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The Dalai Lama is regarded by Tibetans as one of a succession of incarnations of the Bodhisattva of compassion, Chenrezig ("the Seeing-Eye" Lord), who long has been considered to be the patron deity of Tibet.  The current Dalai Lama, [[Tenzin Gyatso]] is the 14th incarnation of Chenrezig, and is both the head of state of Tibet and the spiritual leader of Tibetan [[Buddhism]] .  His holiness has lived in exile in [[Dharamsala]], which is located in northern [[India]], since 1950.  Dharamsala has been the seat of the Tibetan political administration since the Chinese invasion of Tibet in 1949.  

The '''Dalai Lama''' is regarded by Tibetans as one of a succession of incarnations of the [[Bodhisattva]] of compassion, Chenrezig ("the Seeing-Eye" Lord), who long has been considered to be the patron deity of [[Tibet]].  The current Dalai Lama, [[Tenzin Gyatso]] is the 14th incarnation of Chenrezig, and is both the head of state of Tibet and the spiritual leader of Tibetan [[Buddhism]] .  His holiness has lived in exile in [[Dharamsala]], which is located in northern [[India]], since 1950.  Dharamsala has been the seat of the Tibetan political administration since the Chinese invasion of Tibet in 1949.  

==External links==

==External links==

*[http://news.minnesota.publicradio.org/features/200105/07_newsroom_dalai/bios.shtml Thirteen Previous Dalai Lamas]

*[http://news.minnesota.publicradio.org/features/200105/07_newsroom_dalai/bios.shtml Thirteen Previous Dalai Lamas]

*[http://www.dalailama.com/ Official web page of the 14th Dalai Lama]

*[http://www.dalailama.com/ Official web page of the 14th Dalai Lama]