Dalai Lama: Media
Tibetan leader
Videos
Tenzin Gyatso was the first Dalai Lama on Instagram. Who will succeed him?
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Images
The 14th Dalai Lama presides over a Kalachakra (“wheel of time”) initiation ritual...
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Dalai Lamas are considered to be incarnations of the bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara...
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The 5th Dalai Lama commissioned the construction of Potala Palace in Lhasa, which...
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During a solidarity demonstration for Tibet, the 14th Dalai Lama addressed the audience...
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A guide to choosing a reborn lama in eight easy steps.
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Interactives
A slideshow of highlights from the life of the 14th Dalai Lama.
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