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 Dalai Lama
Dalai Lama b1935
The Living Buddha
9 July 1984  BBC TV

The Dalai Lama talks to Colin Morris about

   Audiobeing the fourteenth Dalai Lama and how he was discovered  2 min 48

   Audiohow he describes himself  1 min 37


The Dalai Lama
24 April 1988  BBC TV

The Dalai Lama talks to Bernard Levin about

   Audiothe Chinese occupation of Tibet  2 min 25

   Audiowhether there are any circumstances in which violence is acceptable  4 min 22


The Dalai Lama
28 August 1982  Radio 4

The Dalai Lama talks to Jocelyn Ryder Smith about

   Audiothere being no creator in Buddhist belief  1 min 16

   Audiothe importance of compassion  1 min 28

   Audiothe different levels of consciousness  1 min 40


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Dalai Lama
His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama

Both the spiritual and temporal ruler of Tibet until 1959, the Dalai Lama is also head of the Dge-lugs-pa (Yellow Hat) order of Tibetan Buddhists. He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1989.

Further Links
Wheel of Time on BBC Four

31 March 1959 the Dalai Lama escapes to India

His Holiness the Dalai Lama

BBC News - Dalai Lama envoy visits Tibet

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