Tibetan Buddhism

China rejects Dalai Lama's claim that his successor can be from India, says next Tibetan leader must be approved by Beijing

China Tuesday rejected the Dalai Lama's assertions that his successor could be from India and a nominee by Beijing would not be respected, saying the next spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism has to be approved by the Communist government.

Tibet's Jokhang temple, a UNESCO World heritage site catches fire; no reports of casualties as of now

A major fire broke out at one of Tibet's holiest Buddhist temples, Jokhang Temple, a UNESCO World Heritage site in the capital Lhasa with a history of more than 1,300 years.

China did not succeed in destroying Buddhism in Tibet: Tibetan Prime Minster Lobsang Sangay

Lobsang Sangay said an estimated 30,000 Tibetans who were "educated" in India and "sneaked back" into Tibet have revived their civilisation

Dalai Lama will pick successor "soon," China has no say on issue: Tibetan President Lobsang Sangay

The Dalai Lama will himself pick his successor soon, President of the Tibetan government-in-exile Lobsang Sangay said, asserting China does not have any say on the issue

China says it will elect next Dalai Lama by draw of lots from Lhasa temple's sacred urn

China on Wednesday said it will select the next highest monk of Tibetan Buddhism through the traditional way of drawing lots from a sacred urn at Dachau Temple in Lhasa, dismissing the Dalai Lama's assertion that Beijing cannot choose his successor.

Dalai Lama can decide whether to reincarnate, religious leader says

It is up to the Dalai Lama to decide whether he will be reborn, Tibetan Buddhism's third highest religious leader has said, after Chinese officials repeatedly said the exiled Dalai Lama had no right to abandon reincarnation.

Respect historic practice of reincarnation, China tells Dalai Lama

China has previously warned the Dalai Lama he has no right to abandon the tradition of reincarnation.