What is the Gaden Phodrang Trust, which in the coming days will be the focus of attention in selecting the next Tibetan ...

The Dalai Lama has announced that he intends to reincarnate, paving the way for a successor to take on a mantle stretching ...

Though several of his Cabinet colleagues told him that allowing the spiritual head of Tibetan Buddhism to remain in India ...

Since the establishment of the national-level ethnic cultural ecology protection zone in Dechen Tibetan autonomous prefecture ...

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As China grows more assertive in extending its authoritarianism beyond its borders, this succession question tests whether ...

The Tibetan Buddhist leader, who turns 90 on Sunday, appears concerned that Beijing will sweep in after his death to install ...

China announced on Wednesday (2 July) that the successor of Dalai Lama "must be approved by the central government”, reported ...

The foremost spiritual leader of the Tibetan community in exile, now 90, had announced his succession plan recently ...

The Tibetan Buddhist spiritual leader reaffirmed that he would have a successor after his death, amid doubts about the ...

At a time when the Chinese government is seeking to assert full control over Tibetan Buddhism — including the deeply ...

China says the succession must comply with religious rituals, historical conventions, and Chinese laws and regulations. Read ...