Much centers on the question of who gets to choose the successor of the Dalai Lama when he dies.
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An Exiled Publisher Creates a ‘Brotherhood Across Tibetans’
Bhuchung Sonam co-founded a press to nurture the writing of Tibetans, helping provide through literature a sense of home for a stateless population.
Dalai Lama Apologizes Over an Exchange With a Boy
In a video, the 87-year-old Tibetan spiritual leader sticks out his tongue and asks the child to “suck” it. His office said the actions had been lighthearted.
Celtics Games Are Pulled in China After Enes Kanter’s Pro-Tibet Posts
The Boston center called China’s leader, Xi Jinping, a “brutal dictator” on social media, igniting an online backlash in the country. The N.B.A.’s online partner stopped streaming the team’s games.
Scattered Among the Himalaya, Glimpses of a Changing Tibet
An array of forces, including political suppression and the ubiquity of the internet, have made elements of traditional Tibetan lifestyles increasingly challenging.
Your Monday Briefing
Israel reopens to its vaccinated populace.
Dalai Lama Receives Covid Vaccine
“This injection is very, very helpful,” said the 85-year-old Tibetan spiritual leader.
Sogyal Rinpoche Dies; Tibetan Buddhist Lama Felled by Abuse Accusations
A friend of the Dalai Lama’s, he wrote a popular book about life, death and the afterlife that updated “The Tibetan Book of the Dead.”