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 ...

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.

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 By: Sheikh Saaliq, The Associated Press Posted: 10:18 PM CDT Thursday, Jul. 3, 2025 ...

DHARAMSHALA, India (AP) — The Dalai Lama has often called himself a simple monk, but millions of his Tibetan Buddhist followers have worshipped him for decades as a near deity.