The14th Dalai Lama is now 88 years old. The Tibetan spiritual leader and prominent Buddhist figure is the longest-serving in the line of Dalai Lamas in Tibetan history. As he gets older, the prospect of his demise — and what happens after — is looming. Sushmita Pathak reports from Dharamshala, India, where Tibet’s government-in-exile has been based for decades.This story originally aired on July 6, 2023.
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