Birthday of the Dalai Lama XIV
Birthday of the Dalai Lama XIV is held on July 6. July 6, 1935. This event in the first decade of the month July is annual. Help us
He took the throne at age 4 at an enthronement ceremony in Lhasa, Tibet and became a monk at age 6. He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1989 for his work advocating nonviolent means to free Tibet from China. He has lived in India in exile since 1959 when the Chinese Army eliminated an uprising in Tibet.
In 1963, His Holiness promulgated a draft constitution for Tibet which assures a democratic form of government. In the last two decades, His Holiness has set up educational, cultural and religious institutions which have made major contributions towards the preservation of the Tibetan identity and its rich heritage.
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