The fight over the 91-year-old’s reincarnation is becoming a test of China’s power over Tibet—and whether his spiritual legacy can outlast him.

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The Dalai Lama said on Wednesday that he will be reincarnated and that his non-profit institution will have the sole ...

BEIJING--Beijing on Monday criticized the Dalai Lama ’s first Grammy win, describing the music industry award for an ...

Chinese pro-democracy activist and former 1989 Tiananmen student leader Zhang Yi has been placed under criminal detention by ...

This week, the Dalai Lama celebrated his 91st birthday. Given his advancing years, inevitably questions are being asked about ...

Tibetan Buddhism’s supreme leader, the Dalai Lama, has affirmed that his successor will be elected by a group he has established, effectively rejecting moves by communist-ruled China to take control ...

The current Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, who has lived in exile in India for decades, has repeatedly rejected Beijing's claim that it has the authority to pick the next spiritual leader ...

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As Beijing steps up its claims over the Dalai Lama’s succession, history tells a different story about the origins and ...

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JUNE 11: The Dalai Lama looks on during his Buddhist blessing - White Tara Long Life Empowerment at Geelong Arena June 11, 2007 in Melbourne, Australia. The Dalai Lama, ...