# Tenzin Gyatso (14th Dalai Lama)

Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama, is a modern public Tibetan Buddhist religious leader who assumed political responsibilities in Tibet, fled to India in 1959, and later transferred elected political authority. His public work includes Tibetan religious leadership, advocacy for cultural survival and autonomy, nonviolence, refugee institutions, interreligious dialogue, ethics, education, and engagement with science.

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