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What is the Dalai Lama?
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Who is the current Dalai Lama?
Tenzin Gyatso is the current – and 14th – Dalai Lama. He was born to farmers in 1935 in a remote part of northeastern Tibet, in a cowshed behind his house. He was discovered by the High Lamas when aged three; they believed him to be the reincarnation as he was able to recognise artifacts belonging to the 13th Dalai Lama, claiming “it’s mine!” At the age of five, he joined the monastery and began the Buddhist education that would prepare him to take on the role of spiritual leader of Tibet.Why won’t you find the Dalai Lama in Tibet?
When the 14th Dalai Lama was enthroned in 1950, Tibet’s troubles with China were just beginning, as steps were being taken to bring the autonomous province under Chinese control. In 1959, amid growing tensions, the Tibetan people revolted – and China responded with characteristic force. Many thousands of Tibetans were killed, and the Dalai Lama fled to India with thousands of followers. Jawaharlal Nehru, the Indian Prime Minister, granted them asylum, and the Dalai Lama was permitted to form the Tibetan Government in Exile. He remains there with his government to this day, in exile.Since 1959, China’s policy towards Tibet has only become stricter. Not only is the Dalai Lama himself banned from Tibet, but so are Tibetan national flags, images of the Dalai Lama and copies of his scriptures and teachings. Travellers carrying copies of the Lonely Planet – which contains sections on the Dalai Lama – have had them confiscated. Even Brad Pitt, who starred in the 1997 film Seven Years in Tibet, is forbidden from entering the country. He played Heinrich Harrer, a German mountaineer who escaped from a British PoW camp in India, and ended up in Lhasa where he tutored the young Dalai Lama. The two went on to become friends. Rumour has it that the film’s director and Pitt’s co-star are also banned, as are various celebrities who have spoken out in support of Tibet.