14th Dalai Lama: Some rare pictures of the spiritual leader as he turns 87 years today
Dalai Lama Birthday: Tenzin Gyatso, or the 14th Dalai Lama is the foremost spiritual leader of Tibetans. Born in the sleepy hamlet of Amdo in northeast Tibet, His Holiness was born to a family of farmers.
Pritam Saha
| Jul 06, 2022, 11:25 AM IST
During the 1959 uprising, the Dalai Lama escaped from Tibet and took refuge in India. Throughout his life he has delivered countless discourses on concepts as vast as environmentalism, human rights, Buddhist schools of thought, cosmology, psychology, quantum physics, neurobiology, women’s rights and religious harmony. A man of peace, he was awarded the Nobel Peace prize in 1989.
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His Holiness: With Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee
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His Holiness: Thai temple in Bodhgaya
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His Holiness: With his followers
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His Holiness: With Baba Ramdev
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His Holiness: At Jawaharlal Nehru University
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His Holiness: With Lal Bahadur Shastri
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His Holiness: Long Travel
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His Holiness: Horse Riding
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His Holiness: At the age of 23
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His Holiness: Performs his first ever Avalokiteshwara Kalachakra
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His Holiness: At Banaras Hindu University
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His Holiness: In Gangtok
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His Holiness: At the age of 5
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His Holiness: At the age of 4
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His Holiness: Journey to India
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His Holiness: The Popularity
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His Holiness: With his family
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