India, July 2 -- Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama has cleared that his institution will continue and his successor will be recognised solely by members of the Gaden Phodrang Trust.

In a long statement issued on X, Dalai Lama said he took the decision on the basis of the requests he received from various sections to continue with his institution.

Dalai Lama said the process to recognise his successor will be according to his September 24, 2011 statement that mandates the members of the Trust to consult "Tibetan Buddhist traditions and the reliable oath-bound Dharma Protectors who are linked inseparably to the lineage of the Dalai Lamas".

His statement reads, "The process by which a future Dalai Lama is to be recognized has been clear...