As the highest spiritual leader and head of Tibetan Buddhism, the Dalai Lama served as the resident spiritual and temporal leader of Tibet before 1959. He was born in Taktser, China. In 1939, he was formally recognized as the 14th Dalai Lama. In 1959, the year China invaded...Read more Tibet, he was awarded the Lharampa degree, which is roughly equivalent to a doctorate in Buddhist philosophy. He then fled to Dharamsala, India, where he became the leader of the Tibetan government in exile. He became the leader and head monk of the Gelug school, the most recent branch of Tibetan Buddhism. In 2011, he stepped down as a political leader. His credits include Tao of Peace (2010), Wheel of Time (2003), and Dancing in Amdo (2008).
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As the highest spiritual leader and head of Tibetan Buddhism, the Dalai Lama served as the resident spiritual and temporal leader of Tibet before 1959. He was born in Taktser,...Read more China. In 1939, he was formally recognized as the 14th Dalai Lama. In 1959, the year China invaded Tibet, he was awarded the Lharampa degree, which is roughly equivalent to a doctorate in Buddhist philosophy. He then fled to Dharamsala, India, where he became the leader of the Tibetan government in exile. He became the leader and head monk of the Gelug school, the most recent branch of Tibetan Buddhism. In 2011, he stepped down as a political leader. His credits include Tao of Peace (2010), Wheel of Time (2003), and Dancing in Amdo (2008).