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Dalai Lama, a global symbol of Tibetan culture and resistance, turns 90
The Dalai Lama turned 90 on Sunday surrounded by thousands of followers, who thronged the Himalayan town of Dharamshala, ...
Dalai Lama celebrates 90th birthday amid succession row, PM Modi calls him ‘enduring symbol of love’
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that he joins 1.4 billion Indians in extending “our warmest wishes to His Holiness the ...
Barefooted and dressed like a guard: How the Dalai Lama fled Tibet and made India his home
Today, he’s a frail 90. But in March 1959, in his early 20s, the 14th Dalai Lama undertook perhaps one of the most difficult ...
Why the Dalai Lama Continues to be a Counselor to Us All
At 90, the Dalai Lama is still one of the world's most powerful spiritual leaders, writes Pico Iyer. Here’s why.
'He has no authority to decide...': Chinese Ambassador to India says Dalai Lama can't take any call on reincarnation process
The statement came after the 14th Dalai Lama said that the decision on the succession to the next Dalai Lama would not be ...
India backs Dalai Lama's position on successor, contradicting China
A senior Indian minister has said that only the Dalai Lama and the organization he has set up have the authority to identify ...
Tibetans in exile wonder: Will the next Dalai Lama be as charismatic as this one?
The Dalai Lama has announced that he intends to reincarnate, paving the way for a successor to take on a mantle stretching ...
Dalai Lama issue: India can’t be compliant to China or seen as insensitive to Tibetans, says Robert Barnett
Just days before his 90th birthday on July 6, the Dalai Lama — the revered spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism — declared ...