Full Name: Lhamo Dondrub
Profession: 14th Dalai Lama
Nationality: Tibetan
Biography: Spiritual leader of Tibetans.
During the 1959 Tibetan uprising, the Dalai Lama fled Tibet for India, where he currently lives as a refugee.
He has since traveled the world, advocating for the welfare of Tibetans and teaching Tibetan Buddhism.
He received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1989.
Born: July 6, 1935
Birthplace: Taktser, Qinghai, China
Age: 89 years old
Generation: Silent Generation
Chinese Zodiac: Pig
Star Sign: Cancer
Historical Events
- 1950-12-19 Chinese invasion of Tibet forces the Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama to flee Lhasa for Yadong on the Tibetan-India border
- 1951-05-27 Chinese Communists force Dalai Lama to surrender his army to Beijing
- 1951-07-21 Dalai Lama returns to Tibet
- 1959-03-30 Dalai Lama flees China and is granted political asylum in India
- 1986-02-02 Dalai Lama meets Pope John Paul II in India
- 1990-09-30 The Dalai Lama unveils the Canadian Tribute to Human Rights monument in Canada's capital city of Ottawa, Ontario
- 1995-05-14 Dalai Lama proclaims 6-year-old Gedhun Choekyi Nyima 11th reincarnation of Panchen Lama, Tibet's 2nd most senior spiritual leader
- 2007-10-17 The Dalai Lama receives the United States Congressional Gold Medal
- 2014-02-21 US President Barack Obama meets with the Dalai Lama
- 2021-03-06 Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama is vaccinated against COVID-19 in Dharamsala, India and urges others to do so
- 2023-04-10 The Dalai Lama apologizes for a video showing him asking a boy to suck his tongue, after widespread criticism
Quotes by Tenzin Gyatso
- "If you think you are too small to make a difference, you haven’t slept next to a mosquito."
Biographies and Sources
- 34. China/Tibet (1950-present) - University of Central Arkansas
- Canadian Tribute to Human Rights - Canada
- Dalai Lama regrets asking boy to 'suck my tongue' - BBC News
Gedhun Choekyi Nyima
Tenzing Norgay