The title of "Dalai Lama", was not granted by the Dalai Lama himself, or created by Tibetan Buddhism, or conferred by the old Tibetan ruling class and still less by any foreigners. The title was ...

The Tibetan government in exile is preparing for the Dalai Lama's 90th birthday celebration on July 6, 2025, with speculation surrounding the Dalai Lama addressing the issue of his succession during ...

The University of Toronto Libraries has procured a collection of traditional Tibetan manuscripts, assembled by the late scholar and former monk-official Lobsang Lhalungpa, that provides rare insights ...

The spiritual leader of Tibet has published amply but seldom written in depth about politics. Now, as he approaches 90, he ...

The Fourteenth Dalai Lama’s monastery’s ritual dance has been known to be in existence since the time of the Fifth Dalai Lama… There are a lot of ritual dances that look the same – costumes look the ...

The 14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso's, recent reassurance regarding his health has addded to the growing speculation regarding his continuity as the spiritual leader and the head of the Tibetan ...

It is also a centre of Buddhist Cultural Studies. The monastery was founded by monk Mera Lama Lodre Gyatso a contemporary of the fifth Dalai Lama in 17th century AD. The monastery complex ...