Tibet’s Dalai Lama

February 21, 2025 12:01 PM

Dalai Lama returns to Dharamsala after winter sojourn in south India

Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, returned to his home in Dharamsala on Friday after a month-and-a-half winter sojourn in southern India, his aides confirmed. During his visit, he led prayer services, performed ordinations for 303 monks, and met with over 8,000 people across Bylakuppe and Hunsur in Karnataka. Upon his arrival at Gaggal airport, the Dalai Lama was warmly received by Gyari Dolma, Central Tibetan Administration’s Department of Security Minister, alongside members of the ...

US lawmakers meet Tibet’s Dalai Lama, warn China on choice of successor

A group of U.S. lawmakers who met the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama in Dharamshala on Wednesday said they would not allow China to influence the choice of his successor, comments expected to anger Beijing which calls him a separatist. They also signalled that Washington would pressure Beijing to hold talks with Tibetan leaders, stalled since 2010, to resolve the Tibet issue with a bill President Joe Biden is expected to sign soon. The bipartisan group of seven, led by Michael ...