This week, just days before his 90th birthday, the Dalai Lama assured followers that he will, after his death, be ...

On the occasion of the upcoming 90th birthday of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, the International Board of the ...

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

Despite being a stateless monk with no official power, the Dalai Lama remains one of China’s most persistent challenges. As ...

In China, the vast following of a folk goddess of the sea illustrates the remarkable rebirth of local popular religion since the Cultural Revolution. Now, China's communist leaders are supporting ...

In 1999, after fleeing religious persecution by the Chinese regime, Ying Chen and her family took refuge in the United States ...

During his recent visit to Ladakh, the Dalai Lama said that India provides a “free and flourishing environment” for the study of Buddhism’s most profound philosophical teachings, while also ...

The spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhists, the Dalai Lama, spoke about his hope to live beyond 130 and reincarnate after ...

DHARAMSHALA, India -- DHARAMSHALA, India (AP) — The Dalai Lama turned 90 on Sunday surrounded by thousands of followers, who ...

Hong Kong (CNN) — A young Tibetan controversially appointed by China’s atheist Communist Party as the second-highest spiritual leader in Tibetan Buddhism has pledged to make the religion more ...