His Holiness Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama, exiled head of Tibet, and international figurehead of Tibetan Buddhism, is turning 90 next year. The widely revered spiritual leader takes fewer ...
The Dalai Lama announces he will step down as political head of the exiled Tibetan government, but will continue to push the Tibetan cause in his key role as its spiritual leader. Video courtesy AFP.
The Fifth Dalai Lama, Ngawang Lobsang Gyatso, established the Gaden Phodrang Government in 1642, becoming the spiritual and political head of Tibet. For more than 600 years since Gedun Drub ...