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

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

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

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 1959, when the 14th Dalai Lama fled Chinese annexation and walked into India through Tawang in Arunachal Pradesh, it wasn’t just a refugee crisis—it was a reaffirmation of this timeless bond. More ...

The Dalai Lama expressed gratitude for global love and support on his 90th birthday. Celebrations were held worldwide. He ...

Union minister for minority affairs Kiren Rijiju voiced support, stating, “Only the Dalai Lama and conventions established by him can decide his successor.” However, the ministry of external affairs ...

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

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 ...

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