Dalai Lama

Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama (C) arrives to attend a Long Life Prayer offering ceremony at the Main Tibetan Temple in McLeod Ganj, near Dharamsala on June 30, 2025. Photo by Sanjay BAID / AFP /Getty Article content Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama on Wednesday said the centuries-old…

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The Dalai Lama says he will have a successor after his death, ending years of speculation over whether he would be the last Tibetan spiritual leader. Tenzin Gyatso, who became the 14th reincarnation of the Dalai Lama in 1940, made the announcement at prayer celebrations on Monday, which marked his…

Beijing said the succession of the Dalai Lama should be in accordance with tradition and Chinese law, in a swift rejection of a plan announced by the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader. The comment was made hours later after the 14th Dalai Lama said his office – the Gaden Phodrang Trust…

The Dalai Lama said on Wednesday that the 600-year-old Tibetan spiritual institution would continue after his death, reassuring Buddhist followers around the globe and saying his office “exclusively” would name his successor, even as China insisted it would. Followers of the Dalai Lama laud his tireless campaign for greater autonomy…

World The Dalai Lama said on Wednesday that a non-profit that he has founded will have the sole authority to recognize his future reincarnation, countering China's insistence that it will choose the successor of the Tibetan spiritual leader. 'I am affirming that the institution of the Dalai Lama will continue,'…

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The Dalai Lama said Wednesday that the ancient Tibetan Buddhist institution he leads will live on after he dies, putting an end to speculation that he would be the last person to hold the role as he plans to reincarnate. As part of celebrations marking his 90th birthday, the Dalai…

Dharamshala (Himachal Pradesh): Hollywood actor Richard Gere on Tuesday joined in celebrations in Dharamshala and the surrounding regions of Kangra in Himachal Pradesh ahead of the 90th birthday of 14th Dalai Lama. While the Dalai Lama's birthday falls on July 6 as per the Gregorian calendar, festivities began on June…

Dalai Lama suggests institution to continue at 90th birthday launch By Tenzin WOEDEN Mcleod Ganj, India (AFP) June 30, 2025 Exiled Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, gave on Monday the strongest indication yet that the 600-year-old institution would continue after his death, at prayer celebrations for his 90th birthday.…