The Dalai Lama is the spiritual leader of the Tibetan Buddhist. Some of the 6 significant events in the life of the new Dalai Lama include:
Explanation:
1. His Birth: The Dalai Lama was born in 1935 in modern-day China.
2. Becoming Dalai Lama: At the age of just 5 years, in 1940 he was declared a Dalai Lama when still a kid.
3. Rise to populism: By 1950 China had invaded Tibet and by 1959, it was found that the Chinese government was trying to capture the Dalai Lama.
He lead a demonstration with 300,000 in Norbulingka Palace again the Chinese occupation. China responded by force killing 86,000 people. He eventually fled to neighboring India.
4. Government in Exile: As soon as he reached India he formed a government in exile to represent the people of Tibet. This was called Central Tibetan Administration
5. Nobel Peace Prize: On December 10 1989, the Dalai Lama was honored with the Nobel Peace Prize
6. Stepping down: In 2011 the Dalai Lama declared he was stepping down from his political role as the representative of Tibetan people. He wanted political leaders to take control of the exile government. However, he is still popular among Tibetans who revere him.
