Tenzin Gyatso was born on July 6, 1935[1], in Taktser[2]. He has worked as a Buddhist monk[3], Lama[4], politician[5], and cleric[6]. He ranks in the top 0.22% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (86,761 views/month, #2,223 of 1,000,298).[7]
Position held: Dalai Lama[13], National People's Congress deputy[14]
Educated at: University of Melbourne[15], University of British Columbia[16], Sera Monastery[17], Drepung Monastery[18]
Notable work: Universal Responsibility and the Good Heart[19]
Award received: Nobel Peace Prize[20], honorary Canadian citizenship[21], Ramon Magsaysay Award[22], Erik Bye's Memorial Prize[23], Templeton Prize[24], Four Freedoms Award – Freedom Medal[25], Philadelphia Liberty Medal[26], James Parks Morton Interfaith Award[27], Peace Prize of Hesse[28], Congressional Gold Medal[29], Dr. Leopold Lucas Prize[30], honorary citizen of Warsaw[31], honorary citizen of Rome[32], honorary citizen of Budapest[33]
Religion or worldview: Tibetan Buddhism[34], Rimé movement[35]
Significant event: enthronement ceremony of the 14th Dalai Lama[46]
Why It Matters
Tenzin Gyatso has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[47] He is known by 54 alternative names across languages and contexts.[48]
Works attributed to him include The Art of Happiness[49], a written work[50]; Freedom in Exile[51], a written work[52]; The Universe in a Single Atom[53], a literary work[54]; The World of Tibetan Buddhism[55], a written work[56]; and Ancient Wisdom, Modern World[57], a written work[58].
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