The Diplomat

The Dalai Lama’s Succession Battle: The Stakes for Tibetans and Beijing

The battle over the next Dalai Lama, between religious tradition and state power, is set to become one of the defining ...
Newsday

Dalai Lama, god-king for Tibetan Buddhists, will have a successor. That decision is consequential

DHARAMSHALA, India — The Dalai Lama has often called himself a simple monk, but millions of his Tibetan Buddhist followers have worshipped him for decades as a near deity. They also see him as the ...
Newsday

Tibetans in exile wonder: Will the next Dalai Lama be as charismatic as this one?

DHARAMSHALA, India — The Dalai Lama has announced that he intends to reincarnate, paving the way for a successor to take on a mantle stretching back 500 years after his death. But as he approaches his ...
KBIA

Dalai Lama, a global symbol of Tibetan culture and resistance, turns 90

DHARAMSHALA, India — The Dalai Lama turned 90 on Sunday surrounded by thousands of followers, who thronged the Himalayan town of Dharamshala, where the spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism has been ...