DHARAMSHALA, India -- DHARAMSHALA, India (AP) — The Dalai Lama turned 90 on Sunday surrounded by thousands of followers, who ...

The clash is a long time in the making with the Dalai Lama insisting the Chinese government will have absolutely no say in ...

China is planning for the death of the globally admired spiritual leader. The United States should prepare as well.

China scolded U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio after he extended birthday wishes to the Dalai Lama, the Tibetan spiritual leader, and told Washington to "stop meddling".

As the Dalai Lama turns 90, he declares his successor will not be born in China—defying Beijing’s succession claims. China, which once called Tibetan Buddhism “poison,” insists it will approve any ...

Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama speaks in a previously-recorded video message at the start of the 15th Tibetan Religious Conference in Dharamshala, India on July 2, 2025.

His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama has issued a statement affirming that his reincarnation will be determined solely by the ...

Dalai Lama lays out succession plan, denying Chinese efforts at control The Tibetan Buddhist leader, who turns 90 on Sunday, appears concerned that Beijing will sweep in after his death to install ...

Tibetan Buddhist monks gathered in Dharamsala, a Himalayan hill town in India, to discuss the future of the Dalai Lama’s spiritual office, as China tries to control who will succeed him.

The 14th Dalai Lama, who’s lived outside of Tibet since 1959 and just turned 90 years old, announced last week that he will be reincarnated. In other words, the spiritual head of Tibetan Buddhism says ...

The Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) president, Penpa Tsering, challenged China's claim over the Dalai Lama's succession, questioning Beijing's interference in Tibetan religious freedom. This ...