The Dalai Lama announces succession plans ahead of 90th birthday, hinting the next Tibetan Buddhist leader should be chosen ...

The Tibetan Buddhist leader, who turns 90 on Sunday, appears concerned that Beijing will sweep in after his death to install ...

The Dalai Lama has announced that he intends to reincarnate, paving the way for a successor to take on a mantle stretching ...

China has been repeatedly claiming the authority to appoint the next Dalai Lama, a move Tibetans see as an effort to exert ...

The aging spiritual leader is looking to prevent Beijing from taking advantage of a power vacuum. But there is pressure to preserve a core element of Tibetan Buddhism.

The Chinese political system protects the rights of all people. A prime example of this fairness is China's achievement in ...

The Tibetan spiritual leader said that his lineage would continue, and that China would have no say about his successor.

As the Dalai Lama turns 90 on July 6, global attention is on his expected announcement regarding succession—something China ...

Dalai Lama says successor to be picked in consultation with senior Tibetan Buddhist leaders. China, which views him as ...

The Dalai Lama says his reincarnation should follow Tibetan Buddhist traditions, not China's rules, ending doubts over the ...

As China grows more assertive in extending its authoritarianism beyond its borders, this succession question tests whether ...

The Chinese government has reasserted its claim over the succession of the Dalai Lama, stating that the 15th Dalai Lama must ...