Dalai Lama
Also known as 14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso
The 14th Dalai Lama, head of Tibetan Buddhism; Nobel Peace Prize 1989.
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- The 14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, was born Lhamo Thondup in 1935 in Amdo.
- He was recognised as the 14th Dalai Lama in 1939 and enthroned in Lhasa in 1940.
- During the 1959 Tibetan uprising he escaped to India, and he lives in Dharamshala.
- He retired as political head in 2011, handing that role to the elected Central Tibetan Administration.
- He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1989.
Key facts
- Born
- Lhamo Thondup, 6 July 1935, Taktser, Amdo1
- Recognised
- As the 14th Dalai Lama in 1939; enthroned in Lhasa on 22 February 19401
- Temporal duties
- From 17 November 1950 until his exile in 19591
- Exile
- Escaped to India in 1959; government in exile set up on 29 April 1959, in Dharamshala from May 19601
- Political role
- Retired as political head in 20111
- Nobel Peace Prize
- 19891
- Succession
- In July 2025 he said he will be reincarnated and that only the Gaden Phodrang Foundation can recognise his successor1
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