However, Rinpoche said on Wednesday that the Dalai Lama had not done so yet, as he is in good health and has expressed his intention to live for many more years. What did China say? China has long ...

The Dalai Lama heads the trust and its "alternate chairperson", or the second highest official, is Rinpoche, who Tibetans believe to be the reincarnation of a previous high monk.

In a conversation with Needrup Zangpo, Rinpoche reflects on the future of Buddhism, the illusion of tradition, and why mindfulness is less about silence and more about seeing clearly in an age of ...