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. “If the ...

The central government and governments at all levels in Xizang Autonomous Region strictly follow the Measures on the Management of the Reincarnation of Living Buddhas of Tibetan Buddhism and manage ...

In exile in India, Tenzin Gyatso explained in a book that his successor would be born outside China, while the Chinese authorities intend to appoint their own Dalai Lama.

Tibetan tradition holds that the soul of a senior Buddhist monk is reincarnated in the body of a child on his death. The current Dalai Lama was identified as the reincarnation of his predecessor ...

The central government and governments at all levels in Xizang Autonomous Region strictly follow the Measures on the Management of the Reincarnation of Living Buddhas of Tibetan Buddhism and ...