The search for the next Dalai Lama will not fully break from tradition, a process in which high-ranking lamas rely on dreams, ...

Incantations, music, and chanting have been used in rites and rituals since the beginning of time, with roots in ancient ...

Mikyi Tsomo (R) instructs students at the University of Tibetan Medicine in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, March 21, 2025. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje) ...

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The 14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, turned 90 years old and blessed the crowd of devotees gathered to offer their good wishes ...

This week on Hafta, Newslaundry ’s Abhinandan Sekhri, Jayashree Arunachalam, Anand Vardhan, and Shardool Katyayan are joined ...

China has also sought to elevate other spiritual figures, particularly Tibetan Buddhism’s No. 2 figure, the Panchen Lama. A boy recognized by the Dalai Lama as the new Panchen disappeared soon after, ...

The Tibetan spiritual leader, who thanked for the greetings on his 90th birthday, said, “I feel my life has been of some benefit to people across the world and I dedicate the rest of my time to the ...

Every Friday, we recap highlights of the news from China. This week, we are flagging some hurdles ahead of an EU summit in ...

A report reveals widespread cultural erasure, forced separation, and abuse in Communist Party-run institutions across Tibet, ...