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The Two Panchen Lamas: China's Role in Tibet and the Clash With the Dalai Lama
He does not live at the Panchen Lama’s traditional seat, Tashi Lunpo monastery in Tibet’s Shigatse city, but in Beijing and ...
At 90, the Dalai Lama braces for final showdown with Beijing: his reincarnation
For much of the past century, the Dalai Lama has been the living embodiment of Tibet’s struggle for greater freedoms under ...
Dalai Lama's great escape: How India stood by Tibetan spiritual leader and how Dharamshala became his headquarters
Tenzin Gyatso,  the 14th Dalai Lama, was only 23 years old when he fled Tibet in March 1959 into India. His arduous journey, which started from Lhasa where he disguised himself as a Chinese soldier, ...
Dalai Lama, god-king for Tibetan Buddhists, will have a successor. That decision is consequential
The Dalai Lama has often called himself a simple monk, but millions of his Tibetan Buddhist followers have worshipped him for ...
India backs Dalai Lama's position on successor, contradicting China
A senior Indian minister has said that only the Dalai Lama and the organization he has set up have the authority to identify ...
Tibetans in exile wonder: Will the next Dalai Lama be as charismatic as this one?
The Dalai Lama has announced that he intends to reincarnate, paving the way for a successor to take on a mantle stretching ...
The Dalai Lama says he plans to reincarnate
Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama on Wednesday said the centuries-old Tibetan Buddhist institution will continue after ...
Factbox-What is the trust that will identify the Dalai Lama's successor?
The Dalai Lama said on Wednesday his Gaden Phodrang Trust would have the sole authority to recognise his future reincarnation ...
Richard Gere joins celebrations in Dharamshala ahead of Dalai Lama’s 90th birthday: 'It's always a delight being here...'
Dharamshala is hosting celebrations for the Dalai Lama's 90th birthday. Richard Gere, a supporter, is participating in the ...
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Photo: Tibetan kids play at school in Dharamshala, India : NPR
Special Series Far-flung postcards Greetings from Dharamshala, India, where these Tibetan kids were having the best time May 14, 202510:25 AM ET Diaa Hadid Jackie Lay ...