The Tibetan spiritual leader has announced that his organization will search for his successor. However, China wants to ...

Taking to social media recently, the Chinese diplomat shared that the Dalai Lama has no authority to decide whether the ...

A growing clash over the Dalai Lama's succession highlights the struggle between China's political control and the Tibetan exile community's fight to preserve spiritual sovereignty and cultural ...

As the Dalai Lama turns 90, he declares his successor will not be born in China—defying Beijing’s succession claims. China, which once called Tibetan Buddhism “poison,” insists it will approve any ...

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

Tibetan Buddhism is led by well-known figures like the Dalai Lama, and has reached people around the world. Its teachings on compassion, karma, and the Bodhisattva path connect with people who are ...

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

Buddhist monks of various schools of Tibetan Buddhism watch a recorded video message by the Dalai Lama in Dharamshala, India, on Wednesday, July 2, 2025, ahead of his birthday, according to the ...

The political and spiritual leader of the Tibetan community living in exile in India announced the plan for his succession ...

DHARAMSHALA, India -- The Dalai Lama turned 90 on Sunday surrounded by thousands of followers, who thronged the Himalayan town of Dharamshala, where the spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism has ...

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 ...

The Dalai Lama has previously stated that when he is about 90 years old, he will consult the high lamas of Tibetan Buddhism and the Tibetan public to re-evaluate whether the institution of the ...