In exile in India, Tenzin Gyatso explained in a book that his successor would be born outside China, while the Chinese authorities intend to appoint their own Dalai Lama.

Beijing will not recognise the Dalai Lama’s proposal for a foreign successor and will deal with reincarnation according to Chinese law, according to an official scholar on Tibetan Buddhism. “If the ...

The reincarnation of the Dalai Lama has become one of the most crucial levers for China’s control over Tibet. To understand why, it is essential to examine the deep religious, cultural and political ...

He added that Chinese Communists, who explicitly reject religion, including the idea of past and future lives, should not meddle in the system of reincarnation of lamas, especially that of the Dalai L ...

[Brian Ngugi, Standard] A leading Chinese professor on Thursday addressed the Dalai Lama's recent controversial comments regarding the future of the reincarnation of the Tibetan spiritual leader.

India faces the tough choice of either supporting the Dalai Lama in his call for choosing a leader 'born in the free world' ...

IHCNBT emphasized that the recognition of the Dalai Lama's reincarnation is a deeply religious and cultural matter, emphasizing that it must remain a sacred process free from external interference.

Tsering said that the Dalai Lama himself has to decide where he is going to be reborn and to whom he is going to be reborn and added that it is not something that a government can decide ...

NEW DELHI, INDIA – Media OutReach Newswire – 11 April 2025 - Wisdom of Happiness, a documentary about the Tibetan Buddhist spiritual leader the Dalai Lama, will be shown ...

Tibetan Government-in-Exile President Penpa Tsering has strongly criticised the Chinese government's recent statement on the reincarnation of the 14th Dalai Lama, calling it a "blasphemous statement." ...