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Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama turned 90 on July 6, after a week of celebrations by followers during which he angered China again and spoke of his hope to live beyond age 130 and reincarnate after dying. [1]

Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama (C) speaks during a prayer ceremony celebrating his 90th birthday at the Main Tibetan Temple in McLeod Ganj, near Dharamsala, on July 6, 2025. [2]

AFP The Dalai Lama said Saturday he dreamed of living for decades more, as the Buddhist spiritual leader prayed with thousands of exiled Tibetans on the eve of his 90th birthday. [3]

Vijay Kranti is an Indian journalist, Tibetologist and photographer with over five decades of experience documenting Tibet and China, chairing the Centre for Himalayan Asia Studies and Engagement. [4]

AFP Esoteric questions of reincarnation rarely have real-world political consequences, but many fear the search for a successor to Tibet’s Dalai Lama could inflame regional rivalries. [5]

The Dalai Lama visits the Mahabodhi Temple ahead of the International Sangha Forum in Bodh Gaya in India’s Bihar state, Dec. 16, 2023/Photo:RFA RFA Cultivate a life of virtue that will benefit others. [6]

The Dalai Lama, Tibet’s exiled spiritual leader, has praised Aung San Suu Kyi’s non-violent struggle for democracy, saying that he has “real admiration” for The Lady. [7]

BEIJING — The Dalai Lama, Tibet’s exiled spiritual leader, has said he thinks his traditional religious role should cease with his death rather than a “stupid” successor replace him and disgrace himself. [8]

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[1] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2025-07-11 · 75% match

Through the Lens: Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama turns 90 - Nikkei Asia

Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama turned 90 on July 6, after a week of celebrations by followers during which he angered China again and spoke of his hope to live beyond age 130 and reincarnate after dying.

[2] MM eng.mizzima.com · 2025-07-07 · 75% match

‘Simple Buddhist monk’ Dalai Lama marks landmark 90th birthday

Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama (C) speaks during a prayer ceremony celebrating his 90th birthday at the Main Tibetan Temple in McLeod Ganj, near Dharamsala, on July 6, 2025.

[3] MM eng.mizzima.com · 2025-07-06 · 75% match

Dalai Lama, on eve of 90th, aims to live for decades more

AFP The Dalai Lama said Saturday he dreamed of living for decades more, as the Buddhist spiritual leader prayed with thousands of exiled Tibetans on the eve of his 90th birthday.

[4] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2025-08-25 · 55% match

Xi Jinping's visit to Tibet exposes China's fragile frontier

Vijay Kranti is an Indian journalist, Tibetologist and photographer with over five decades of experience documenting Tibet and China, chairing the Centre for Himalayan Asia Studies and Engagement.

[5] MM eng.mizzima.com · 2024-03-10 · 75% match

Reincarnation and realpolitik: Dalai Lama’s succession dilemma

AFP Esoteric questions of reincarnation rarely have real-world political consequences, but many fear the search for a successor to Tibet’s Dalai Lama could inflame regional rivalries.

[6] MM eng.mizzima.com · 2023-12-25 · 75% match

Dalai Lama calls for greater harmony among different Buddhist communities

The Dalai Lama visits the Mahabodhi Temple ahead of the International Sangha Forum in Bodh Gaya in India’s Bihar state, Dec. 16, 2023/Photo:RFA RFA Cultivate a life of virtue that will benefit others.

[7] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2012-06-21 · 75% match

Dalai Lama Expresses ‘Real Admiration’ for The Lady

The Dalai Lama, Tibet’s exiled spiritual leader, has praised Aung San Suu Kyi’s non-violent struggle for democracy, saying that he has “real admiration” for The Lady.

[8] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2014-12-18 · 75% match

Dalai Lama Says His Role Should Cease After his Death

BEIJING — The Dalai Lama, Tibet’s exiled spiritual leader, has said he thinks his traditional religious role should cease with his death rather than a “stupid” successor replace him and disgrace himself.

[9] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2016-03-29 · 75% match

China Official Says Dalai Lama ‘Making a Fool’ of Buddhism

BEIJING / DHARAMSALA, India — Exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama is “making a fool” of Tibetan Buddhism with suggestions he may not reincarnate, or reincarnate as something inappropriate, and the faithful are not buying it, a Chinese offi

[10] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2018-03-16 · 75% match

Tibet Can Exist With China Like ‘European Union’: Dalai Lama

BEIJING — Tibet can exist within China in the same spirit as the European Union sticks together, the territory’s spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, considered a dangerous separatist by Beijing, said.

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