The Dalai Lama's successor will be born outside China, the spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism says in a new book, raising the stakes in a dispute with Beijing over control of the Himalayan region he fled more than six decades ago.

In his latest book, A Voice for the Voiceless, the 14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, unveiled his political “plan” for Tibet’s future. The book indirectly reopened the thorny issue of his succession in the context of ongoing tensions with the Beijing regime.

The Dalai Lama on Tuesday published a book that he says is a 'framework for the future of Tibet' to guide compatriots in relations with China after his death.

Even living Buddhas aren’t above the law in China. A new book written by the Dalai Lama, the highest authority in Tibetan Buddhism and considered the manifestation of bodhisattva Avalokiteśvara, reveals that his next incarnation will be born in the “free world,

Dalai Lama, the spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism, emphasised that his successor would be born in the "free world," referring to areas outside of China, as reported by Radio Free Asia (RFA). Also Read: Footage emerges of Indian-origin student Sudiksha Konanki,

The Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile asserts the recognition of lamas' reincarnations is a Tibetan tradition, rejecting China's interference as outlined in a recent white paper.

In his new book, Voice for the Voiceless, the exiled Tibetan Buddhist leader details his lifetime of futile negotiations with China and predicts his reincarnation will be found someday in the free world.