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 ...

We’ll publish the best response next week. The Dalai Lama, the 87-year-old spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism, apologised last Monday after footage showed him asking a young boy to “suck my ...

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 ...

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 ...

Rai took his first picture of the iconic Tibetan spiritual leader in 1975. He recalled being stopped by the Dalai Lama's security. "I somehow managed to make eye contact with His Holiness and ...

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 Panchen Lamas and Dalai Lamas consider themselves “spiritual friends,” but the relationship between the two figures and their communities has hardly been smooth. The latest smear campaig ...

DHARAMSALA, India--In a monastery beneath snow-capped mountains in northern India, the Buddhist monk entrusted with protecting the Dalai Lama and foretelling ... during the 13th-14th century ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the ...

At the age of two the child, who was named Lhamo Dhondup at that time was recognized as the reincarnation of the 13th Dalai Lama, Thubten Gyatso. The Dalai Lamas are believed to be manifestations ...

Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama, was born on July 6, 1935, to a farming family in Taktser, Amdo, northeastern Tibet. He was recognised as the reincarnation of the 13th Dalai Lama Thubten Gyatso ...