The reincarnation question is thus part of a wider ideological battle: Spiritual authority versus state control, freedom of ...

Prime Minister Modi sent greetings to the Dalai Lama, while the Minister of Parliamentary Affairs, Kiren Rijiju attended the celebration on behalf of the Indian government.

"Honored with the title of 'the Second Dunhuang' today, the Sakya Monastery shows the nature of ancient Tibetan cultures and ...

Just short of his ninetieth birthday, the Dalai Lama announced, after years of speculation, that he will have a successor. He mentioned in a pre-recorded video, “I am affirming that the institution of ...

At 90, the Dalai Lama is still one of the world's most powerful spiritual leaders, writes Pico Iyer. Here’s why.

India must now evolve a more assertive position, not necessarily by confrontation, but by moral clarity. Supporting the Dalai ...

China on Monday lodged a formal protest with India after Prime Minister Narendra Modi extended birthday greetings to the ...

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

That means that reincarnation is not merely a spiritual issue, but lies at the intersection of geopolitics, sovereignty and legitimacy. The Dalai Lama’s declaration reasserts the political agency of ...

The 14th Dalai Lama, who’s lived outside of Tibet since 1959 and just turned 90 years old, announced last week that he will be reincarnated. In other words, the spiritual head of Tibetan Buddhism says ...

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

With the dear old Dalai Lama, it’s different. Reincarnation still happens, but the souls of the dead migrate into the bodies ...