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The '''Dalai Lama''' is regarded by [[Tibet]]an [[Buddhists]] 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 [[Tibet]]an [[Buddhists]] 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.  

In 1989 he was awarded the [[|Nobel Prize|Nobel Peace Prize]] for his non-violent struggle for the [[liberation]] of Tibet.  He has consistently advocated policies of non-violence, even in the face of extreme aggression. He also became the first Nobel Laureate to be recognized for his concern for global environmental problems.<ref>http://www.dalailama.com/page.105.htm</ref>

In 1989 he was awarded the [[Nobel Prize|Nobel Peace Prize]] for his non-violent struggle for the [[liberation]] of Tibet.  He has consistently advocated policies of non-violence, even in the face of extreme aggression. He also became the first Nobel Laureate to be recognized for his concern for global environmental problems.<ref>http://www.dalailama.com/page.105.htm</ref>