China / Tibet / India: The 14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso (1935- ).

The 14th Dalai Lama (Religious name: Tenzin Gyatso, shortened from Jetsun Jamphel Ngawang Lobsang Yeshe Tenzin Gyatso, born Lhamo Dondrub, 6 July 1935) is the 14th and current Dalai Lama. Dalai Lamas are the most influential figure in the Gelugpa lineage of Tibetan Buddhism, although the 14th has consolidated control over the other lineages in recent years. He won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1989, and is also well known for his lifelong advocacy for Tibetans inside and outside Tibet.

Tibetans traditionally believe him to be the reincarnation of his predecessors and a manifestation of the Buddha of Compassion. 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 on 17 November 1950, at the age of 15.

He inherited control over a government controlling an area roughly corresponding to the Tibet Autonomous Region just as the nascent People's Republic of China wished to reassert central control over it. During the 1959 Tibetan uprising, which China regards as an uprising of feudal landlords, the Dalai Lama who regards the uprising as an expression of widespread discontent, fled to India, where he denounced the People's Republic and established a government in exile.

A charismatic speaker, he has since traveled the world, advocating for the welfare of Tibetans, teaching Tibetan Buddhism and talking about the importance of compassion for a happy life.

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