14th Dalai Lama
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The 14th Dalai Lama is the current Dalai Lama, the highest spiritual leader and head of Tibetan Buddhism. He served as the resident spiritual and temporal leader of Tibet before 1959, and subsequently
The Dalai Lama in 2012
The Dalai Lama as a child
House where the 14th Dalai Lama was born in Taktser, Amdo
Lhasa's Potala Palace, today a UNESCO World Heritage Site, 2019
Lobsang Trinley Lhündrub Chöekyi Gyaltsen was the tenth Panchen Lama, officially the 10th Panchen Erdeni, of the Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism. According to Tibetan Buddhism, Panchen Lamas are livi
14th Dalai Lama
…into a modern and egalitarian society, which impressed him. In September 1954, he went to the Chinese capital to meet Chairman Mao Zedong with the 10th Panchen Lama and attend the 1st National People's Congress as a delegate, primarily discussing China's constitution. On 27 September 1954, the Dalai Lama was selected…
The Panchen Lama c. 1955
Young Panchen Lama in 1947
The young Panchen Lama at a Tibetan monastery
The Tibetan Panchen Lama during a struggle session, 1964.