The Tibetan spiritual leader has spent most of his life in exile, but now a succession plan is needed – and he may be the ...

Casual remarks by the current leader of Tibetan Buddhism invite us to ask what possibilities might arise if we extend moral ...

Tibetan Buddhism blends ancient Himalayan traditions with Mahayana Buddhist philosophy, emphasizing interdependence, ...

The Tibetan Buddhist leaders will attend the 15th Tibetan Religious Conference from July 2-4 in the North Indian hill town of ...

Beijing’s struggle to appropriate and control the reincarnation system strikes at the heart of Tibetan religious identity; reincarnation is central to Tibetan Buddhist belief and practice rooted ...

Even pictures of Gendun Choki Nyima, along with those of the Dalai Lama, are prohibited in Tibet. Following the Panchen Lama's disappearance, the authorities forced another group of monks to identify ...

Foreign Buddhist practitioners and religious affairs officials said visits to key Tibetan sites and research institutions in China this week have deepened their understanding of the reincarnation ...

With the Thai government presenting our prime minister with the Tipitaka, I thought it would be nice to revisit Buddhism this week. Tipitaka, in Pali, ...

"The reincarnation system is in China," he said, highlighting the importance of aligning spiritual matters with Chinese law. He further noted that Tibetan Buddhism should be understood within the ...

This mandate was formalized in the 2007 order titled “Measures on the Management of the Reincarnation of Living Buddhas in Tibetan Buddhism.” “The reincarnation of living Buddhas, including ...

Buddhism, where there is thought to be a 49-day journey between death and rebirth; Hinduism, with its concept of samsara, the endless cycle; and Native American and West African nations, all share ...