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HONG KONG — The doctrinal schism that the Chinese Communist Party is using to hound the Dalai Lama arose long ago in the internecine politics of his own school of Tibetan Buddhism. [1]

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. [2]

Panchen Lama praises Beijing as arrests continue in Tibet Ranked second in Tibetan Buddhism, the Panchen Lama has the task of recognising the reincarnation of the Dalai Lama after the latter’s death. [3]

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]

Buddhist monks line up to cast their ballots at a polling station in Dharamsala, headquarters of the Tibetan government-in-exile, on February 1, 2026. [5]

Panchen Lama marks his 21st birthday after 15 years of detention When the Dalai Lama dies, the Panchen Lama has the responsibility of finding his new incarnation. The current Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, recognised Gedhun Choekyi Nyima on 14 May 1995. [6]

Panchen Lama turns 20. For 14 years, he has been a hostage of the Chinese government Dharamsala (AsiaNews) - He turns 20 years old today, but for 14 years there has been no news about what has happened to him. [7]

TOKYO -- An activist group that exposed the proliferation of what it calls China's "colonial boarding schools" in Tibet four years ago has published new findings, documenting how they erode the Tibetan language, culture and identity. [8]

Sources
[1] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2015-12-22 · 75% match

The Politics of Tibet’s Poisonous Religious Divide

HONG KONG — The doctrinal schism that the Chinese Communist Party is using to hound the Dalai Lama arose long ago in the internecine politics of his own school of Tibetan Buddhism.

[2] 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.

[3] MM asianews.it · 77% match

Panchen Lama praises Beijing as arrests continue in Tibet

Panchen Lama praises Beijing as arrests continue in Tibet Ranked second in Tibetan Buddhism, the Panchen Lama has the task of recognising the reincarnation of the Dalai Lama after the latter’s death.

[4] MM eng.mizzima.com · 2025-07-06 · 47% 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.

[5] MM eng.mizzima.com · 2026-02-02 · 36% match

Exiled Tibetans choose leaders for lost homeland

Buddhist monks line up to cast their ballots at a polling station in Dharamsala, headquarters of the Tibetan government-in-exile, on February 1, 2026.

[6] MM asianews.it · 74% match

Panchen Lama marks his 21st birthday after 15 years of detention

Panchen Lama marks his 21st birthday after 15 years of detention When the Dalai Lama dies, the Panchen Lama has the responsibility of finding his new incarnation. The current Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, recognised Gedhun Choekyi Nyima on 14 May 1995.

[7] MM asianews.it · 70% match

Panchen Lama turns 20. For 14 years, he has been a hostage of the Chinese government

Panchen Lama turns 20. For 14 years, he has been a hostage of the Chinese government Dharamsala (AsiaNews) - He turns 20 years old today, but for 14 years there has been no news about what has happened to him.

[8] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2025-05-29 · 40% match

China's 'colonial boarding schools' erode Tibetan identity, report says

TOKYO -- An activist group that exposed the proliferation of what it calls China's "colonial boarding schools" in Tibet four years ago has published new findings, documenting how they erode the Tibetan language, culture and identity.

[9] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2025-06-05 · 40% match

Politics

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[10] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2025-06-08 · 40% match

Society

Nation must stop normalizing unwanted sexual contact and treat it as serious crime Interim leader faces Trump tariffs, calls for early election, wage protests Economic growth may sputter as 'demographic dividend' disappears Financial watchdog to rest

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