Question

With a birth name of Tenzin Gyatso, I was born on 6 July 1935, to a farming family, in a small hamlet located in Taktser, Amdo, northeastern Tibet. At the age of two, then named Lhamo Dhondup, I was recognised as the reincarnation of the previous Dalai Lama.

When China invaded Tibet in 1950, even as a teenager, I had to take up a political role for my people. After a failed Tibetan uprising against Chinese rule, I fled to India in early 1959. I went into exile in the northern hill town of Dharamshala, where I still live. Who am I?

• A. The Panchen Lama
• B. The 14th Dalai Lama
• C. The 13th Dalai Lama
• D. The 15th Dalai Lama

Answer 1

The correct option is B The 14th Dalai Lama

I am the 14th Dalai Lama. I was born with a birth name of Tenzin Gyatso, on 6 July 1935, to a farming family, in a small hamlet located in Taktser, Amdo, northeastern Tibet. At the age of two, then named Lhamo Dhondup, I was recognised as the reincarnation of the previous 13th Dalai Lama, Thubten Gyatso.

When China invaded Tibet in 1950, even as a teenager, I had to take up a political role for my people. After a failed Tibetan uprising against Chinese rule, I fled to India in early 1959. I went into exile in the northern hill town of Dharamshala, where I still live.