On the 90th birthday of the 14th Dalai Lama

Embodied world conscience, where does Tibet go without its "ocean of wisdom"?

Jun 27, 2025

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The Dalai Lama, exiled spiritual leader of Tibet, participates in a 2010 panel discussion at the Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine in New York. The Dalai Lama was named March 29 as the winner of the 2012 Templeton Prize. (CNS photo/Jason DeCrow, pool via Reuters) (March 30, 2012) See TEMPLETON-DALAILAMA March 30, 2012....

The Dalai Lama, leader of the Tibetans, is a star among the world's religious representatives. Soon to have been on the throne for a century, he has long since ceded his claims to power to a civilian government. What comes after him?

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