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Why the Dalai Lama Continues to be a Counselor to Us All
At 90, the Dalai Lama is still one of the world's most powerful spiritual leaders, writes Pico Iyer. Here’s why.
Dalai Lama lays out succession plan, pledging reincarnation as China eyes interference
The Dalai Lama announces succession plans ahead of 90th birthday, hinting the next Tibetan Buddhist leader should be chosen ...
Tibetans in exile wonder: Will the next Dalai Lama be as charismatic as this one?
The Dalai Lama has announced that he intends to reincarnate, paving the way for a successor to take on a mantle stretching ...
The Dalai Lama says he plans to reincarnate, ensuring the institution will continue
Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama ended years of speculation with that announcement that started when he indicated that ...
At 90, the Dalai Lama braces for final showdown with Beijing: his reincarnation
For much of the past century, the Dalai Lama has been the living embodiment of Tibet’s struggle for greater freedoms under ...
Dalai Lama says he hopes to live for another 40 years
The elderly Dalai Lama on Saturday said that he hopes to live for another 40 years until he is about 130 years old, days ...
Dalai Lama, god-king for Tibetan Buddhists, will have a successor. That decision is consequential
The Dalai Lama has often called himself a simple monk, but millions of his Tibetan Buddhist followers have worshipped him for ...
Dalai Lama vows he won’t be the last leader of Tibetan Buddhism
The Dalai Lama has announced that he will have a successor after his death, continuing a centuries-old tradition that has ...
In snub to China, India says only Dalai can pick successor
India has firmly rejected China's claim regarding the selection of the next Dalai Lama, asserting that the decision rests ...