They consider any recognition of the Dalai Lama—a Mandela-level icon, a symbol of Tibet’s will to survive, and also (by the way) a living Buddha, a bodhisattva, to his millions of followers ...

The Dalai Lama’s successor will be born outside China, the spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism says in a new book, raising the stakes in a dispute with Beijing over control of the Himalayan ...

Dalai Lama Says His Successor to Be Born Outside China By Krishna N. Das NEW DELHI (Reuters) -The Dalai Lama's successor will be born outside China, the spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism says ...