At 90, the Dalai Lama is still one of the world's most powerful spiritual leaders, writes Pico Iyer. Here’s why.

Ahead of his 90th birthday, the Dalai Lama announced plans for his successor, but China said it already knows who will be ...

The reincarnation question is thus part of a wider ideological battle: Spiritual authority versus state control, freedom of ...

The Dalai Lama turned 90 on Sunday surrounded by thousands of followers, who thronged the Himalayan town of Dharamshala, ...

The Tibetan spiritual leader, the 14th Dalai Lama, performs prayers during a grant function to celebrate his upcoming 90th ...

That means that reincarnation is not merely a spiritual issue, but lies at the intersection of geopolitics, sovereignty and legitimacy. The Dalai Lama’s declaration reasserts the political agency of ...

China brands the Dalai Lama a separatist leader who seeks to split Tibet from Chinese sovereignty-an accusation he denies.

India must now evolve a more assertive position, not necessarily by confrontation, but by moral clarity. Supporting the Dalai ...

China on Monday lodged a formal protest with India after Prime Minister Narendra Modi extended birthday greetings to the ...

China has appointed a young Tibetan as the second-highest spiritual leader in Tibetan Buddhism, who has pledged to make the religion more Chinese.

The Dalai Lama, who is celebrating his 90th birthday on Sunday, made these comments during a ceremony organized by his ...

Just short of his ninetieth birthday, the Dalai Lama announced, after years of speculation, that he will have a successor. He mentioned in a pre-recorded video, “I am affirming that the institution of ...