November 21, 2010 11:08 AM

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Dalai Lama says he is contemplating retirement within months

Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama has said he is contemplating retirement within months and a final decision on it will be taken after consultations with the political leadership and Parliament-in-exile.The 76-year-old leader, who has been living in India in exile since 1959, expressed hope that he could return to his homeland before his death. The Tibetan leader told this to a private TV Channel in New Delhi.Justifying his decision, he said the Tibetans in exile have already put in place a political set-up in 2001 and since then major decisions are being taken by the political leadership.Asked whether the institution of Dalai Lama would continue even after his demise, he said if his death came within next few years, then most probably the people concerned including Mongolian and the Himalayan range of Buddhists would like to keep it.When asked, how the next Dalai Lama will be chosen as China is apparently not sympathetic to the institution, he said, China is more concerned about the next Dalai Lama.The Tibetan leader was asked whether his recent comment on having a female Dalai Lama was serious, he replied in affirmative.The spiritual leader also accused China of carrying out a cultural genocide in Tibet either intentionally or unintentionally and said Tibetan culture and language is under threat.

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