Dalai Lama is the title of Tibetan Buddhism leader . The 14th Dalai Lama remained the head of state for the Central Tibetan Administration ( `` Tibetan government in exile '' ) until his retirement on March 14 , 2011 . He has indicated that the institution of the Dalai Lama may be abolished in the future , and also that the next Dalai Lama may be found outside Tibet and may be female .