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Dalai Lama

India does not take position on faith and religion: MEA on Dalai Lama succession plan; China urges caution Dalai Lama

India does not take position on faith and religion: MEA on Dalai Lama succession plan; China urges caution

India on Friday said it does not take any position on matters concerning faith and religion, two days after the Dalai Lama, the Tibetan spiritual leader, unveiled a plan for choosing his successor that has been rejected by China. Ahead of his 90th birthday on Sunday, the 14th Dalai Lama…
bubmag
July 4, 2025
The Dalai Lama is a cisgender man – yet he has an unexpected connection to the trans community Dalai Lama

The Dalai Lama is a cisgender man – yet he has an unexpected connection to the trans community

Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama, turns 90 this week – a milestone that’s reigniting speculation over his eventual successor. While the Dalai Lama is the face of Buddhism to many people across the world, he is actually the head of just one tradition within Tibetan Buddhism known as the…
bubmag
July 3, 2025
China wants to pick the next Dalai Lama. Will democracies let it? Dalai Lama

China wants to pick the next Dalai Lama. Will democracies let it?

(RNS) — Fresh off the heels of Pope Leo XIV’s elevation, another succession drama is looming with profound geopolitical implications: locating, recognizing and confirming the reincarnation of the Dalai Lama. This process may well become a critical flashpoint in the Chinese Communist Party’s ongoing effort to control Tibet, and potentially…
bubmag
July 2, 2025