Dalai Lama

US authorises sanctions on China for Dalai Lama meddling

[WASHINGTON] President Donald Trump has signed a law that authorises US sanctions on Chinese officials if they interfere in Tibetan Buddhists' selection of the next Dalai Lama.

US wants UN to take up Dalai Lama succession: envoy

US wants UN to take up Dalai Lama succession: envoy

[WASHINGTON] The United States wants the United Nations to take up the Dalai Lama's succession in an intensifying bid to stop China from trying to handpick his successor, an envoy said after meeting t...

Dalai Lama 'deeply sorry' for comments on women

Dalai Lama 'deeply sorry' for comments on women

[NEW DELHI] The Dalai Lama is "deeply sorry" about comments he made about women in a recent BBC interview, his office said in a statement on Tuesday.

Dalai Lama says Trump 'lacks moral principle'

Dalai Lama says Trump 'lacks moral principle'

[NEW DELHI] The Dalai Lama has accused US President Donald Trump of lacking "moral principle", in a wide-ranging BBC interview in which the Tibetan spiritual leader said that any female successor shou...

Dalai Lama recovering from chest infection in hospital

Dalai Lama recovering from chest infection in hospital

THE Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, was admitted to hospital in the Indian capital of New Delhi with a chest infection, but is doing fine, an aide said on Wednesday, as social media users pr...

Dalai Lama taken to New Delhi hospital for chest pain

Dalai Lama taken to New Delhi hospital for chest pain

[NEW DELHI] The Dalai Lama has undergone a check-up at a New Delhi hospital following chest pains, according to an aide who said the octogenarian Tibetan spiritual leader was in stable condition.

Dalai Lama says 'Europe belongs to Europeans'

Dalai Lama says 'Europe belongs to Europeans'

[STOCKHOLM] The Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, said Wednesday that "Europe belongs to the Europeans" and that refugees should return to their native countries to rebuild them.

Dalai Lama turns to iPhone to spread app-iness

Dalai Lama turns to iPhone to spread app-iness

[NEW DELHI] He already has millions of Twitter followers and has spoken of the wonders of new technology. Now the Dalai Lama has launched a new iPhone app so devotees can keep track of his travels and...

Dalai Lama says Buddha would have helped Myanmar's Muslims

Dalai Lama says Buddha would have helped Myanmar's Muslims

[NEW DELHI] The Dalai Lama has spoken out for the first time about the Rohingya refugee crisis, saying Buddha would have helped Muslims fleeing violence in Buddhist-majority Myanmar.

Dalai Lama visits disputed monastery, angering China

Dalai Lama visits disputed monastery, angering China

[TAWANG] The Dalai Lama will Saturday address devotees at the monastery near India's border with China where he took shelter on his flight from Tibet, drawing protests from Beijing which claims the Hi...