The Dalai Lama has often called himself a simple monk, but millions of his Tibetan Buddhist followers have worshipped him for decades as a near deity.

Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama has said the centuries-old Tibetan Buddhist institution will continue after his death, ending speculation ignited by his remark that he might be the last person

Tibetan Parliament-in-exile member Tenzing Jigdal Thursday termed China an “atheist country” that had been defaming the Dalai Lama for a long time and asserting that the incarnation decision would be taken by the established institution and the leader of Tibetan Buddhist himself.