| The 14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, is the spiritual and | | | | Tenzin was recognized as the reincarnation of his |
| political leader of the Tibetan people. He was awarded | | | | predecessor, the 13th Dalai Lama. Thus from an early |
| the Nobel Peace Prize in 1989 and has travelled | | | | age the Dalai Lama spent many years studying |
| extensively around the world offering the message of | | | | Tibetan scriptures and he completed a doctorate in |
| Tibetan Buddhism.The Dalai Lama was born in the | | | | Tibetan Buddhist philosophy by the age of 25.The Dalai |
| small Tibetan village of Takster in Northern Tibet. His | | | | Lama means Ocean of Wisdom. |
| original name being Tenzin Gyatso. At the age of 2 | | | | |