The Tibetan spiritual leader has vowed to reveal a succession plan when his birthday is celebrated on July 6. He may get ...

The Panchen Lama holds a pivotal position in Tibetan Buddhism, revered as the second-highest spiritual authority after the ...

GENEVA, (IANS) – Chinese authorities have developed an elaborate public relations strategy to end international support for Tibet after the death of Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama ...

Thondup's death also comes at a sensitive time for Tibet, with the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama expected to announce how his successor should be chosen when he reaches the age of ...

But in Tibet it works differently.” Tibetan Buddhists believe that learned monastics are reincarnated after death as newborns. The Dalai Lama, who is currently recuperating in the United States ...

A young Tibetan controversially appointed by China’s atheist Communist Party as the second-highest spiritual leader in Tibetan Buddhism has pledged to make the religion more Chinese.

The meeting comes on the 30th year of the disappearance of the Dalai Lama appointed Panchen Lama. Following the 1989 death of the 10th Panchen Lama, the second most important figure in Tibetan ...

State media in China says that the man picked by Beijing as the second highest figure in Tibetan Buddhism has pledged ...

Hong Kong (CNN) — A young Tibetan controversially appointed by China’s atheist Communist Party as the second-highest spiritual leader in Tibetan Buddhism has pledged to make the religion more ...

Tibetans are anxious over what will happen after the Dalai Lama’s death. Beijing has said that it must approve the next reincarnation of the Dalai Lama. Monks in Tibet will be required ...