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Dalai Lama marks his 90th birthday as crowds throng his home-in-exile
Thousands of people gathered in India’s Dharamshala on Sunday to celebrate the 90th birthday of the Dalai Lama – a key ...
The Dalai Lama Is Turning 90 and Has a Birthday Message for Beijing
Tibet’s spiritual leader laid out plans for his succession, a process that is expected to face interference from China.
Dalai Lama Asserts Right to Find Successor, Defying Beijing
The Dalai Lama asserted that only his office has the authority to identify his successor, even as China insisted that it must ...
Dalai Lama turns 90, gets global support in challenge for China
The spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhists, the Dalai Lama, spoke about his hope to live beyond 130 and reincarnate after ...
China’s interest in the next Dalai Lama is also about control of Tibet’s water supply
As the 14th Dalai Lama celebrates his 90th birthday with thousands of Tibetan Buddhists, there’s already tension over how the ...
Why the Dalai Lama Decided Not to Break From Tradition on His Successor
The aging spiritual leader is looking to prevent Beijing from taking advantage of a power vacuum. But there is pressure to ...
The two Panchen Lamas: China's role in Tibet and the clash with the Dalai Lama
Weeks before the Dalai Lama ruled out China's role in choosing his successor, President Xi Jinping met a Tibetan Buddhist ...
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.
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At 90, the Dalai Lama braces for final showdown with Beijing: his ...
Beijing brands the current Dalai Lama a dangerous “separatist” and blames him for instigating Tibetan protests, unrest, and self-immolations against Communist Party rule.