Tibetans in exile demand China reveal the whereabouts of the 11th Panchen Lama, abducted in 1995, marking 31 years of enforced disappearance.

Twenty-five years ago, a six-year-old boy was recognized as the reincarnation of the Panchen Lama, the second-highest ranking figure in Tibetan Buddhism. He promptly disappeared. Gedhun Choekyi Nyima ...

BEIJING/DHARAMSHALA, India (Reuters) -Weeks before the Dalai Lama ruled out China's role in choosing his successor, President Xi Jinping met a Tibetan Buddhist monk installed three decades ago by ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Gyaltsen Norbu, the 11th Panchen Lama and a delegate of CPPCC, hands an elderly delegate as they leave after the opening session ...

BEIJING, March 2 (UPI) -- The Panchen Lama, Tibet's second highest ranking Tibetan monk and chosen by Beijing, has been elevated to China's top advisory body, state media report. "The 11th Panchen ...

The Dalai Lama announced Wednesday that the foundation he established in exile in India will name his successor in due course, prompting China to insist he had no role to play and that his replacement ...

The 75th birthday of the Dalai Lama this week was cause for celebration for many Tibetans. But it also acted as an uncomfortable reminder of both their spiritual leader’s advancing years and the ...

TAIPEI, Taiwan — The man picked by Beijing as the second highest figure in Tibetan Buddhism pledged adherence to the ruling Communist Party's dictates Friday during a rare face-to-face meeting with ...

HANGZHOU, China – China's controversial choice for a Tibetan holy figure made his first major appearance before an international audience Thursday, saying Tibetan Buddhists should be patriotic and ...

In a segment leading up to his interview with the Dalai Lama on Last Week Tonight, John Oliver addressed the issue of where the Panchen Lama is; the Panchen Lama is the second-highest ranking lama in ...

The Panchen Lama, Tibet`s second most important spiritual leader, died Saturday, less than a week after rededicating the Great Stupa temple, where he will now be buried. His death at the age of 50 ...