The Dalai Lama has often called himself a simple monk, but millions of his Tibetan Buddhist followers have worshipped him for ...

The Dalai Lama says he'll have a successor, after all, ending years of speculation that he might be the last person to hold ...

Thousands of Tibetan Buddhists began streaming in India's Himalayan town of Dharamshala on Sunday to celebrate the 90th birthday of the Dalai Lama, who said days ago that he plans to reincarnate after ...

In Buddhism there are legends of the Assura, a group of gods cast out from a Buddhist heaven because of their wrath, pride and bellicosity. Advertisement.

The gods also shield the Dharma, the teachings of the Buddha, from external threats. These gods have different names, but in China , they are known as Duōwén, Zēngzhǎng, Chíguó, and Guăngmù.

Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama has said the centuries-old Tibetan Buddhist institution will continue after his death ...

But he is also worshipped as living manifestations of Chenrezig, the Buddhist god of compassion, and is the 14th person to hold the title of the Dalai Lama in a tradition stretching back 500 years.

Dalai Lama, god-king for Tibetan Buddhists, will have a successor. That decision is consequential The Dalai Lama has often called himself a simple monk, but millions of his Tibetan Buddhist ...