Born in 1935 in the north-eastern Amdo province of Tibet, Lhamo Dhondup was recognised as the reincarnation of the 13th Dalai Lama at the age of two. He was brought to Lhasa in October 1939 and ...

The riders were Buddhist monks in disguise. They were on a crucial mission: find the reincarnation of the 13th Dalai Lama.

The current Dalai Lama was identified by monks as the reincarnation of the 13th Dalai Lama when he was around two years old—the traditional path employed over centuries. With Beijing threatening ...

He was born on May 5, 1935 and was originally named Lhamo Toinzhub. Following the death of the 13th Dalai Lama on Dec, 17,1933, Tibet's Gaxag Government and three monasteries in Lhasa (Sera ...

I have chosen this extract because in Buddhism compassion and altruism are central practices. This verse very powerfully brings forth the value, meaning and purpose of how one should think or ...

The 13th Dalai Lama has just died. The armies of the terrible Warlord are at the gates. The fate of Tibet seems sealed. But a vision emerges from the waters of the Great Lake of Prophecies.