Dalai Lama

Last Updated: July 03, 2025, 23:39 IST The title "Dalai Lama" is a combination of the Sino-Mongolian word dalai meaning "big sea" and the Tibetan word bla-ma meaning "guru, teacher" Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama speaks via a video message. (Image: PTI) The 14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, will…

DHARAMSHALA, India (AP) — 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. But as he approaches his 90th birthday, that news hasn’t eased the worries of Tibetan Buddhists who wonder:…

China says Dalai Lama successor must be approved by Beijing by AFP Staff Writers Beijing (AFP) July 2, 2025 China said on Wednesday that the reincarnation of the Dalai Lama "must be approved by the central government", after Tibet's exiled spiritual leader said he would have a successor after his…

At nearly 90 years old, the Dalai Lama has recently been in the news not for his wisdom or compassion this time, but for a bold decision that may redefine Tibetan Buddhism for generations. For decades, tensions have simmered between China and the Tibetan spiritual community over who holds the…

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…

(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…

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…