The 14th Dalai Lama fled to India during the Tibetan uprising.
The 14th Dalai Lama -LRB- -LSB- ˈdɑːlaɪ ˈlɑːmə -RSB- -LRB- US -RRB- , -LSB- ˌdælaɪ ˈlɑːmə -RSB- -LRB- UK -RRB- -LRB- religious name  : Tenzin Gyatso , shortened from Jetsun Jamphel Ngawang Lobsang Yeshe Tenzin Gyatso , born Lhamo Thondup , 6 July 1935 -RRB- is the current Dalai Lama .. Dalai Lama. Dalai Lama. General American. Received Pronunciation. religious name. religious name. Dalai Lamas are important monks of the Gelug school , the newest school of Tibetan Buddhism which is nominally headed by the Ganden Tripas .. Gelug. Gelug. Tibetan Buddhism. Tibetan Buddhism. From the time of the 5th Dalai Lama to 1959 , the central government of Tibet , the Ganden Phodrang , invested the position of Dalai Lama with temporal duties .. Dalai Lama. Dalai Lama. Tibet. Tibet. 5th Dalai Lama. 5th Dalai Lama. Ganden Phodrang. Ganden Phodrang. The 14th Dalai Lama was born in Taktser village , Amdo , Tibet -LRB- was administratively in Qinghai province , Republic of China -RRB- , and was selected as the tulku of the 13th Dalai Lama in 1937 and formally recognized as the 14th Dalai Lama at a public declaration near the town of Bumchen in 1939 .. Dalai Lama. Dalai Lama. Taktser. Taktser. Amdo. Amdo. Tibet. Tibet. Qinghai. Qinghai. Republic of China. Republic of China ( 1912–49 ). tulku. tulku. 13th Dalai Lama. 13th Dalai Lama. His enthronement ceremony as the Dalai Lama was held in Lhasa on 22 February 1940 , and he eventually assumed full temporal -LRB- political -RRB- duties on 17 November 1950 , at the age of 15 , after the People 's Republic of China 's invasion of Tibet .. Dalai Lama. Dalai Lama. Tibet. Tibet. Republic of China. Republic of China ( 1912–49 ). The Gelug school 's government administered an area roughly corresponding to the Tibet Autonomous Region just as the nascent PRC wished to assert central control over it .. Tibet. Tibet. Gelug. Gelug. Tibet Autonomous Region. Tibet Autonomous Region. During the 1959 Tibetan uprising , the Dalai Lama fled to India , where he currently lives as a refugee .. Dalai Lama. Dalai Lama. India. India. 1959 Tibetan uprising. 1959 Tibetan uprising. refugee. refugee. The 14th Dalai Lama received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1989 .. Dalai Lama. Dalai Lama. Nobel Peace Prize. Nobel Peace Prize. He has traveled the world and has spoken about the welfare of Tibetans , environment , economics , women 's rights , non-violence , interfaith dialogue , physics , astronomy , Buddhism and science , cognitive neuroscience , reproductive health , and sexuality , along with various Mahayana and Vajrayana topics .. environment. environmental quality. economics. economics. non-violence. non-violence. interfaith dialogue. interfaith dialogue. physics. physics. astronomy. astronomy. Buddhism and science. Buddhism and science. cognitive neuroscience. cognitive neuroscience. reproductive health. reproductive health. sexuality. Human sexuality. Mahayana. Mahayana. Vajrayana. Vajrayana