&lt;div class=&#34;meta &#34;&gt;&lt;span class=&#34;caption-text &#34;&gt;A Tibetan Buddhist monk waits to welcome the Dalai Lama at the Tibetan Medical and Astrology Institute in Dharmsala, India, Wednesday, March 23, 2011. The Tibetan parliament-in-exile decided Monday to form a committee to ensure a smooth transition after the Dalai Lama&#38;#39;s resignation from politics. The Dalai Lama, who is vilified by China as scheming for Tibetan independence, announced his decision to resign on the March 10 anniversary of a failed 1959 uprising against Chinese rule in his Himalayan homeland that sent him into exile. &#38;#40;AP Photo&#38;#47;Ashwini Bhatia&#38;#41; &#40;AP Photo&#38;#47; Ashwini Bhatia&#41;&lt;&#47;span&gt;&lt;&#47;div&gt;