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Tibetan Buddhism
![Implications of Dalai Lama Identifying New Head of Tibetan Buddhism in Mongolia Implications of Dalai Lama Identifying New Head of Tibetan Buddhism in Mongolia](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2023-03-29-080141.jpg)
Implications of Dalai Lama Identifying New Head of Tibetan Buddhism in Mongolia
By Snigdhendu Bhattacharya
His move, which adds a twist to the Tibetan power struggle with China, will have to be endorsed by the Mongolian clergy for broader acceptance.
![China’s Grip on Mongolia’s Quest for Spiritual Leadership China’s Grip on Mongolia’s Quest for Spiritual Leadership](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2023-03-23-134112.jpg)
China’s Grip on Mongolia’s Quest for Spiritual Leadership
By Amar Adiya
The search for the next Jebtsundamba Khutuktu is being complicated by Beijing’s desire to assert control over Tibetan Buddhism – even outside China’s borders.
![A New Russian Gas Pipeline Is a Bad Idea for Mongolia A New Russian Gas Pipeline Is a Bad Idea for Mongolia](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2022-05-10-192552.jpg)
A New Russian Gas Pipeline Is a Bad Idea for Mongolia
By Munkhnaran Bayarlkhagva
The Soyuz-Vostok pipeline, part of the larger Power of Siberia 2 project, will make Mongolia even more vulnerable to pressure from its autocratic neighbors.
![Could Russia’s Buddhist Republics Complicate Relations With China? Could Russia’s Buddhist Republics Complicate Relations With China?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2021-10-20-6.jpg)
Could Russia’s Buddhist Republics Complicate Relations With China?
By James Utley and Jade McGlynn
Religious diplomacy might be a sophisticated Kremlin foreign policy tactic, but it will never trump basic Russian foreign policy needs.
![Why the Chinese Communist Party Sees Tibetan Monks as ‘Troublemakers’ Why the Chinese Communist Party Sees Tibetan Monks as ‘Troublemakers’](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2021-03-09-12.jpg)
Why the Chinese Communist Party Sees Tibetan Monks as ‘Troublemakers’
By Apa Lhamo
The CCP’s strategy for consolidating control over Tibet centers on “sinicizing” Tibetan Buddhism.
![Larung Gar: The World’s Largest Monastery – and Highest Slum Larung Gar: The World’s Largest Monastery – and Highest Slum](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-07-24-2.jpg)
Larung Gar: The World’s Largest Monastery – and Highest Slum
By Shivaji Das
A rare glimpse of life in the Tibetan monastery, now closed to foreign visitors.
![China’s Hidden Crackdown in Tibet China’s Hidden Crackdown in Tibet](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-04-22-6.jpg)
China’s Hidden Crackdown in Tibet
By Kate Saunders
The Chinese state has used the coronavirus pandemic to deepen its advance into the private and devotional lives of Tibetans.
![Where Does Tibet Fit Into the US-China Relationship? Where Does Tibet Fit Into the US-China Relationship?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-jokhang_temple_22838182360.jpg)
Where Does Tibet Fit Into the US-China Relationship?
By Eleanor Albert
With the U.S. ambassador's visit, Tibet may again be poised to play a larger role in US-China relations.
![China Is Winning the War for Nepali Buddhism China Is Winning the War for Nepali Buddhism](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-c1dbdc43-b418-47e6-a6de-d1fc2c32ab00-1.jpg)
China Is Winning the War for Nepali Buddhism
By Lauren Jackson
China's inroads in Nepal mean increasing control over Buddhist heritage sites – with implications for Tibet.
![Beijing: Dalai Lama’s Reincarnation Must Comply With Chinese Laws Beijing: Dalai Lama’s Reincarnation Must Comply With Chinese Laws](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-11-26_20-06-06.jpg)
Beijing: Dalai Lama’s Reincarnation Must Comply With Chinese Laws
By Charlotte Gao
Dalai Lama says it is possible that his successor might be found in India.
![India-Bhutan Relations: Leveraging Ladakh India-Bhutan Relations: Leveraging Ladakh](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-5817064239_d028219b6f_b.jpg)
India-Bhutan Relations: Leveraging Ladakh
By Stanzin Lhaskyabs
With Bhutan maturing as a democratic country, India should take this opportunity to further strengthen ties.
![The Great Game for the Future of Tibetan Buddhism The Great Game for the Future of Tibetan Buddhism](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-karmapa_gangtok_2017.jpg)
The Great Game for the Future of Tibetan Buddhism
By Aadil Brar
India, China, and the case of the 17th Gyalwang Karmapa.
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