Even living Buddhas aren't above the law in China. A new book written by the Dalai Lama, the highest authority in Tibetan Buddhism and considered the manifestation of bodhisattva Avalokiteśvara ...

Reincarnation, interrupted The most important ... their own idea of what the Dalai Lama should be. The widely revered spiritual leader takes fewer and fewer interviews and reports having less ...

Whether it is appointing CCP-aligned bishops in Catholic communities or influencing other religious institutions, Beijing seeks to ensure that spiritual leadership aligns with state ideology. The ...

In many African cosmologies, time is not a straight line but a sacred circle. Life and death are not opposites but phases of ...

Back by popular demand, unlock knowledge of your past lives with the Raise Your Spiritual IQ! Series. Drop in. We’d love to see you. Come to any of the discussions and bring a ...

Li said that the concept of a foreign successor to the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader “does ... or China’s management methods for the reincarnation of Tibetan Buddhism’s living Buddhas”.

[Brian Ngugi, Standard] A leading Chinese professor on Thursday addressed the Dalai Lama's recent controversial comments regarding the future of the reincarnation of the Tibetan spiritual leader.

More than 20 monks and officials from 12 countries visited the Lama Temple and the China Tibetology Research Center in ...