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

Tibetan spiritual leader, the 14th Dalai Lama, has left for Ladakh, where hundreds of devotees gathered at the airport to catch a glimpse of His Holiness. Despite the rain, the atmosphere was charged ...

The 14th Dalai Lama arrived in Ladakh on Saturday, and he is likely to stay in the cold desert for nearly a month. During his ...

Explore Tibet's ongoing struggle against Chinese control, including the Dalai Lama’s spiritual succession and Beijing's ...

The 14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, turned 90 years old and blessed the crowd of devotees gathered to offer their good wishes ...

This week on Hafta, Newslaundry ’s Abhinandan Sekhri, Jayashree Arunachalam, Anand Vardhan, and Shardool Katyayan are joined ...

China has also sought to elevate other spiritual figures, particularly Tibetan Buddhism’s No. 2 figure, the Panchen Lama. A boy recognized by the Dalai Lama as the new Panchen disappeared soon after, ...

The Tibetan spiritual leader, who thanked for the greetings on his 90th birthday, said, “I feel my life has been of some benefit to people across the world and I dedicate the rest of my time to the ...

Nasser Sultan made sure he was in his best dressed on Friday evening when he scored an unexpected invite to the Dalai Lama's 90th birthday event.

In Little Lhasa, a collection of essays and interviews, author Tsering Namgyal Khortsa takes us deep into the cultural and ...