The discovery of the next Dalai Lama will be carried out by the Chinese government, and not under the current Dalai Lama's ...

The Chinese government will oversee the reincarnation of the next Dalai Lama, a Chinese Communist Party committee official ...

The exiled Tibetan Leader’s declaration that his lineage will continue was an act of defiance against the Chinese state and a ...

A Chinese Communist Party committee official for Tibet has reiterated the Chinese government's stance that the successor to ...

The clash is a long time in the making with the Dalai Lama insisting the Chinese government will have absolutely no say in the selection.

Lhakar Gorshey, a Tibetan circle dance performed on Wednesdays, which are considered a special day of cultural significance, near Tsuglagkhang, also known as Dalai Lama’s Temple complex, this ...

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 been ...

Beijing insists Tibet is a part of China. While many Tibetans seek full independence, the Dalai Lama has long said that he seeks only substantial autonomy and identity for Tibetan people.

This is not the first time the Dalai Lama has been criticized for comments he has made in public. In 2019, the Tibetan spiritual leader apologized after suggesting a female Dalai Lama should be ...

The Dalai Lama’s succession plan is politically consequential for most Tibetans who oppose China’s tight control of Tibet and have struggled to keep their identity alive, in their homeland or in exile ...

Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama, in yellow robe, is helped by attendant monks as he arrives to preside over an event during which Tibetan exiles prayed for his longevity, a day before his ...

The Dalai Lama was "unfairly labeled" for his "affectionate demeanor," a Tibetan leader told reporters Anna Lazarus Caplan is a writer-reporter for PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since ...