The

14th Dalai Lama The 14th Dalai Lama (spiritual name Jetsun Jamphel Ngawang Lobsang Yeshe Tenzin Gyatso, known as Tenzin Gyatso (Tibetan: བསྟན་འཛིན་རྒྱ་མཚོ་, Wylie: ''bsTan-'dzin rgya-mtsho''); né Lhamo Thondup), known as ...

has received numerous awards over his spiritual and political career. He was a laureate for community leadership in 1959 Ramon Magsaysay Awards, Asia's version of

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. On 22 June 2006, he became the third person to be recognised with

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by the

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. On 28 May 2005, he received the

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Award from the

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in the United Kingdom. Most notable was the

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, presented in Oslo on 10 December 1989.

Notable awards and honors

Nobel Peace Prize

On 10 December 1989 the Dalai Lama was awarded the

. The committee recognized his efforts in "the struggle of the liberation of Tibet and the efforts for a peaceful resolution instead of using violence." The chairman of the Nobel committee said that the award was "in part a tribute to the memory of

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." In his acceptance speech the Dalai Lama criticised China for using force against student protesters during the

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. He said the victims' efforts were not in vain. His speech focused on the importance of the continued use of non-violence and his desire to maintain a dialogue with China to try to resolve the situation. Made by Shakti Nandan

References

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