The riders were Buddhist monks in disguise. They were on a crucial mission: find the reincarnation of the 13th Dalai Lama.

Rai took his first picture of the iconic Tibetan spiritual leader in 1975. He recalled being stopped by the Dalai Lama's security. "I somehow managed to make eye contact with His Holiness and ...

The 14th Dalai Lama was born in a remote village on the high plains of Tibet in 1935. He was identified as the tulku, the reincarnation, of the 13th Dalai Lama in 1937. "When I was in Tibet," he ...

“I’ll meet with His Holiness the Dalai Lama,” Biden said. For American presidents, meeting the 14th Dalai Lama can bring ...

The Dalai Lama was born in Taktser, Qinghai and was selected as the rebirth of the 13th Dalai Lama two years later, although he was only formally recognized as the 14th on 17 November 1950, at the age ...

The title of "Dalai Lama", was not granted by the Dalai Lama himself, or created by Tibetan Buddhism, or conferred by the old Tibetan ruling class and still less by any foreigners. The title was ...

Born in 1935 in the north-eastern Amdo province of Tibet, Lhamo Dhondup was recognised as the reincarnation of the 13th Dalai Lama at the age of two. He was brought to Lhasa in October 1939 and ...

The 13th Dalai Lama has just died. The armies of the terrible Warlord are at the gates. The fate of Tibet seems sealed. But a vision emerges from the waters of the Great Lake of Prophecies.

Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama, was born on July 6, 1935, to a farming family in Taktser, Amdo, northeastern Tibet. He was recognised as the reincarnation of the 13th Dalai Lama Thubten Gyatso ...

"You can't shake hands with a clenched fist." Tenzin Gyatso, is the 14th Dalai Lama and the spiritual leader of Tibet. He is the best known face of Tibetan Buddhism, has lived in exile in India ...

The Dalai Lama turns 89 on Saturday and China insists ... Most historians say Tibet was assimilated into the Mongol empire during the 13th-14th century Yuan dynasty, which also covered large ...