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  Dalai Lama reincarnation issue: 'India refrains from religious stand on successor', says MEA

  India | July 04, 2025 20:26 IST

  Dalai Lama reincarnation issue: MEA's statement follows closely on the heels of a significant declaration by the Dalai Lama, who, ahead of his 90th birthday on July 6, reaffirmed that the Gaden Phodrang Trust—established by him in 2015—holds sole authority to determine his future reincarnation.

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  Beijing opposes Dalai Lama's succession method: Why China lays claim to top Tibetan religious leader

  World | July 02, 2025 14:42 IST

  The Chinese government has reasserted its claim over the succession of the Dalai Lama, stating that the 15th Dalai Lama must be selected through the Qing dynasty-era “golden urn” method and approved by Beijing.

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  Dalai Lama's succession plan: What happens if no successor is named? Explained

  World | July 02, 2025 13:11 IST

  The Dalai Lama has firmly said that the Gaden Phodrang Trust will choose his successor. The announcement comes amid intensifying concerns over the future of Tibetan Buddhism and a brewing succession conflict between the Tibetan exile leadership and the Chinese state.

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  Dalai Lama declines to name successor, empowers Tibetan trust to choose new leader

  India | July 02, 2025 11:57 IST

  Dalai Lama, the spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism affirmed that only the Gaden Phodrang Trust holds the exclusive authority to recognise his future reincarnation, emphasising that “no one else has any right to interfere in this matter.”

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  "Next Dalai Lama must be chosen within China; India should not intervene": Chinese authorities

  World | July 14, 2019 20:31 IST

  In first clear assertion on the sensitive issue, senior Chinese officials and experts said the reincarnation of the Dalai Lama must be approved by the Chinese government and the selection should take place within the country based on an over 200-year-old historical process.

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  Dalai Lama says he may be last to hold title

  World | December 18, 2014 9:18 IST

  London: Exiled Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, has said he may be the last to hold the title and may not have a successor, media reported on Wednesday.He also said it would be better