Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama ended years of speculation with that announcement that started when he indicated that he might be the last person to hold the role.

Until the end of June, the continuation of reincarnation, and therefore the future of Tibetan Buddhism, was in question.

The Dalai Lama has announced that he intends to reincarnate, paving the way for a successor to take on a mantle stretching back 500 years after his death.

China's insistence that it will identify the next Dalai Lama foreshadows the chance that followers will have to decide who ...

DHARAMSHALA, India (AP) — Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama on Wednesday said the centuries-old Tibetan Buddhist institution will continue after his death, ending years of speculation that ...

The Dalai Lama has announced that he will have a successor after his death, continuing a centuries-old tradition that has become a flashpoint in the struggle with China’s Communist Party over Tibet’s ...

DHARAMSHALA, India — The Dalai Lama turned 90 on Sunday surrounded by thousands of followers, who thronged the Himalayan town ...

The 14th Dalai Lama has celebrated his 90th birthday and marked the occasion with a long-awaited announcement about the ...

At Mongolia's largest monastery, worshippers pray alongside pictures of the Dalai Lama, whose 90th birthday on Sunday has ...

The Dalai Lama has previously stated that when he is about 90 years old, he will consult the high lamas of Tibetan Buddhism and the Tibetan public to re-evaluate whether the institution of the ...

Following speculation about the future of the Dalai Lama, Tibetan Buddhism's spiritual leader has announced the institution ...

Leader of Tibetan Buddhism says he won’t be last Dalai Lama as he plans to reincarnate Exiled Tibetan Buddhist spiritual, 90, stresses only India-based trust can identify next reincarnation, in ...