'Will be reborn,' declares Dalai Lama; Gaden Phodrang Trust in India to pick next spiritual leader

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NEW DELHI: The Dalai Lama on Wednesday declared that the centuries-old Tibetan Buddhist institution will continue even after his death and that the "authority to recognise the future reincarnation" of the Dalai Lama rests solely with the Gaden Phodrang Trust in India.Speaking at prayer celebrations ahead of his 90th birthday on Sunday, the Nobel Peace Prize-winning spiritual head of Tibetan Buddhism in a recorded statement said that the next Dalai Lama should be found and recognised as per past Buddhist traditions."They should consult the various heads of the Tibetan Buddhist traditions and the reliable oath-bound Dharma Protectors who are linked inseparably to the lineage of the Dalai Lamas. They should accordingly carry out the procedures of search and recognition in accordance with past tradition," a statement from the Dalai Lama on X read.

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