The Latest Breaking News from Tibetan Buddhism

Walking West Sikkim: Yuksom, the Monasteries, and the Himalayan Silence Gangtok Never Reaches

The road ends and something else beginsThe jeep drops you at Yuksom and turns back toward the valley. There is no dramatic arrival, just a muddy square, a tea stall with a single gas burner, and the smell of pine resin coming off the ridge above. Yuksom was the first…

Times Life · Sep 21

Quote of the day by the Dalai Lama: 'Remember that sometimes not getting what you want is a wonderful...' - The timeless wisdom behind accepting what wasn't meant for you

Quote of the day by the Dalai Lama: The Dalai Lama, born Lhamo Thondup, became the 14th spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism. He fled Tibet in 1959 and established a government-in-exile in India. He has traveled globally, advocating for peace, compassion, and nonviolence. In 1989, he received the Nobel Peace…

The Economic Times · Jul 23

The Ultimate Irony: Why China's Atheist Communist Party Insists It Must Choose the Next Dalai Lama

China's claim over the Dalai Lama's succession challenges Tibetan Buddhist tradition, raising questions about religious authority, political legitimacy, and China's influence in the Buddhist world.

International Business Times UK · Jul 7

Voices: The Dalai Lama’s 90th birthday will reignite China’s religion problem – and put Tibet back in Xi’s firing line

COMMENT: The Dalai Lama’s 90th birthday shines a spotlight on Beijing’s long-held antipathy towards organised religion – and how succession plans might renew Xi’s plans for a reckoning with Tibet and beyond, writes Michael Day

The Independent UK · Jul 6, 2025

How will the next Dalai Lama be chosen?

The next spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism may be chosen differently

Evening Standard · Jul 2, 2025

Inside the Dalai Lama’s succession and what it means for China and the Tibetan struggle

As he turns 90 this week, the Dalai Lama has announced that he will be reincarnated, setting his followers on a collision course with China. Alisha Rahaman Sarkar speaks to activists and the president of the Tibetan government-in-exile about what this means for the future of Tibetan Buddhism

The Independent UK · Jul 2, 2025

China's Panchen Lama pledges loyalty to the Communist Party in a meeting with Xi

State media in China says that the man picked by Beijing as the second highest figure in Tibetan Buddhism has pledged adherence to the ruling Communist Party during a rare face-to-face meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping

The Independent UK · Jun 6, 2025

Hundreds of mostly exiled Tibetans celebrate the Dalai Lama's 89th birthday in India's Dharamshala

Hundreds of mostly exiled Tibetans gathered in India’s hillside town of Dharamshala to celebrate the birthday of the spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism, the Dalai Lama, who turned 89 on Saturday.

The Independent UK · Jul 6, 2024

Forget traditional meditation - Gwyneth Paltrow swears by eyes-open meditation for daily calm

Never managed to make meditation stick? Give this one a try.

Marie Claire · Mar 17, 2024

Succession on the Tibetan plateau: what's at stake in the battle over the Dalai Lama's reincarnation?

In China, a group of atheists (the Chinese Communist Party) has long dictated how the country’s religious groups should practice their faiths.

The Conversation · Jun 11, 2023