The dalai lama attended by two monks. Ahead of his birthday this week, the Dalai Lama has implored his followers to not accept a successor chosen by China. AP Courtesy of the AP via New York Post

“The Dalai Lama is setting up, and he’s making as much noise as he can to say that the Chinese have no business having anything to do with this,” Christian Wedemeyer, associate professor of the history of religion told The New York Post for a story entitled: "The Dalai Lama prepares for his successor — and to scupper China’s plans to name their own."

“[China’s] going to say they have the Dalai Lama … and the people beholden to the Chinese government will go through the motions of respecting that.” Read the full story