The succession of the Dalai Lama is less a theological debate than a collision between a displaced people’s spiritual continuity and Chinese statecraft ...

NEW DELHI: No one except the Dalai Lama can decide the next successor, Union minister Kiren Rijiju said Thursday, sending a clear and first message to China. The Tibetan spiritual leader declared ...

Minority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju asserted that the decision would be taken by the established institution and the Dalai Lama himself, and ‘nobody else’.

Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama presides over an event celebrating his 90th birthday according to a Tibetan calendar at the Tsuglakhang temple in Dharamshala, India, Monday, June 30, 2025.

The Dalai Lama announces succession plans ahead of 90th birthday, hinting the next Tibetan Buddhist leader should be chosen without China's interference.

The Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) president, Penpa Tsering, challenged China's claim over the Dalai Lama's succession, questioning Beijing's interference in Tibetan religious freedom. This ...

Thousands of people gathered in India’s Dharamshala on Sunday to celebrate the 90th birthday of the Dalai Lama – a key milestone in the life of the spiritual leader and Nobel Peace laureate ...

The Dalai Lama has announced that he intends to reincarnate, paving the way for a successor to take on a mantle stretching back 500 years after his death. For decades, the 14th Dalai Lama has been ...

Amid speculation about his successor, the Dalai Lama expressed confidence in living for 30–40 more years to continue serving people in exile and beyond.

The spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhists, the Dalai Lama, turns 90 on Sunday after a week of celebrations by followers during which he riled China again and spoke about his hope to live beyond ...

The Dalai Lama Is Turning 90 and Has a Birthday Message for Beijing Tibetans, scholars and Hollywood actor Richard Gere gather to mark beloved Buddhist leader’s birthday By Krishna Pokharel , ...

DHARAMSHALA, India—The Dalai Lama, the 89-year-old Buddhist leader who has for decades galvanized global support for the Tibetan movement, laid out plans Wednesday on how his successor will be ...