Many fear they could lose the long-standing support that sustained the community after the current Dalai Lama passes away.

China’s government declared this week that it has “indisputable” authority over the selection of the next Dalai Lama, ...

This was the first time that a sitting head of state visited India to meet the spiritual leader of the Tibetan people in ...

China on Tuesday announced it has ceased "all engagement" with Czech President Petr  Pavel over his meeting with the Dalai ...

China is severing all contacts with Czech President Petr Pavel over his meeting with the Dalai Lama last month, Beijing’s Foreign Ministry announced Tuesday.

The Dalai Lama was thrust onto the Tibetan throne in 1937. Soon after, Chinese troops swept into his homeland in the 1950s and crushed a failed uprising, forcing him to escape with thousands of ...

The Dalai Lama turned 90 on Sunday, surrounded by thousands of followers. Worshippers thronged the Himalayan town of Dharamshala, where the spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism has been living in ...

PRAGUE — China's government said Tuesday that it has suspended all ties with Czech President Petr Pavel over his recent meeting with the Dalai Lama. Pavel met with the Tibetan leader on July 27 to ...

Worshippers thronged the Himalayan town of Dharamshala, where the spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism has been living in exile since fleeing Chinese rule in Tibet in 1959 ...

The question of Tibet's future has taken on urgency with the Dalai Lama turning 90 this week. Hundreds of followers have been gathering in the Indian town of Dharamshala to honour him. He announced ...

The 14th Dalai Lama was born on 6 July 1935, in a small village just outside the current boundaries of Tibet. His parents, who named him Lhamo Dhondub, were farmers with several other children.

Recognised worldwide in his red robes and with his wide smile, Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th dalai lama, describes himself as a “simple Buddhist monk”. But millions of Tibetan Buddhists worship him ...