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Politics of reincarnation could undermine the Dalai Lama’s future

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His Holiness Tenzin Gyatso , the 14th Dalai Lama , is turning 90 next year .

When he dies, Tibetan Buddhists around the world will need to find the next Dalai Lama.

Without a contingency plan, this elderly Dalai Lama may be the last in history.

The Dalai Lama is the most authoritative office in the Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism.

This trust would consult with the foremost leaders in Tibetan Buddhism from various sects.

The Dalai Lama has said it's a possibility he will reincarnate outside Tibet .

He has expressed openness to reincarnating as a woman, as long as she's "attractive" At multiple points, the monk seems to have reached a breaking point and threatened not to reincarnate at all.