CAIRO- Tibet's spiritual leader in Exile has questioned the future of the Dalai Lama's position, an official statement from the Dalai Lama's website stated on Saturday. According to the statement the current Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, has called for a meeting with other Tibetan Buddhism leaders to take place in 15 years. ‘When I am about ninety I will consult the high lamas of the Tibetan Buddhist traditions, the Tibetan public, and other concerned people who follow Tibetan Buddhism, and re-evaluate whether the institution of the Dalai Lama should continue or not,' Gyatso wrote in the statement. Gyatso has previously expressed his intent to be the last Lama The Dalai Lama is a spiritual post, believed to be the reincarnation of spiritual leaders who have chosen to be reborn in order to spread enlightenment. Normally, it can take Buddhist priests years to identify a child that is deemed to be a reincarnation of the Dalai Lama. The child is found in Tibet, which has been under China's control since 1950. China regards the Dalai Lama as a dangerous separatist. The end of the Dalai Lama could be very catastrophic for the Tibetan Buddhism, as China has already announced they have the authority to declare new reincarnations. This move is seen by many Tibetans as yet another attempt to eradicate Tibetans by splitting in to two movements, an exiled Lama, and a Chinese Lama. Gyatso, now 75, has stated previously that he shall not be reborn in the People's Republic of China, unless Tibet is freed and that no-one has the right to choose his successor for political ends. Gyatso was also the head of state of the government in exile, a role he relinquished in April. The new political leader, Lobsang Sangay, is a Harvard law scholar and first Tibetan to achieve a Research Doctorate in Law, which is expected to take a more radical stance against the China
