Reincarnation

Dharamshala: Debunking China’s latest claims over the reincarnation of Tibet’s foremost spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama, the United States Congress affirmed upon the sole, legitimate and indisputable authority of His Holiness the Dalai Lama to determine his succession and said the US would only follow the instructions laid out by the Dalai Lama with regard to his reincarnation. More

Dharamshala: In an interview with NHK, one of Japan’s largest TV broadcasters, this Tuesday His Holiness the Dalai Lama said the question of his reincarnation was not an urgent concern, indicating by gesture that he's in robust health. More

By Jamphel Shonu* DHARAMSHALA: It has been a decade since China announced its infamous ‘Order no 5’ in 2007, decreeing that all the reincarnations or tulkus of Tibetan Buddhism must get government approval, explaining that anyone otherwise would be "illegal or invalid". More