14Th Dalai Lama: 14th Dalai Lama
His Holiness Tenzin Gyatso is the fourteenth Dalai Lama.
His full name is Jetsun Jamphel Ngawang Lobsang Yeshe Tenzin Gyatso. The Dalai Lama was born in Tagtser (Amdo) in Tibet to a family of farmers on July 6, 1935. He is the fourteenth and current Dalai Lama. He is the political and spiritual leader of Tibet. On October 6, 2009, he received the Lantos Human Rights Prize from United States House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. In 1989 he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his work encouraging understanding between different religions and encouraging people and countries to care for one another. He is always working for the freedom of Tibet through dialogue, and encourages young Tibetans to study their language, history and philosophy to preserve it and to promote it to the world.
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| Religion | Buddhist |
| Office | Dalai Lama |
| Date of birth | July 6, 1935 |
| Place of birth | Qinghai |
| Birth name | Pang Wee Kiat |
| Began | 1937 |
| Predecessor | Thubten Gyatso |
| Titles/honors | Nobel Peace Prize Lantos Human Rights Prize |
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