Gaden Phodrang Trust:
The 14th Dalai Lama declared that the Gaden Phodrang Trust would be the sole authority to recognize his reincarnation, reaffirming his earlier 2011 statement. This announcement precedes his 90th birthday and reiterates Tibetan Buddhist autonomy in succession matters.The term ‘Gaden Phodrang’ originally referred to the Dalai Lama’s residence at Drepung Monastery in Lhasa, Tibet. It evolved into the institutional base of the Dalai Lama lineage.
The Gaden Phodrang Trust is a registered non-profit body based in Dharamshala, India, formed in 2011. It functions out of the Dalai Lama’s office.The Trust is chaired by His Holiness the Dalai Lama and is managed by close aides, including Prof. Samdhong Rinpoche, a senior monk and former Prime Minister (Kalon Tripa) of the Central Tibetan Administration.
