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'Simple Buddhist monk' Dalai Lama marks landmark 90th birthday
AFP, Published on 07/07/2025
» MCLEOD GANJ (INDIA) - Calling himself a "simple Buddhist monk" who usually didn't celebrate birthdays, the Dalai Lama marked his 90th on Sunday by praying for peace after China insisted it would have the final say on who succeeded the Tibetan spiritual leader.
Dalai Lama 'hopes to live beyond 130 years'
Reuters, Published on 05/07/2025
» DHARAMSHALA — The elderly Dalai Lama on Saturday said that he hopes to live until he is over 130 years old, days after he sought to allay speculation over his succession by saying he would reincarnate upon his death.
India backs Dalai Lama's position on successor, contradicting China
Reuters, Published on 04/07/2025
» DHARAMSHALA - A senior Indian minister has said that only the Dalai Lama and the organisation he has set up have the authority to identify his successor as the spiritual head of Tibetan Buddhism, in a rare comment contradicting rival China's long-held position.
How will the Dalai Lama's successor be chosen?
Reuters, Published on 02/07/2025
» DHARAMSHALA — The choice of a successor to the Dalai Lama, the spiritual head of Tibetan Buddhists, is a matter of riveting interest not only for followers of his religion, but also China, India, and the United States, for strategic reasons.
Dalai Lama says institution will continue during 90th birthday celebration
AFP, Published on 30/06/2025
» MCLEOD GANJ, India - Exiled Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, gave on Monday the strongest indication yet that the 600-year-old institution would continue after his death, at prayer celebrations for his 90th birthday.
As Dalai Lama approaches 90, Tibetans weigh future
AFP, Published on 21/04/2025
» NEW DELHI - When the Dalai Lama turns 90 in July, the Buddhist monk, who for many exiled Tibetans personifies dreams of a free homeland, will ask if they want a successor.
China's Tibetan Buddhists urged to obey reincarnation rules
South China Morning Post, Published on 06/09/2024
» Senior Buddhist figures in China have emphasised the importance of government approval in the recognition of reincarnated Tibetan religious leaders, at a meeting this week less than a year before the Dalai Lama is expected to announce his succession plan.
Dalai Lama dismisses health rumours
Reuters, Published on 06/07/2024
» NEW DELHI - The Dalai Lama said on Saturday he is recovering from a knee surgery and feels “physically fit”, brushing aside rumours of ill health on his 89th birthday.
Former ‘Buddha boy’ arrested in Nepal
Reuters, Published on 10/01/2024
» KATHMANDU - A Nepali man who thousands believed was a reincarnation of the Buddha and who drew international attention as a teenager has been arrested on allegations of rape and sexual abuse, police said on Wednesday.
British teen Alex Batty arrives in UK 6 years after vanishing
AFP, Published on 17/12/2023
» LONDON - Alex Batty, a British teen who went missing six years ago and was found this week in southwest France, has arrived back in the UK, police said Saturday.