The Tibetan Buddhist leader said the choice of a successor should be made according to traditional practices and that lamas, in which monks would conduct the search, setting up a clash with Beijing’s ...

The 14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, has declared that his reincarnation will be born outside China, directly challenging Beijing’s claim that it alone can appoint his successor. Traditionally, senior ...

The Dalai Lama's new book reveals his successor will be born outside China, challenging Beijing's control over Tibet's spiritual leadership. Beijing rejects his statement, insisting it has the ...

The Temple of Divine Light, a scenic spot in Beijing for hundreds of years ... and Zhaoxian Pagoda was also damaged by gunfire. Later, some monks found a relic tooth in a stone container in ...

Smoke, oracles, a drum and a walking stick helped monks discover the Dalai Lama. Why will superpowers one day wrangle over ...

The Dalai Lama's successor will be born outside China, the spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism says in a new book, raising the stakes in a dispute with Beijing over control of the Himalayan ...

FILE PHOTO: Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, is escorted into a hall by red-robed monks holding his hands at his Himalayan residence in Dharamshala ...

The Dalai Lama has said his successor will be born outside China - but Beijing says it will choose the next spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism. In a new book published on Tuesday, the 89-year ...