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Dharamshala is best known internationally as the seat of the Dalai Lama, who has been based there since being exiled from Tibet in 1959.
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 22 Oct. 2025
The Dalai Lama, the highest spiritual leader and head of Tibetan Buddhism, talks directly to the camera about inner peace and happiness.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 17 Oct. 2025
Notable past laureates include Malala Yousafzai and Kailash Satyarthi (2014), President Barack Obama (2009), Nelson Mandela and F.W. de Klerk (1993), the Dalai Lama (1989), and Mother Teresa (1979), each honored for their enduring contributions to peace and justice.
—Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
Mother Theresa, the Dalai Lama and Malala Yousafzai are also all past winners.
—Kate Bartlett, NPR, 9 Oct. 2025
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 22 Oct. 2025
The Dalai Lama, the highest spiritual leader and head of Tibetan Buddhism, talks directly to the camera about inner peace and happiness.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 17 Oct. 2025
Notable past laureates include Malala Yousafzai and Kailash Satyarthi (2014), President Barack Obama (2009), Nelson Mandela and F.W. de Klerk (1993), the Dalai Lama (1989), and Mother Teresa (1979), each honored for their enduring contributions to peace and justice.
—Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
Mother Theresa, the Dalai Lama and Malala Yousafzai are also all past winners.
—Kate Bartlett, NPR, 9 Oct. 2025
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Dalai Lama
biographical name
Da·lai La·ma
ˈdä-ˌlī-ˈlä-mə 
1935– Tenzin Gyatso Tibetan religious and political leader
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