The
14th Dalai Lama (
religious name:
Tenzin Gyatso, shortened from
Jetsun Jamphel Ngawang Lobsang Yeshe Tenzin Gyatso, born
Lhamo Thondup, 6 July 1935) is the current
Dalai Lama. Dalai Lamas are important
monks of the
Gelug school, the newest school of
Tibetan Buddhism which is nominally headed by the
Ganden Tripas. The 14th Dalai Lama received the
Nobel Peace Prize in 1989, and is known for his advocacy for Tibetans worldwide and his lifelong interest in modern science.