DHARAMSHALA, India (AP) — Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama on Wednesday said the centuries-old Tibetan Buddhist institution will continue after his death, ending years of speculation that ...

DHARAMSHALA, India (AP) — 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 ...

DHARAMSHALA, India (AP) — Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama on Wednesday said the centuries-old Tibetan Buddhist institution will continue after his death, ending years of speculation that ...

His Holiness Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama, exiled head of Tibet, and international figurehead of Tibetan Buddhism, is turning 90 next year. The widely revered spiritual leader takes fewer and ...

Second-highest figure in Tibetan Buddhism makes apparent reference to succession of exiled spiritual leader Dalai Lama Reincarnation must follow Chinese laws and be endorsed by Beijing, Tibetan ...

Tibetan Buddhism is a distinct form of Buddhism that developed on the Tibetan Plateau. It blends Indian Buddhist philosophy with indigenous Tibetan traditions. The religion emphasizes compassion, ...

The decision, however, is expected to irk China, which has repeatedly said that it alone has the authority to approve the next religious leader. It insists the reincarnated figure must be found in ...