His Holiness the Dalai Lama

His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, is both the head of state and the spiritual leader of Tibet.

In 1950, aged just fifteen, His Holiness was called upon to assume full political power after China’s invasion of Tibet in 1949. In 1959, with the brutal suppression of the Tibetan national uprising in Lhasa by Chinese troops, His Holiness was forced to escape into exile. Since then he has been living in Dharamsala, northern India, the seat of the Tibetan political administration in exile.

The Dalai Lama has consistently advocated policies of non-violence in his work for the Tibetan people, even in the face of extreme aggression.

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A Talk With The Dalai Lama Print E-mail

In a meeting at the Charles Hotel in Cambridge (Massachusetts) last week, the Dalai Lama and more than 100 scholars from China showed how direct discussion can overcome irrational prejudices and official cant. Chinese academics needed a chance to encounter Tibet’s spiritual leader without government interference.
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Dalai Lama's Losar Message Print E-mail

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A message from His Holiness the Dalai Lama to the Tibetan People on the occasion of the Earth-Ox Tibetan New Year (25 February 2009).
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Dalai Lama Offers Condolences To Bushfire Victims Print E-mail

In a letter to the Australian Prime Minister, the Dalai Lama has offered his “…deep sympathy and heartfelt condolences to all those families…” affected by the bushfires in Victoria.

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