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The Dalai Lama Turns 81

The Dalai Lama speaks at the U.S. Conference of Mayors in Indianapolis, Sunday, June 26, 2016. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
The Dalai Lama speaks at the U.S. Conference of Mayors in Indianapolis, Sunday, June 26, 2016. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
The 14th Dalai Lama, was born Lhamo Döndrub, on July 6, 1935, in the former Amdo region of Tibet, also known as Taktser, Qinghai. The Dalai Lama is the head monk in Tibetan Buddhism. Lhamo Döndrub was identified as the rebirth of the 13th Dalai Lama at the age of two and was officially recognized as the 14th Dalai Lama on November 15, 1950, when he was 15 years old. In 1959, the Dali Lama went into exile in India after the Tibetan Uprising that same year. In 1989 the Dalai Lama was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts in Tibet. The Dalai Lama formally resigned from politics on March 14, 2011. 
The Dalai Lama greets Lady Gaga, right, before a question and answer session at the U.S. Conference of Mayors in Indianapolis, Sunday, June 26, 2016. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
The Dalai Lama greets Lady Gaga, right, before a question and answer session at the U.S. Conference of Mayors in Indianapolis, Sunday, June 26, 2016. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

November 9, 1950 - The Dalai Lama, 15-year-old ruler of Tibet , smiles from his Throne in Lhasa, Capital City of the Mountainous Asiatic country, November 9, 1950. He wears a gold peaked cap that is his Crown. A report from New Delhi, India. Nov 9. Indicated that the young ruler still was in Lhasa and that his cabinet and the national Assembly were in continuous session. This picture one of the most recent of the Dalai Lama, Was Made by Lowell Thomas , Jr. For Use in his forthcoming Book
November 9, 1950 - The Dalai Lama, 15-year-old ruler of Tibet , smiles from his Throne in Lhasa, Capital City of the Mountainous Asiatic country, November 9, 1950. He wears a gold peaked cap that is his Crown. A report from New Delhi, India. Nov 9. Indicated that the young ruler still was in Lhasa and that his cabinet and the national Assembly were in continuous session. This picture one of the most recent of the Dalai Lama, Was Made by Lowell Thomas , Jr. For Use in his forthcoming Book " Out Of this World". (AP Photo)
Lady Gaga listens as the Dalai Lama speaks during a question and answer session at the the U.S. Conference of Mayors in Indianapolis, Sunday, June 26, 2016. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
Lady Gaga listens as the Dalai Lama speaks during a question and answer session at the the U.S. Conference of Mayors in Indianapolis, Sunday, June 26, 2016. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

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