The Latest Breaking News from the Dalai Lama

Afternoon Update: WA braces for powerful cyclone; AFL opens racism investigations; and China’s first H3N8 bird flu death

A cyclone powerful enough to ‘pick up a caravan’ is due to hit Western Australia on Thursday

The Guardian - AU · Apr 12, 2023

Cardi B urges fans to 'teach kids about predators' after controversial Dalai Lama video

Rapper Cardi B has urged her followers to teach their kids about 'predators' after a controversial video of the Dalai Lama asking a child to 'suck his tongue' went viral

Daily Mirror · Apr 11, 2023

Dalai Lama apologizes after video shows him kissing boy

Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama has apologized after a video showing him kissing a child on the lips triggered criticism

The Independent UK · Apr 10, 2023

The Dalai Lama, reincarnation and China’s mounting Tibet problem

An American-Mongolian boy has been identified as the tenth incarnation of the Khalkha Jetsun Dhampa Rinpoché, the third highest-ranking spiritual leader in Tibetan Buddhism.

The Week · Mar 29, 2023

Aunty Joy Murphy removed from program of former US president Barack Obama's event by organisers

Senior Wurundjeri elder Aunty Joy Murphy says she is "shocked and distressed" after event organisers stopped her from performing a Welcome to Country at a speaking event held by former US president Barack Obama.

ABC News · Mar 29, 2023

Tibet dying a ‘slow death’ under Chinese rule, says exiled leader

Exiled Tibetan leader addresses US Congress for first time, says Tibet’s language, culture and religion facing erasure.

Al Jazeera · Mar 29, 2023

US child named reincarnation of Buddhist spiritual leader by the Dalai Lama

Eight-year-old boy named 10th Khalkha Jetsun Dhampa Rinpoche, inviting possible rebuke from China

The Independent UK · Mar 27, 2023

China warned against choosing new Dalai Lama

DHARAMSALA, India: The president of the Tibetan government-in-exile has warned China not to interfere in selecting the successor to the Dalai Lama, the current spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism.

Bangkok Post · Mar 25, 2023

US child named reincarnation of Buddhist spiritual leader by the Dalai Lama

Eight-year-old boy named 10th Khalkha Jetsun Dhampa Rinpoche, inviting possible rebuke from China

The Independent UK · Mar 24, 2023

Paris: The Memoir review – how a celebrity nymph conquered the Earth

With its dizzying spirituality and devotion to ‘sacred’ skincare, Paris Hilton’s memoir exposes a culture in which the self only exists if validated by a selfie

The Guardian - UK · Mar 20, 2023