Tibet’s spiritual leader laid out plans for his succession, a process that is expected to face interference from China.

China has reacted to the announcement from the Dalai Lama that he will be reincarnated after his death and a successor will ...

The aging spiritual leader is looking to prevent Beijing from taking advantage of a power vacuum. But there is pressure to preserve a core element of Tibetan Buddhism.

Tibetan Buddhists believe the Dalai Lama can choose the body into which he is reincarnated. His succession plan is ...