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[–] Falafels@aussie.zone 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I think the Dalai Lama would be considered a bodhisattva, which is someone who puts off Nirvana for themself in order to help people still stuck in the cycle of rebirth. That would be why his followers don't find his statement weird when he says he's not going to reincarnate again because of China's political interference.