The aging spiritual leader is looking to prevent Beijing from taking advantage of a power vacuum. But there is pressure to preserve a core element of Tibetan Buddhism. -By Mujib Mashal and Hari Kumar from Dharamsala, July 2, 2025 The Dalai Lama has spent decades in exile thinking about ways to (...)
by Varinder Bhatia, The Indian Express The 14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, who turns 90 this July 6 is so far the longest living of all the Dalai Lamas. His reincarnation will be identified by the Gaden Phodrang Trust. The previous 13 Dalai Lamas all took birth either in the year that their (...)
Brussels, 04 July 2025: In an Op-Ed co-signed by 34 Members of European Parliament (MEPs) from four major political groups (EPP, S&D, Renew Europe and Greens/EFA) have called on the People’s Republic of China to respect the religious freedom of Tibetan Buddhists and cease all efforts to (...)
Nobody has the right to decide the 15th Dalai Lama except the incumbent, Union Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Kiren Rijiju said. by Anirban Bhaumik, Deccan Herald New Delhi: India on Thursday endorsed the Tibetan spiritual leader 14th Dalai Lama’s move to rule out any role for China in (...)
by Geeta Pandey,BBC News, Delhi and Samira Hussain, BBC News, Dharamshala Exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama has confirmed he will have a successor, putting to rest speculation over whether the 600-year-old institution will end when he dies. In a video message keenly-awaited by his (...)
Geneva: Representative Thinley Chukki of the Tibet Bureau in Geneva attended a vital side event during the 59th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council at the Palais des Nations. She addressed the topic of Tibetan Buddhism and the freedom of religious belief. The event was hosted by (...)
by Pheroze L. Vincent, Telegraph The skies have opened in torrents across the Dhauladhar range ahead of the Dalai Lama’s much-reckoned 90th birthday; the air remains mum on what’s to come. Who’s to be his pick as successor, spiritual and temporal head of the Tibetan Buddhists? Is a naming even in (...)
China insisted the Dalai Lama’s next reincarnation must follow Beijing laws, but the Tibetan leader’s office asserted the Gaden Phodrang Trust alone holds the power to decide the Buddhist monk’s successor. -By Himanshu Mishra, New Delhi, UPDATED: Jul 3, 2025 12:40 IST Edited By: Sahil Sinha India (...)
By Krishna N. Das, 1 July 2025, for Reuters DHARAMSHALA, India, June 30 (Reuters) – The Dalai Lama, the spiritual head of Tibetan Buddhism, has often called himself a simple monk, but for more than 60 years armed with little more than charm and conviction, he has managed to keep the cause of his (...)
The Karmapa is a revered religious leader whose popularity cuts across sectarian lines. The 17th Karmapa is loyal to the Dalai Lama –By Namrata Biji Ahuja Updated: June 30, 2025 10:21 IST Ahead of the 90th birthday of Dalai Lama, the 17th Karmapa Ogyen Trinley Dorjee, head of the Karma Kagyu (...)