US-born teen Buddhist lama balances monastic life and pop culture in Himalayan foothillsA young American teen, Jalue Dorje, embraces his destiny as a reincarnated lama. He navigates a dual life, blending his love for video game...
15 May, 2026, 11.32 AM IST
Exiled Tibetans to elect government in vote condemned by ChinaTibetans living outside China are voting for their government-in-exile. This election holds great importance as they face a future without ...
26 Apr, 2026, 10.24 AM IST
Dalai Lama, god-king for Tibetan Buddhists, will have a successor. That decision is consequentialThe Dalai Lama, revered as a god-king by Tibetan Buddhists, has declared that his office will oversee the selection of his successor, adher...
04 Jul, 2025, 04.57 PM IST
Tibetans in exile wonder: Will the next Dalai Lama be as charismatic as this one?As the Dalai Lama approaches 90, concerns rise within the Tibetan community about the future after his passing. His successor's selection f...
03 Jul, 2025, 12.31 PM IST
Dalai Lama reincarnation to unite Tibetan sects amid Chinese pushThe Dalai Lama has confirmed that the 600-year-old tradition of reincarnation will continue after his death. This announcement counters Chi...
03 Jul, 2025, 12.30 PM IST
Dalai Lama vs China flares up again: The Panchen Lama was kidnapped by China in 1995 when he was just sixDalai Lama asserts authority over his succession. China insists on its role. The case of Gendun Choki Nyima, the Panchen Lama, resurfaces. ...
02 Jul, 2025, 06.59 PM IST
Dalai Lama says his successor to be born outside ChinaThe Dalai Lama, in his new book, has announced that his successor will be born outside China, asserting the continuation of Tibetan leaders...
11 Mar, 2025, 11.36 AM IST
China will interfere with Dalai Lama succession, prepared for democratic transition: Tibetan SikyongTsering, who also holds the title of Sikyong, stated that the Chinese government issued a "diktat" in 2007 on the need for it to be involve...
04 Jan, 2023, 03.06 PM IST
China says 'open' for talks with Dalai Lama to discuss his future but not TibetThe Tibetan Policy and Support Act of 2020 (TPSA) passed by the US Congress makes it official United States policy that decisions regarding...
10 Nov, 2021, 06.15 PM IST
China should recognise that Dalai Lama is key to resolving Sino-Tibetan conflict: Head of Tibetan-govt-in exile“His Holiness the Dalai Lama is one of the foremost guides of our time and is one of the few individuals who can reorient Sino-Tibetan hist...
06 Jul, 2021, 05.25 PM IST
Dalai Lama's successor has to be approved by Beijing: China's white paper on TibetThe Dalai Lama is 85 years old now and the issue of his successor has gained prominence in the last couple of years due to his advanced age.
21 May, 2021, 12.19 PM IST
Tibetans demand China disclose fate of the 11th Panchen Lama taken away in 1995“China's abduction of the Panchen Lama and forcible denial of his religious identity and right to practice in his monastery is not only a v...
17 May, 2020, 04.40 PM IST
Dalai Lama's plan to end reincarnation blasphemous: ChinaDespite being in exile for about 56 years the Dalai Lama remains most revered Buddhist spiritual head in Tibet.
09 Mar, 2015, 06.51 PM IST
China snubs Dalai Lama, says it can appoint his successor"The title of the Dalai Lama is conferred by the Chinese government," said Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying.
12 Sep, 2014, 12.51 PM IST
India won't allow Dalai Lama's political activity, says ChinaChina has expressed confidence that India would not allow the Dalai Lama to indulge in any political activity in the country.
12 May, 2013, 04.03 PM IST
- 'Tibetan movement will not end after Dalai steps down'
The movement seeking "genuine autonomy" to Tibet Autonomous Region will neither end nor disappear after spiritual leader the Dalai Lama tra...
11 Mar, 2011, 01.29 PM IST
- 'Without Dalai Lama, Tibetans won't recognise govt'
Rinpoche said the Dalai Lama will continue to be the spiritual leader as it does not come by appointment or by election.
10 Mar, 2011, 08.23 PM IST