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 ...

The Dalai Lama has apologized for kissing a young boy on the lips and asking him to "suck my tongue" after a video of the incident sparked outrage on social media. The 87-year-old Buddhist priest ...

The 14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, will turn 90 on July 6. People around the world are preparing to celebrate his kindness and efforts to protect Tibet’s culture and beliefs. Born on July 6, 1935, in ...

DHARAMSHALA, India (AP) — The Dalai Lama attended a celebration of his 90th birthday according to the Tibetan calendar. The event Monday in honor of the Tibetan spiritual leader was held at the ...

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Before becoming Lama Tsomo, she was Hyatt Hotel chain heiress Linda Pritzker. — -- Before Lama Tsomo became one of the first American women ordained as a Tibetan Buddhist lama, or spiritual ...

In a rebuke to China, the Tibetan spiritual leader says only his foundation has the power to recognise his successor. Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama addresses via a video message at the inaugural ...

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 ...

The Dalai Lama has another side that you may not have known about. Passionate about science his entire life, the Dalai Lama describes himself: “My body, this person, half Buddhist monk, half scientist ...

Reporting from Beijing — Adherents of Tibetan Buddhism believe the Dalai Lama, the religion’s highest spiritual authority, has been reincarnated in an unbroken line for centuries. But the current ...

Twenty-five years ago, a six-year-old boy was recognized as the reincarnation of the Panchen Lama, the second-highest ranking figure in Tibetan Buddhism. He promptly disappeared. Gedhun Choekyi Nyima ...

The institution of the Dalai Lama is a relatively recent one. There have been only 14 Dalai Lamas in the history of Buddhism. The Dalai Lama is the head monk of Tibetan Buddhism and traditionally has ...