The process also includes testing candidates to see if they can identify some of the belongings of the previous Dalai Lama. Traditionally the Panchen Lama (the second highest Lama in Tibet) would be ...

As the Dalai Lama's 90th birthday approaches on July 6, speculation rises about whether he will announce his successor, a move likely to heighten tensions with China. With the Panchen Lama in ...

Reincarnation, interrupted The most important figure in determining the new reincarnation of the Dalai Lama is the second-highest authority in the Gelug sect, the Panchen Lama. The Dalai Lama ...

In a rare display of unified resistance, Nepal’s government agencies have reportedly united to block the China-appointed Panchen Lama, Gyaincain Norbu’s entry. Widely seen as Beijing’s ...

The 11th Panchen Lama, Bainqen Erdini Qoigyijabu, will attend the Second World Buddhist Forum that is to open in the eastern Chinese city of Wuxi Saturday, a forum spokesman said Friday.

KATHMANDU, Dec 12: The government has stopped Panchen Lama, also known as Gyaltsen Norbu, from visiting Nepal to participate in the 'Nanhai Buddhism Round Table'. He was set to arrive in Nepal ...

As the Panchen Lama, also known as Gyaltsen Norbu, who was appointed by the Chinese government but has not been recognized by the 14th Dalai Lama, currently in exile in India, as his successor, is ...

Shigatse region, home to 800,000 people, is the traditional seat of the Panchen Lama, a key figure of Tibetan Buddhism whose spiritual authority is second only to the Dalai Lama. Tibetan Gedhun ...