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Associated Press

The Dalai Lama’s recovery from a chest infection was almost complete and he was likely to leave a New Delhi hospital in a day, his spokesman said on Thursday.
The 83-year-old Tibetan spiritual leader was “feeling much better”, Tenzin Takhla said.
The Dalai Lama flew from Dharamsala for consultations with doctors in the Indian capital and was admitted to hospital on Tuesday.
Takhla said that the spiritual leader was likely to return soon to the north Indian hill town that has been his headquarters since he fled Tibet in 1959 following a failed uprising against Chinese rule.




“Generally, his holiness is fine. He is doing very well. Still on medication but he is doing very well and will be discharged,” said Taklha.
“This morning, he was in his normal routine. He was doing some exercise … Basically he is cured but will continue his course of medicine.”
The Dalai Lama usually spends several months a year travelling the world to teach Buddhism and highlight the Tibetans’ struggle for greater freedom in China. But he has cut down on travel in the past year as he has to take care of his health, Takhla said.
Beijing does not recognise the Tibetan government-in-exile and has had no dialogue with the representatives of the Dalai Lama since 2010. Beijing accused him of seeking to separate Tibet from China.
China and the Dalai Lama play endgame for Tibet, and it’s going to be an unholy mess
The Dalai Lama denied being a separatist and said he advocated autonomy and protection of the region’s native Buddhist culture.
He said last month his incarnation could be found in India after he died, and warned that any successor named by Beijing would not be respected.
Beijing said its leaders had the right to approve his successor, a legacy of imperial China.
But some Tibetans, whose tradition holds that the soul of a senior Buddhist monk is reincarnated in the body of a child on his death, suspected any Chinese central government role as a ploy to exert influence on the community.
Beijing ‘signals shift’ on Dalai Lama with new white paper on Tibet
In Beijing, foreign ministry spokesman Lu Kang said on Wednesday that he was not aware of the Dalai Lama’s physical condition, but added: “The reincarnation of the Dalai Lama should follow the relevant Chinese laws, regulations and religious rituals.”
Additional reporting by Agence France-Presse and Reuters


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Dalai Lama ‘feeling much better’ and close to complete recovery from chest infection, says aide

An aide says the Dalai Lama is close to recovery and may be ready to leave hospital in New Delhi on Friday. Photo: Reuters

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Tibetan spiritual leader was admitted to New Delhi hospital on Tuesday
Chinese Foreign Ministry says it was not aware of the Dalai Lama’s condition


Tibetan spiritual leader was admitted to New Delhi hospital on Tuesday, while in Beijing, the foreign ministry says it was not aware of the Dalai Lama’s condition but adds that his succession must follow the law.


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Dalai Lama ‘feeling much better’ and close to complete recovery from chest infection, says aide

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Tibetan spiritual leader was admitted to New Delhi hospital on Tuesday

Chinese Foreign Ministry says it was not aware of the Dalai Lama’s condition