His Holiness
the 14th the Dalai Lama Tenzin Gyatso is the head of
state and spiritual leader of the Tibetan people. He
was born Lhamo Dhondrub on 6 July 1935, in a small village
called Taktser in northeastern Tibet. Born to a peasant
family, His Holiness was recognized at the age of two,
in accordance with Tibetan tradition, as the reincarnation
of his predecessor the 13th Dalai Lama, and thus an
incarnation Avalokitesvara, the Buddha of Compassion.
Forced into exile in 1959 by the illegal Chinese communist
colonization of Tibet, which continues to this day,
he has continued to inspire the Tibetan people and also
inspires millions of others the world over. In 1989
he received the Nobel Peace Prize for his unwavering
advocacy of a non-violent solution to China's brutal
occupation of his country.
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