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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Dalai Lama vows he won’t be the last leader of Tibetan Buddhism
The Dalai Lama has announced that he will have a successor after his death, continuing a centuries-old tradition that has ...
Dalai Lama says Tibetan Buddhist institution will continue after his death, AP explains
The Dalai Lama said Wednesday there will be a successor after his death. But China insists that it alone has the authority to ...
Dalai Lama confirms he will have a successor after his death
The exiled Tibetan spiritual leader issues a landmark announcement as he turns 90, ending years of uncertainty.
Dalai Lama lays out succession plan, denying Chinese efforts at control
The Tibetan Buddhist leader, who turns 90 on Sunday, appears concerned that Beijing will sweep in after his death to install ...
Delhi's Tibetans in exile reject China's 'fake Dalai Lama’ plan - anxiety grips Majnu Ka Tila
The possibility of two competing Dalai Lamas - one recognised by the Tibetan community and the other by the Chinese state — ...