【要聞中心／綜合報導】即將於本月6日屆滿90歲的達賴喇嘛，今天（2日）透過聲明表示，「達賴喇嘛轉世制度將會繼續，」，達賴喇嘛甘丹頗章基金會（Gaden Phodrang Foundation），將是唯一有權認定轉世靈童的單位。
尊者達賴喇嘛辦公室（The Office of His Holiness The Dalai Lama）曾於2019年時表示，達賴喇嘛將在90歲時決定是否轉世。
西藏宗教高層今天在印度北部山城達蘭薩拉（Dharamsala）開會，達賴喇嘛透過影片表達他的想法，並由辦公室發布聲明。今天發布的聲明，是達賴喇嘛於今年5月28日署名。
達賴喇嘛表示，他在2011年就在西藏宗教領袖會議上，對藏人、藏傳佛教信徒及西藏、藏族相關人士提到，他早在1969年就明確表示：「達賴喇嘛的轉世問題未來是否繼續存在，應由相關人士決定」。
「當時我還提到，當我90歲時，我會諮詢藏傳佛教宗教高層、藏族人民，以及其他關心藏傳佛教的人士，重新評估達賴喇嘛轉世制度是否應該繼續存在。」達賴喇嘛說。達賴喇嘛將於本月6日迎來他人生的90歲，
達賴喇嘛提到，雖然他未就此事與人公開討論，但過去14年來，西藏各派宗教高層、西藏流亡議會（Tibetan Parliament in Exile, TPiE）、藏人行政中央（Central Tibetan Administration, CTA）、非政府組織及喜馬拉雅、蒙古、俄羅斯、中國等地的藏傳佛教徒，都曾致信並提出理由，請求保留達賴喇嘛的轉世制度。
達賴喇嘛說：「特別值得一提的，我經由各種管道，收到來自西藏境內藏人的來函，表達了相同的呼籲。因為有這些請求，我決定將繼續保留達賴喇嘛轉世制度。」
達賴喇嘛指出，他在2011年的聲明，就已經明確訂出未來達賴喇嘛轉世的認定程序，相關事務將完全由尊者達賴喇嘛辦公室的達賴喇嘛甘丹頗章基金會成員負責，他們應諮詢藏傳佛教各派宗教高層等人意見，即應依照過去的傳統進行尋訪和認證程序。
達賴喇嘛強調，無論中國或其他單位，任何人都無權干涉轉世事務。達賴喇嘛說：「我要在此重申，達賴喇嘛甘丹頗章基金會是唯一擁有認定未來轉世靈童權力的單位，其他任何人都無權干涉此事。」
達賴喇嘛將於今年7月6日將滿90歲，西藏宗教高層今天起在達蘭薩拉進行3天會議，在達賴喇嘛明確表達轉世意願後，他們可望在會議期間討論相關事宜。
Statement Affirming the Continuation of the Institution of Dalai Lama
(Translated from the original Tibetan)
On 24 September 2011, at a meeting of the heads of Tibetan spiritual traditions, I made a statement to fellow Tibetans in and outside Tibet, followers of Tibetan… pic.twitter.com/VqtBUH9yDm
— Dalai Lama (@DalaiLama) July 2, 2025
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Statement Affirming the Continuation of the Institution of Dalai Lama
July 2, 2025
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(Translated from the original Tibetan)
On 24 September 2011, at a meeting of the heads of Tibetan spiritual traditions, I made a statement to fellow Tibetans in and outside Tibet, followers of Tibetan Buddhism, and those who have a connection with Tibet and Tibetans, regarding whether the institution of the Dalai Lama should continue. I stated, “As far back as 1969, I made clear that concerned people should decide whether the Dalai Lama’s reincarnations should continue in the future.”
I also said, “When I am about ninety I will consult the high Lamas of the Tibetan Buddhist traditions, the Tibetan public, and other concerned people who follow Tibetan Buddhism, to re-evaluate whether or not the institution of the Dalai Lama should continue.”
Although I have had no public discussions on this issue, over the last 14 years leaders of Tibet’s spiritual traditions, members of the Tibetan Parliament in Exile, participants in a Special General Body Meeting, members of the Central Tibetan Administration, NGOs, Buddhists from the Himalayan region, Mongolia, Buddhist republics of the Russian Federation and Buddhists in Asia including mainland China, have written to me with reasons, earnestly requesting that the institution of the Dalai Lama continue. In particular, I have received messages through various channels from Tibetans in Tibet making the same appeal. In accordance with all these requests, I am affirming that the institution of the Dalai Lama will continue.
The process by which a future Dalai Lama is to be recognized has been clearly established in the 24 September 2011 statement which states that responsibility for doing so will rest exclusively with members of the Gaden Phodrang Trust, the Office of His Holiness the Dalai Lama. They should consult the various heads of the Tibetan Buddhist traditions and the reliable oath-bound Dharma Protectors who are linked inseparably to the lineage of the Dalai Lamas. They should accordingly carry out the procedures of search and recognition in accordance with past tradition.
I hereby reiterate that the Gaden Phodrang Trust has sole authority to recognize the future reincarnation; no one else has any such authority to interfere in this matter.
Dalai Lama
Dharamshala
21 May 2025
