically distinct, say they were effectively independent. Tibetans fear they are being marginalized economically by Chinese and that their religion is under threat from restrictions imposed by the authoritarian government. The outgoing prime minister, a Buddhist monk, welcomed the new leadership. "It's a significant change from old to new, from a monk to a lay person, from older to young, and from traditional to modern," said Prime Minister Samdhong Rinpoche. The Dalai Lama is still revered by most Tibetans as their king. He is the 14th person to hold the title in a tradition stretching back 500 years, with each Dalai Lama chosen as a child by senior monks through a series of mystical signs. Each is believed to be the reincarnation of his predecessor. ___ source: [url]http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110427/ap_on_re_as/as_india_dalai_lama_5[/url][/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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