"In my opinion it's ridiculous for the Dalai Lama to say he changed the centuries-old tradition, because the tradition was already changed in 1959. "Nobody knows who or where the next Dalai Lama will be born or come from. "On one hand the Dalai Lama says he will live up to 113 years on the other hand he talks about succession issue himself," Lin said. "So far there have been 14 Dalai Lamas who have been produced in China. We hope that the present Dalai Lama will live for 113 years old.

Source: Economic Times April 09, 2017 13:23 UTC