The 14th Dalai Lama

Tibet (in exile in India) · Born 1935

Nobel Prize in Peace, 1989Asia-Pacific

Awarded for

Non-violent struggle for the liberation of Tibet

The story behind the prize

Tenzin Gyatso was recognized as the 14th Dalai Lama at the age of two. After a failed uprising against Chinese rule in 1959 he fled to India, where he leads the Tibetan community in exile. He has proposed a peaceful 'Middle Way' of genuine autonomy for Tibet within China.

About

Tibetan Buddhist spiritual leader (Tenzin Gyatso) who has lived in exile in Dharamshala, India, since 1959.