Incantations ring out at Mongolia’s largest monastery as worshippers pray alongside pictures of the Dalai Lama, whose 90th birthday on Sunday has raised fresh questions about the future of the 600-year-old Tibetan spiritual institution. Buddhism has been Mongolia’s dominant...

Three-day religious conference wraps up; voices of support ahead of Dalai Lama’s 90th birthday Sunday

Hong Kong authorities had a busy month as June marked the fifth anniversary of the Beijing-imposed national security law. In the run-up to the anniversary, Chief Executive John Lee and his ministers issued statements warning of “soft resistance,” while...

By Tenzin Pema The Dalai Lama turns 90 years old on Sunday, a milestone birthday for the spiritual leader who transformed from humble origins in the then-remote, inaccessible “Roof of the World” to global statesman and Buddhist leader helming one...

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The Tibetan spiritual leader's newly announced succession plan follows decades of balancing defiance and diplomacy.

Beijing warns New Delhi against interfering in its ‘domestic affairs’

China has urged India to stop using Tibet issues to interfere in domestic affairs, again spelling out Beijing’s position on the succession of the Dalai Lama. The Chinese foreign ministry made the call on Friday, a day after a...

China claims its government has the "final authority" in deciding the future of the Dalai Lama and that reincarnation process must be in compliance with the Chinese law. Read on:

Until now, only two discoveries have been made of wooden tools from this period

Wangmo Dixey reflects on twenty years of chanting in Buddhism’s birthplace. The post Beneath the Bodhi Tree appeared first on Tricycle: The Buddhist Review.

The Dalai Lama has often called himself a simple monk, but millions of his Tibetan Buddhist followers have worshipped him for decades as a near deity

Hong Kong is marking five years of life under China’s national security law – opposition parties have disbanded, while democracy activists remain in jail or exile.

By 2030, Xinjiang will build six more specialized hospitals. Why, given that the region has a very low organ donation rate? The post Transplant Facilities Greatly Expanded in Xinjiang—For More Organ Harvesting? first appeared on Bitter Winter.

As the 14th Dalai Lama approaches his 90th birthday, he has made a proclamation that reverberates far beyond the monastic halls of Dharamsala: His reincarnation would not be born in Tibet so long a...

China insists it should have a say in the process to select Tibetan spiritual leader.

Chair of the International Campaign for Tibet, Gere is known to be one of the most steadfast champions of the Tibetan struggle for freedom from Chinese occupation since his first trip to the hill town of Dharamshala, the Dalai...

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Also in today’s edition: The Sean (Diddy) Combs verdict and the Dalai Lama’s succession plan

In an excerpt from his forthcoming book, IMS teacher Larry Rosenberg expounds on how to bring more stillness into our everyday lives. The post A Few Words About Silence appeared first on Tricycle: The Buddhist Review.

The Dalai Lama has announced that he intends to reincarnate, paving the way for a successor to take on a mantle stretching back 500 years after his death

Research shows how the Dalai Lama is emerging an an unlikely inspiration for individuals who share trans and Buddhist identities.

China is ready to install a large impulse turbine at the Datang Zala Hydropower Station in Tibet autonomous region, according to the official Science and Technology Daily. The home-grown turbine, with a maximum capacity of 500 megawatts, has the...

His Holiness is aging, but his birthday is a day of joy and hope, not despair. The post The Dalai Lama Turns 90: A Look at Tibet’s Future first appeared on Bitter Winter.