Dalai Lama

The Dalai Lama poses with his new book "Voice for the Voiceless" in this photograph posted on his X account on January 24. — Reuters pic Planning your holiday getaway? Invest RM100 with Versa & grab RM10 FREE to kickstart your travel fund. Use VERSAMM10 now! Wednesday, 12 Mar 2025…

NEW DELHI — The Dalai Lama’s successor will be born outside China, the spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism says in a new book, raising the stakes in a dispute with Beijing over control of the Himalayan region he fled more than six decades ago. Tibetans worldwide want the institution of the Dalai Lama to continue after…

The Dalai Lama, who has stayed in exile in India since 1959, needs to ‘return to the right path’ for talks to start regarding Tibet, said Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Guo Jiakun read more Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama greets devotees as he arrives at the Tsuglakhang temple in…

NEW DELHI (AP) — The elder brother of the Dalai Lama and former chairman of the Tibetan government-in-exile in India, Gyalo Thondup, who led several rounds of talks with China and worked with foreign governments for the Tibetan cause, has died. He was 97. Thondup died at his home in…

Dalai Lama Charitable Trust gets FCRA nod The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has granted a Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) registration to ‘His Holiness the Dalai Lama Charitable Trust’ for “religious” purposes, among others. FCRA registration is a mandatory requirement to receive foreign funds. An official with the…

DHARAMSHALA, India — When the Dalai Lama went to New York in June for knee surgery, his followers worried about his overall health and the future of Tibetan Buddhists without him. He told Reuters last week there was nothing much to worry about. "According to my dream, I may live 110 years," said…

Jalue Dorje was confirmed by several other lamas as the eighth Terchan Taksham Runpoche, the first one having been born in 1655. He was then recognized by the Dalai Lama at 2 years old. A teenager who grew up in a Minneapolis suburb spent his 18th birthday in silence, the…

Key Points Robert Larkin and his Thailand-born wife Prapa opened Australia's first 'authentic' Thai restaurant in St Kilda in 1977. At first, they imported a majority of ingredients including 200kg of chilli paste every month. The restaurant was frequented by famous faces including former PM Bob Hawke and singing legend…

It was an evening about story-telling, a story-teller and a Son of Grace. The Dalai Lama pub at One Woodbrook Place was the setting on Tuesday for the launch of the book Son of Grace - Frank Worrell A Biography produced by cricket writer and Express columnist Vaneisa Baksh. An…

Actress-turned-politician Kangana Ranaut shifted gears to embark on a spiritual odyssey after announcing her participation in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections as a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate. Her rendezvous with Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama in Dharamshala has garnered significant attention.Reflecting on her encounter with the revered spiritual figure...Read…