Chinese President Xi Jinping met the Panchen Lama on Friday and called for continued efforts to promote the “sinicisation of religion”, state media reports said. The call from Xi comes exactly ...

Gyaltsen Norbu was installed by Beijing as the 11th Panchen Lama in 1995 in defiance of the religion’s highest authority the Dalai Lama, whose pick for the role — a six-year-old boy — has ...

Stephen C. Lama, known to most as Steve, died May 10 near his home in Encinitas, Calif., following a long illness with early onset Alzheimer’s. He was 70. A Pasadena native, Steve was born April 13, ...

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has reignited concerns over Gedhun Choekyi Nyima, the Panchen Lama, who disappeared 30 years ago at the age of six after being recognized by the Dalai Lama.

On the 30th anniversary of his disappearance, Tibetans and human rights groups are demanding the release of Gedhun Choekyi Nyima, the 11th Panchen Lama. Chinese authorities abducted him in May ...

There are more than 100,000 Mitchell-Lama co-op and rental units across the city. The program is designed to provide affordable housing for middle-income families, but developments have been ...

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday called on Panchen Rinpoche to make greater contributions to promoting ethnic unity and religious harmony, as well as the stability, development and progress ...

Gyaltsen Norbu, the Chinese government-appointed 11th Panchen Lama, presents a hada to Chinese President Xi Jinping (Xie Huanchi/Xinhua via AP/PA) The man picked by Beijing as the second highest ...

Panchen Rinpoche presented a hada to Xi and briefed him on his studies and work in recent years. Xi congratulated him on the progress he has made in various aspects. Xi expressed the hope that Panchen ...

[Photo/Xinhua] BEIJING -- President Xi Jinping on Friday called on Panchen Rinpoche to make greater contributions to promoting ethnic unity and religious harmony, as well as the stability ...

The 14th Dalai Lama and the so-called Tibetan government-in-exile led by him have no right to represent the Tibetan people, let alone decide the future and destiny of Xizang, which is an ...