Although Avalokiteśvara originated in India as a man, they can be depicted as either a man, woman, or non-binary being. This gender fluidity has led to them being revered as a trans icon in the West.

The Dalai Lama has announced that he intends to reincarnate, paving the way for a successor to take on a mantle stretching back 500 years after his death

Research shows how the Dalai Lama is emerging an an unlikely inspiration for individuals who share trans and Buddhist identities.

China is ready to install a large impulse turbine at the Datang Zala Hydropower Station in Tibet autonomous region, according to the official Science and Technology Daily. The home-grown turbine, with a maximum capacity of 500 megawatts, has the...

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Exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama confirmed that he will have a successor when he dies. It is a landmark decision for Tibetans, many of whom had feared a future without a leader. the Dalai Lama said his...

The Dalai Lama yesterday assured his followers that upon his death he would be reincarnated as the next spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism and spelled out a succession process that sets up a renewed clash with China.

The confusion is hardly surprising — Taiwan’s government is ruled under a Constitution written for a faraway mid-20th-century Chinese government founded when Taiwan was a Japanese colony

The Dalai Lama on Wednesday affirmed that he should have a successor and said the next Dalai Lama should be chosen by the Gaden Phodrang Trust, a non-profit group that he set up — rejecting moves by China to steer his succession.

Tibetans say the statement of Dalai Lama making clear that he would have a successor is a direct message to China