Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama arrives to attend prayers held for his long life at the Dalai Lama temple in the northern hill town of Dharamshala, India, July 5, 2025.
14:28 JST, July 5, 2025
DHARAMSHALA, India, July 5 (Reuters) – The elderly Dalai Lama on Saturday said that he hopes to live for another 40 years until he is about 130 years old, days after he sought to allay speculation over his succession by saying he would reincarnate upon his death.
The Tibetan Buddhist spiritual leader was speaking during a ceremony organised by his followers to offer prayers for his long life, ahead of his 90th birthday on Sunday. The Dalai Lama previously told Reuters in December he might live to 110.
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