Dalai Lama

(RNS) — July 6 marks the 90th birthday of the 14th dalai lama, Tenzin Gyatso, who is considered to be a Buddhist bodhisattva, or one who recognizes their interdependence with all others and aspires to reincarnate to serve all beings. Since his exile in 1959, the Dalai Lama has become…

Published June 19, 2025 1:00am NEW DELHI — The Dalai Lama will issue a message on July 2, Tibet's government in exile said Wednesday, days ahead of his 90th birthday and a hugely anticipated decision as to whether he will have an eventual successor. The Nobel Peace Prize-winning monk is expected…

As Dalai Lama approaches 90, Tibetans weigh future by AFP Staff Writers New Delhi (AFP) April 21, 2025 When the Dalai Lama turns 90 in July, the Buddhist monk, who for many exiled Tibetans personifies dreams of a free homeland, will ask if they want a successor. For the charismatic…

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…