The search for the next Dalai Lama will not fully break from tradition, a process in which high-ranking lamas rely on dreams, ...

Initially, the Dalai Lama pushed for Tibet's full independence, but since the 1970s he has adopted the "Middle‑Way Approach": accepting Chinese sovereignty but seeking autonomy for Tibet within China.

Thousands of people gathered in India’s Dharamshala on Sunday to celebrate the 90th birthday of the Dalai Lama – a key ...

Tibet’s spiritual leader laid out plans for his succession, a process that is expected to face interference from China.

Weeks before the Dalai Lama ruled out China's role in choosing his successor, President Xi Jinping met a Tibetan Buddhist ...

The aging spiritual leader is looking to prevent Beijing from taking advantage of a power vacuum. But there is pressure to ...

The Dalai Lama asserted that only his office has the authority to identify his successor, even as China insisted that it must ...

The statement puts to rest speculation, started by the Dalai Lama himself, that he may be the last of Tibet's spiritual ...

The Tibetan spiritual leader said that his lineage would continue, and that China would have no say about his successor.

As the 14th Dalai Lama celebrates his 90th birthday with thousands of Tibetan Buddhists, there’s already tension over how the ...

Beijing brands the current Dalai Lama a dangerous “separatist” and blames him for instigating Tibetan protests, unrest, and self-immolations against Communist Party rule.

The 14th Dalai Lama turns 90 on Sunday and is expected to give his clearest signal yet on how his reincarnation will be ...