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The Dalai Lama was born to a farming family as Lhamo Dhondrub on July 6, 1935, in the village of Taktser in the northeastern region of Tibet. At the age of two the child was recognized as the reincarnation of the 13th Dalai Lama, Thubten Gyatso. Lhamo Dhondrub was elevated to the status of Dalai Lama and renamed Jetsun Jamphel Ngawang Lobsang Yeshe Tenzin Gyatso ("Holy Lord, Gentle Glory, Compassionate, Defender of the Faith, Ocean of Wisdom"). Tibetans normally refer to him as Yeshe Norbu, the "Wish-fulfilling Gem", or just Kundun, "the Presence". In the West he is often called "His Holiness the Dalai Lama".
Tenzin Gyatso began his monastic education at the age of six. At 23 he sat for his final examination in the Jokhang Temple, Lhasa, during the annual Monlam (prayer) Festival in 1959. He passed with honours and was awarded the Lharampa degree, the highest level geshe degree (a doctorate of Buddhist philosophy).
Tenzin Gyatso was only able to govern Tibet for a brief time. As well as being the spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism, the Dalai Lama is traditionally also Tibet's Head of State and sole political ruler. However, the religious nature of the Tibetan regime caused friction with the emerging Communist- atheist movement in the Chinese mainland.
His political leadership among Tibetans became important especially after the People's Republic of China occupied Tibet in 1950. In 1954 he travelled to BeijingBeijing Sh Abbreviation: ( pinyin: Jing The Forbidden City Origin of Name bei north jing capital put together: northern capital Pronounced''Bay-jing (J as in joy Area Total % of national Ranked 29th 16,808 km² 0. 175% Population Total ( 2001) % of nationa to negotiate with Chinese leaders Mao ZedongMao Zedong ( December 26, 1893 September 9, 1976) was the chairman of the Communist Party of China from 1935 until his death. Under his leadership, it became the ruling party of mainland China as the result of its victory in the Chinese Civil War and the, Zhou EnlaiZhou Enlai Order 1st Premier Term of Office October, 1949 January, 1976 Successor Hua Guofeng Date of Birth March 5, 1898 Place of Birth Huaian, Jiangsu Wife Deng Yingchao Political Party Communist Zhou Enlai ( Pinyin), ( Traditional Chinese: , Simplified, and Deng XiaopingDeng Xioping ( Traditional Chinese; Simplified Chinese; Teng Hsiao-p'ing; pronounced "Dung Shyao-ping") ( August 22, 1904 February 19, 1997) was a revolutionary elder in the Communist Party of China (CPC) who served as the " de facto" ruler of the People', but the talks were not fruitful. After a failed American-assisted uprising of Tibetans against the PRC in 1959, the Dalai Lama fled to DharamsalaDharamsala is a town in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. It is known as the residence of Tenzin Gyatso, the current Dalai Lama. A substantial community of Tibetan exiles resides in the town. Dharamsala is located in the Kangra valley, in the Dahuladh, IndiaThe Republic of India is a large multicultural country in South Asia, with a population of over one billion. The Indian economy is the fourth largest in the world, in terms of purchasing power parity, and is the world's second-fastest growing economy., on March 17March 17 is the 76th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (77th in Leap years). There are 289 days remaining. Events 45 BC In his last victory, Julius Caesar defeats the Pompeian forces of Titus Labienus and Pompey the Younger in the Battle of Munda. of that year (entering India on March 31).
In 1989 Tenzin Gyatso was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, with the chairman of the Nobel committee saying that this was "in part a tribute to the memory of Mahatma Gandhi."
On May 14, 1995 the Dalai Lama proclaimed 6-year-old Gedhun Choekyi Nyima as the eleventh reincarnation of the Panchen Lama, but the PRC named another child, Gyancain Norbu.