Chinese President Xi Jinping took a veiled jab at the Dalai Lama during a visit to Tibet, alluding to a need for greater control over “religious affairs.” Xi made a surprise visit to Tibet on Thursday ...

The Dalai Lama watches a performance during a celebration for his 90th birthday at the Main Tibetan Temple courtyard in Dharamsala, India, July 6, 2025. Credit: The Office of His Holiness the Dalai ...

Forty years ago, I stood in the Dali Lama’s bedroom contemplating a cup with a skull carved above it, which he drank from as a child, so that he would be always aware of death’s imminence. He had left ...

Could there eventually be two Dalai Lamas? The 14th Dalai Lama’s announcement in early July that he will reincarnate as Tibetan Buddhism’s next spiritual leader reassured worried followers. But the ...

The Dalai Lama has declared that his reincarnation will be chosen by his foundation, not China. China insists it has the authority to choose the next Dalai Lama, setting up a potential conflict. There ...

NEW DELHI, July 13 (Reuters) - The succession of Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, is a thorn in China-India relations, the Chinese embassy in New Delhi said on Sunday, as India's foreign ...

On Sunday, Tenzin Gyatso, the Dalai Lama, celebrated his 90th birthday. He has long said that at this point, he would make a decision about his succession plans: according to Tibetan Buddhist belief, ...

The Dalai Lama insists China will have no say in the selection. As the Dalai Lama turns 90, the Tibetan spiritual leader finds himself in a tussle with China over who will succeed him. The clash is a ...

July 6 (UPI) --The 14th Dalai Lama, the head of Tibetan Buddhism, marked his 90th birthday Sunday with a celebration attended by thousands in the city of Dharamshala in India. The event included ...

The spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhists, the Dalai Lama, turned 90 on Sunday after a week of celebrations by followers during which he riled China again and spoke about his hope to live beyond 130 ...

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 been living in exile since ...