Many observers widely expect China to name its rival successor to the Dalai Lama post, as a Beijing-backed leader would help legitimise its rule in Tibet, which has long resisted full assimilation ...

As China grows more assertive in extending its authoritarianism beyond its borders, this succession question tests whether ...

A three-day Buddhist religious conference began on Wednesday in McLeodganj, a small and quaint hill station in the suburbs of ...

The Tibetan Buddhist leader, who turns 90 on Sunday, appears concerned that Beijing will sweep in after his death to install ...

The Dalai Lama announced that the centuries-old institution bearing his name will continue after his death and warned that no ...

This comes after Dalai Lama declared that the Gaden Phodrang Trust, a non-profit institution he established, has the sole ...

Amnesty International called on Chinese authorities on Wednesday to cease their interference in religious practices. The ...

The Dalai Lama announces succession plans ahead of 90th birthday, hinting the next Tibetan Buddhist leader should be chosen without China's interference.

The Tibetan Buddhist spiritual leader reaffirmed that he would have a successor after his death, amid doubts about the ...

Tibetan Buddhists believe the Dalai Lama can choose the body into which he is reincarnated. His succession plan is ...

Ahead of his 90th birthday, the spiritual head of Tibetan Buddhism signaled that China should stay away from the process of ...

The elderly Dalai Lama assured his followers on Wednesday that upon his death he would be reincarnated as the next spiritual ...