NPR

The Dalai Lama announces plans for a successor, signaling China won't have a say

DHARAMSHALA, India — Days ahead of his 90th birthday, Tibetan Buddhism's top spiritual leader said the institution of the Dalai Lama will continue. The Dalai Lama made the statement in a pre-recorded ...
New York Post

The Dalai Lama prepares for his successor — and to scupper China’s plans to name their own

The Dalai Lama is going to announce details of how he is to be succeeded this week, as he prepares to turn 90 years old. Traditionally, a new Dalai Lama – leader of 7.7 million Tibetan Buddhists, ...
Los Angeles Times

Tibetans in exile wonder: Will the next Dalai Lama be as charismatic as this one?

DHARAMSHALA, India — 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. But as he approaches his ...
Newsweek

Dalai Lama Issues Update on Succession

The Dalai Lama said on Wednesday that he will have a successor following his death. "I am affirming that the institution will continue," he said in a video statement delivered at a major religious ...
Boston Herald

The Dalai Lama says he plans to reincarnate, ensuring the institution will continue

DHARAMSHALA, India (AP) — Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama on Wednesday said the centuries-old Tibetan Buddhist institution will continue after his death, ending years of speculation that ...