But the Dalai Lama’s death could also pose a new dilemma for the Communist Party. Some younger Tibetans in exile view his “middle way” approach as overtly conciliatory toward Beijing.

The Dalai Lama says he'll have a successor, after all, ending years of speculation that he might be the last person to hold the role and meaning he'd be reincarnated.

As the Dalai Lama's 90th birthday approaches, a standoff between the Tibetan spiritual leader and the Chinese government has some experts warning of a future where two purported Dalai Lamas each ...

The Dalai Lama had previously said that his 90th birthday would be a point at which he would evaluate “whether or not” the 600-year-old institution would persist, amid ongoing repression by China.

The Dalai Lama's choice, six-year-old Gedhun Choekyi Nyima, was detained by Chinese officials and has not been seen since. But "there are significant risks for China, too", said The Economist.

The Dalai Lama said Wednesday that the ancient Tibetan Buddhist institution he leads will live on after he dies, putting an end to speculation that he would be the last person to hold the role as ...

The Dalai Lama has spent decades in exile thinking about ways to prevent the Chinese government from taking control of Tibetan Buddhism after his death and ending the struggle for Tibetan autonomy.

In 1989, the Dalai Lama was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. In 2011, he relinquished his political leadership role in the Tibetan government in exile but kept his position as spiritual leader.

The Dalai Lama, however, has said that his successor will be born outside China and has urged his followers to disregard any appointment made by the Chinese Communist Party.

He longed to meet the Dalai Lama, the 89-year-old religious leader revered by Tibetans but viewed by China’s Communist leaders as a dangerous separatist. Now, the Dalai Lama, who has lived in ...

The Dalai Lama, in turn, affirms the reincarnation of the Panchen Lama after the officeholder dies. The two offices are co-dependent and complementary, believed to be two spirits continuously ...

The Dalai Lama, who has said he will release details about his succession around his 90th birthday in July, writes that his homeland remains "in the grip of repressive Communist Chinese rule" and ...