Second-highest figure in Tibetan Buddhism makes apparent reference to succession of exiled spiritual leader Dalai Lama.

The Tibetan Youth Congress (TYC), the largest independence advocacy group within the Tibetan diaspora, publicly denounced the recent statements made by the China-appointed Panchen Lama, Gyaltsen ...

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His statement was an unmistakable reference to the succession of the 14th Dalai Lama, whom China has long sought to control, as reported by Phayul.

Tibetan groups in exile have strongly condemned the recent remarks made by Gyaltsen Norbu- widely rejected by Tibetans as the “China-appointed Panchen Lama” — after he asserted that the reincarnation ...

DHARAMSALA, (IANS) – Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama has named an eight-year-old US-born Mongolian boy as the reincarnation of a spiritual leader. He has been recognized as the reincarnation ...

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