"The reincarnation of living Buddhas, including the Dalai Lama, must comply with Chinese laws and regulations as well as religious rituals and historical conventions, and follow the process that ...

This has made the elderly Tenzin Gyatso an enemy of the Chinese state, which sees him as an opposition figure threatening to undermine its authority over the Tibetan population. Reincarnation ...

China’s attempts to undermine the institution of the Dalai Lama is a continuation of Mao Zedong’s failure in capturing the ...

Beijing will not recognise the Dalai Lama’s proposal for a foreign successor and will deal with reincarnation according to Chinese law, according to an official scholar on Tibetan Buddhism.

[Brian Ngugi, Standard] A leading Chinese professor on Thursday addressed the Dalai Lama's recent controversial comments regarding the future of the reincarnation of the Tibetan spiritual leader.

China abducted the newly-identified reincarnation of the Panchen Lama, a 6-year-old boy who has not been seen for 30 years. The Chinese authorities appointed another child to take his place.

The reincarnation of the Dalai Lama has become one of the most ... By managing who the next Dalai Lama is, the Chinese government could neutralize the figure’s potential to challenge state authority.