[Buddha-l] HHDL Steps down

[Dan Lusthaus]

Dalai Lama Gives Up Political Role in Tibet
By JIM YARDLEY and EDWARD WONG
Published: March 10, 2011

NEW DELHI - The Dalai Lama announced on Thursday he would formally 
relinquish his political leadership role in the Tibetan exile government, a 
decision intended to strengthen the democratic structure of the Tibetan 
movement on the eve of elections to choose a new generation of political 
leaders.

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http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/11/world/asia/11tibet.html?_r=1&hp
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http://tinyurl.com/45qxn7b

Dan