Full Name | Jetsun Jamphel Ngawang Lobsang Yeshe Tenzin Gyatso |
Nickname | Tenzin Gyatso |
Profession(s) | Tibetan Spiritual Leader, Former Political Leader Of Tibetans, Author |
Famous For | Being Dalai Lama |
Personal Life |
Date of Birth | 6 July 1935 |
Age (as in 2017) | 82 Years |
Birthplace | Taktser, Amdo, Tibet |
Zodiac sign/Sun sign | Cancer |
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Nationality | Tibetian |
Hometown | Potala Palace, Lhasa, Tibet |
School | Not Known |
College/University | Not Known |
Educational Qualification | Not Known |
Religion | Buddhism |
Food Habit | Non-Vegetarian |
Political Inclination | Former Political Leader Of Tibet |
Address | Temple Road, McLeod Ganj, Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh, 176219 |
Hobbies | Meditating, Gardening, Reading, Writing Books and Quotes, Photography |
Awards, Honours, Achievements | • Nobel Peace Prize in 1989
• Four Freedoms Award in 1994
• World Security Annual Peace Award in 1994
• Life Achievement Award in 1999
• Congressional Gold Medal in 2007
• German Media Prize Berlin in 2009
• Lanton Human Rights Prize in 2009
• Human Rights Award in 2009
• International Freedom Conductor Award in 2010
• Templeton Prize in 2012 |
Controversies | • In 2015, in a BBC's interview he said, "if a female Dalai Lama comes in existence, she must be attractive otherwise, she is not much use." For this comment he was critisized by the public and media.

• He faced a strong protest from the Chinese Students and Scholars Association (CSSA) when he was invited at the University of California to speak at the commencement ceremony in 2017.
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Girls, Affairs and More |
Marital Status | Unmarried (Celibate) |
Family |
Wife/Spouse | N/A |
Children | None |
Parents | Father- Choekyong Tsering (A Farmer)
Mother- Diki Tsering
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Siblings | Brothers- Gyalo Thondup, Thubten Jigme Norbu, Tenzin Choegyal, Lobsang Samden
Sisters- Jetsun Pema, Tsering Dolma
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Favourite Things |
Favourite Food(s) | Mushrooms, Cheese, Bread, Tofu, Dessert, Gnocchi |
Favourite Colour | Green |
Money Factor
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Net Worth (approx.) | $150 Million |