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