Reincarnation must follow Chinese laws and be endorsed by Beijing, Tibetan Buddhist leader Panchen Lama has said in an apparent reference to the succession of the Dalai Lama. Speaking at an official ...

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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 ...

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, ...

Dalai Lama, who is currently in Dharamshala after his exile from Tibet, stated that only his non-profit institution has the authority to pick his successor. Amid the reincarnation debate over the ...

The birthday party capped a week of celebrations, during which the Nobel Peace Prize winner said he plans to reincarnate after his death, ending years of speculation that he might be the last person ...

Thousands of people gathered in India’s Dharamshala on Sunday to celebrate the 90th birthday of the Dalai Lama – a key milestone in the life of the spiritual leader and Nobel Peace laureate known for ...

The Dalai Lama, the spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhists, turns 90 on Sunday after a week of celebrations. Thousands of worshippers from around the world have travelled to Dharamshala, the small ...

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 ...

Thousands of Tibetan Buddhists are celebrating the Dalai Lama's 90th birthday. The spiritual leader has said that he hopes to live for 30 to 40 years more. https://p ...

The elderly Dalai Lama on Saturday (July 5, 2025) said that he hopes to live until he is over 130 years old, days after he sought to allay speculation over his succession by saying he would ...