Reincarnation, interrupted The most important figure in determining the new reincarnation of the Dalai Lama is the second-highest authority in the Gelug sect, the Panchen Lama. The Dalai Lama, in ...

It is a major breakthrough in the succession crisis that has plagued the Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism since the People's Republic of China conquered the region under dictator Mao Zedong.

Monks attend a debate and award ceremony conferring the title of Geshe Lharampa at the Jokhang Temple in Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, April 15, 2025. Thirteen monks ...