THE DALAI LAMAHis Holiness the Fourteenth Dalai
Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, was born in 1935 to a peasant family in
northeastern Tibet and was recognized at the age of two as the
reincarnation of his predecessor, the Thirteenth Dalai Lama. The world's
formost Buddhist leader, he travels extensively, speaking eloquently
in favor of ecumenical understanding, kindness and compassion, respect
for the environment, and, above all, world peace. Read More Read Less