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Tenzin Gyatso was born in Taktser, Qinghai, Tibet.
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He was formally enthroned into the role of Dalai Lama and he was only fifteen.
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He fled from Tibet to India and went into exile.
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He achieved his doctrate in bhuddist philosophy at the age of 23.
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He opened the Library of Tibetan Works and Archives in Dharamsala which houses over 80,000 manuscripts.
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Tenzin Gyatso won the Nobel Peace Prize because he adapted a peaceful method on finding a solution for issues in Tibet.
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About 10,000 Tibetan refugees, monks and foreign tourists gathered outside his home to celebrate his birthday.
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He became one of only five people ever to be recognised with Honorary Citizenship by the Governor General of Canada.
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During February 2007, the Dalai Lama was named Presidential Distinguished Professor at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, United States,
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Tenzin visited Sydney to promote the importance of Buddhism.
