Dalai Lama

Wednesday, Apr 17, 2024 | Last Update : 03:54 AM IST

Sunanda K. Datta-Ray | Dalai Lama has ensured global identity for Tibet

Gyalo Thondup's enigmatic role and the indelible legacy of the Dalai Lama in the context of Tibet's struggle for autonomy.

15 Mar 2024 4:21 AM

Padma Rao Sundarji | A slip of the lama’s tongue leads to worldwide lunacy

A video emerged of a public function in February, where a little boy asked the Tibetan spiritual leader for a hug

26 Apr 2023 12:17 AM

Anita Anand | A ‘human error’ by Dalai Lama: Let’s be ready to rethink traditions

Many cultural practices once deemed innocent, have of late been reviewed to reflect current realities

20 Apr 2023 12:00 AM

Mohan Guruswamy | The 1962 India-China war: In dubious battle

Governmental decision-making still characterised by ad hocism and a tendency to grandstand

22 Nov 2022 12:00 AM

Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama (AFP file image)

Top US lawmakers urge Biden to prioritise Tibetan issue, to meet Dalai Lama

The lawmakers advocated for a US policy towards Tibet that protects the rights, autonomy and dignity of the Tibetan people

15 Dec 2021 11:11 AM

Dalai Lama says he prefers to stay in India since Taiwan-China relations 'delicate'

The Tibetan spiritual leader also said he has no particular plans to meet Chinese leader Xi Jinping

10 Nov 2021 11:01 AM

COP26: Climate change must be addressed on cooperative global level, says Dalai Lama

The Dalai Lama said he was encouraged to see that the younger generations were demanding concrete action on climate change

31 Oct 2021 10:32 AM

Cover page of 'The Dalai Lama: A Remarkable Life'

Book Review | How the Dalai Lama beat Communists by spreading the Dharma

Author Alexander Norman’s book traces the tragic sequence of events that marked the Dalai Lama’s life

25 Sep 2021 11:18 PM

New Delhi must officially declare that the Indian government will stand by the Dalai Lama’s decision, while he should keep in mind the Indian population on the borders with Tibet. (PTI)

Claude Arpi | India must back Dalai’s choice on his successor

Viewed from a political angle, many issues would be solved if the Dalai Lama decides to go for an 'emanation'

16 Jun 2021 9:03 AM

Xi calls for building a 'socialist Tibet', favours Tibetan Buddhism's 'sinicisation'

Tibet remains deeply devoted to Buddhism where the Dalai Lama is revered as the spiritual head despite his self-exile to India since 1959

30 Aug 2020 11:15 AM

Pro-Tibetan protestors hold picures of Gendun Cheokyi Nyima (The Panchen Lama) during a demonstration outside the Chinese consulate in Barcelona. (AFP)

US urges China to release Panchen Lama

Gedhun Choekyi Nyima, the second highest spiritual authority in Tibetan Buddhism after Dalai Lama, is world's youngest political prisoner

15 May 2020 10:04 AM

Australian cricketer Matthew Hayden. PTI Photo

For Matthew Hayden, meeting Dalai Lama a great moment in his life

The Aussie got the opportunity to meet Dalai Lama in 2011 while he was playing for Chennai Super Kings in the Indian Premier League

13 Apr 2020 1:34 PM

The spiritual leader also stressed that as human being everybody should take a resolution to be happy and content and lead peaceful lives. (Photo: File)

'Power of truth much stronger than power of guns': Dalai Lama on China

Lastly, the Lama, 'being a Tibetan' himself, further called for the preservation of Tibetan culture and customs.

25 Dec 2019 2:48 PM

The Great Game in the Buddhist Himalayas By Phunchok Stobdan Penguin Vintage pp.312, Rs 599

War of Karmapas has divided the Himalayas

The Dalai Lama and China had recognized Ogyen Trinley Dorje as the true Karmapa and not Trinley Thaye Dorje.

29 Nov 2019 2:30 AM

'He used to travel so much, was such a great spokesperson. I met him several times when he travelled to the United States just was energetic and lively and clear. But he's not able to travel as much now, so he can't really kind of carry the cause the way he used to carry the cause almost singlehandedly in the past,' Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom Samuel Brownback said. (Photo: File | PTI)

US urges UN, other international bodies to take up Dalai Lama succession issue

Ambassador Brownback said the spiritual leader deserves respect and that the succession process be picked by his faith community.

22 Nov 2019 12:56 PM

But Beijing has indicated it is waiting out the Dalai Lama, believing his campaign for greater Tibetan autonomy will end with him. (Photo: File)

US wants United Nations to take up Dalai Lama succession issue

The Dalai Lama once travelled incessantly, drawing huge Western audiences with his good-humoured lectures on compassion and happiness.

09 Nov 2019 10:48 AM

China says its approval is 'must' for choosing Dalai Lama's successor

China claims control over the selection, asserting that the successor to the Dalai Lama has to be endorsed by it.

29 Oct 2019 5:59 PM

From Wuhan to Chennai: Reading the tea leaves...

The Chinese plan for the worst that could come their way in pursuit of critical objectives.

16 Oct 2019 1:06 AM

In a witty remark, the Tibetan leader said they can teach the Chinese how to practice democracy. (Photo: File)

'We enjoy freedom living in India,' says Dalai Lama

Asked about freedom of Tibet, Dalai Lama recalled that the former PM Nehru had advised him that the UN cannot do much.

14 Oct 2019 9:07 AM

But the Dalai Lama believes that this parochial view of the issue is slowly changing. ‘For the Tibet issue, now, a number of Chinese leaders realize that over 70 years their policy regarding Tibet is unrealistic. There is too much emphasis on use of force that has resulted in a dilemma over how to deal with Tibet,’ he said. (Photo: AP)

'Maybe in a Year or Two...': The Dalai Lama Says He May Visit China

Beijing took control over Tibet in 1951 and ever since then they have refused to hold talks with the Dalai Lama.

03 Oct 2019 5:58 PM

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