Why the US Should Recognise the Ganden Phodrang as the Legitimate Office of the Dalai Lama – Tibet

Why the US Should Recognise the Ganden Phodrang as the Legitimate Office of the Dalai Lama – Tibet

By Khedroob Thondup For decades, Tibet’s future has been entangled in the geopolitical contest between Beijing’s claims of sovereignty and the Tibetan people’s struggle for cultural and religious survival. Yet one institution has endured across centuries of upheaval: the Ganden Phodrang, the traditional office of the Dalai Lama. As the world anticipates the eventual succession of the 15th Dalai Lama, the United States faces a critical choice. By…