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Do other religions go to such great lengths to cover this kind of news? Like would we see the same for the Dalai Lama?
It should be a big deal when he does since he’ll be the last one because China kidnapped the successor
China disappeared the Panchen Lama, the second-most important religious figure in Tibetan Buddhism, and replaced him with a China-selected puppet.
But the Panchen Lama is not the successor to the Dalai Lama. The whole point is that the Dalai Lama will be reincarnated when he dies, so his successor isn't born yet.
The Dalai Lama recently proclaimed that his successor will be born in the free nations outside China - allowing him to be born, say, among the substantial Tibetan refugee populations in Nepal or India.
However, it's a near-certainty that China will select its own successor from a family loyal to the CCP, and from within China-controlled Tibet, while Tibetans outside the country will likely recognize another.
According to wikipedia, there is rougly 2.5 Billions of Christians with half of them being catholic, moreover the Catholic church is a relatively centralised religion giving a lot of power to the Pope compared to other religious leaders. So I can't think about many religious leader having that much global authority.
I Wouldn't be surprised that the death of Ayattolah Khamanei will also quite a big news. However, while pretending to be "a religious leader" he is also the de facto political leader of Iran
What's your point here? The Dalai Lama's influence is basically nonexistent when compared to the Pope.
Presumably Catholics outnumber Tibetan Buddhists.
Yes. Even for non-Catholics it's notable because the Pope has so much influence in Christendom.
I suppose it depends on where you live ......