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Date of Birth
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06-July-1935
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Place of Birth
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Taktser
(Tibet)
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Nationality
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China, Republic of China
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Also know as
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Dalai Lama XIV, Jetsun Jamphel Ngawang Lobsang Yeshe Tenzin Gyatso, Lhamo Dondrub, Tenzin Gyatso, The 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet, Darai Rama 14-sei, H.H. Tenzin Gyatso, His Holiness the XIVth Dalai Lama, 14. Dalai-Lama, His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, བསྟན་འཛིན་རྒྱ་མཚོ་, 丹增嘉措, Lhamo Döndrub, Lhamo Thondup, Lhamo Dhondrup, Dalai Lama XIV Bstan-'dzin-rgya-mtsho, Dalai Lama, Bstan-'dzin-rgya-mtsho Dalai Lama XIV, The Dalai Lama, Yishin Norbu, Kyabgon, Kundun, Tenzin Gyatso His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, His Holiness The Dalai Lama, The Lama, Bstan-ʼdzin-rgya-mtsho Dalai Lama XIV, Lama Dalai
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Profession
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Writer, Philosopher, Lama, Actor
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Quotes
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- Sometimes one creates a dynamic impression by saying something, and sometimes one creates as significant an impression by remaining silent.
- We need to learn how to want what we have NOT to have what we want in order to get steady and stable Happiness
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The 14th Dalai Lama is the 14th and current Dalai Lama, as well as the longest lived incumbent. Dalai Lamas are the head monks of the Gelug school, the newest of the schools of Tibetan Buddhism. He won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1989, and is also well known for his lifelong advocacy for Tibetans inside and outside Tibet. 14th Dalai Lama is in a line of tulkus who are considered to be manifestations of the bodhisattva of compassion, Avalokiteśvara.
The Dalai Lama was born in Taktser, Qinghai, and was selected as the rebirth of the 13th Dalai Lama two years later, although he was only formally recognized as the 14th Dalai Lama on 17 November 1950, at the age of 15. The Gelug school's government administered an area roughly corresponding to the Tibet Autonomous Region just as the nascent People's Republic of China wished to assert central control over it. There is a dispute over whether the respective governments reached an agreement for a joint Chinese-Tibetan administration.
During the 1959 Tibetan uprising, the Dalai Lama fled to India, where he denounced the People's Republic and established a Tibetan government in exile. He has since traveled the world, advocating for the welfare of Tibetans, teaching Tibetan Buddhism and talking about the importance of compassion as the source of a happy life. Around the world, institutions face pressure from China not to accept him. He has spoken about the environment, economics, women's rights, non-violence, interfaith dialog, physics, astronomy, reproductive health, and sexuality, along with various Mahayana and Vajrayana topics.
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