January 2009 At 73 the Dalai Lama is facing retirement. Switching power to the Karmapa Lama could sidestep Chinas plan to control his succession. But will the Karmapa be accepted by the Dalai Lamas rival sect? Recently, the Dalai Lama held an emergency summit on how to deal with China, stating: I have to accept failure. It is my moral responsibility to ask people what to do. Despite the historic rivalry between their sects, the Dalai Lama took the Karmapa Lama under his wing when he was ...
