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

The Dalai Lama turned 90 on Sunday surrounded by thousands of followers, who thronged the Himalayan town of Dharamshala, ...

As the 14th Dalai Lama celebrates his 90th birthday with thousands of Tibetan Buddhists, there’s already tension over how the ...

China is planning for the death of the globally admired spiritual leader. The United States should prepare as well.

In 1989, the Dalai Lama was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. In 2011, he relinquished his political leadership role in the Tibetan government in exile but kept his position as spiritual leader.

Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama speaks in a previously-recorded video message at the start of the 15th Tibetan Religious Conference in Dharamshala, India on July 2, 2025.

Dalai Lama lays out succession plan, denying Chinese efforts at control The Tibetan Buddhist leader, who turns 90 on Sunday, appears concerned that Beijing will sweep in after his death to install ...

His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama has issued a statement affirming that his reincarnation will be determined solely by the ...

Weeks before the Dalai Lama ruled out China's role in choosing his successor, President Xi Jinping met a Tibetan Buddhist monk installed three decades ago by Beijing as the faith's No. 2 leader ...

Tibetan spiritual leader declares his succession will continue through traditional Buddhist processes, rejecting China's claims of authority over selecting the next Dalai Lama.