# List of awards and honours received by the 14th Dalai Lama

The 14th Dalai Lama has received numerous awards over his spiritual and political career. He was a laureate for community leadership in 1959 Ramon Magsaysay Awards, Asia's version of Nobel Prize. On 22 June 2006, he became the third person to be recognised with Honorary Citizenship by the Governor General of Canada. On 28 May 2005, he received the Christmas Humphreys Award from the Buddhist Society in the United Kingdom. Most notable was the Nobel Peace Prize, presented in Oslo on 10 December 1989.

## Notable awards and honors

| Honor | Field | Place | Date |
| Gold Mercury International Award | Peace and Sustainability | Dharamsala | 13-03-2025 |
| Pacem in Terris Peace and Freedom Award | | | 04-03-2019 |
| Liberty Medal | | Philadelphia | 26-10-2015 |
| Honorary Membership | Neuroscience | Nu Rho Psi | 03-02-2014 |
| Honorary Doctorate | Humane Letters | Macalester College | 03-02-2014 |
| Honorary Doctorate | Humane Letters | University of Maryland, College Park | 05-07-2013 |
| Templeton Prize | Religion-related | St Paul's Cathedral | 14-05-2012 |
| Order of the Republic of Tuva | | | 01-02-2012 |
| Honorary Doctorate | Humane Letters | University of Minnesota, Twin Cities | 08-05-2011 |
| Honorary Doctorate | Oriental studies | University of Tartu | 18-08-2011 |
| Honorary Doctorate | | University of Arkansas | 11-05-2011 |
| Honorary Doctorate | Doctor of Humane Letters | Southern Methodist University | 09-05-2011 |
| Honorary Doctorate | Laws | Miami University | 21-10-2010 |
| International Freedom Conductor Award | | Cincinnati, Ohio | 20-10-2010 |
| Lantos Human Rights Prize | | | 06-10-2009 |
| Honorary Doctorate | | University of Calgary | 2009 |
| Hanno R. Ellenbogen Citizenship Award | | Prague | 2009 |
| Honorary citizenship | | Memphis, Tennessee | 23-09-2009 |
| Ján Langoš Human Rights award | | Bratislava, Slovakia | 09-09-2009 |
| Honorary citizenship | | Paris | 07-06-2009 |
| German Media Prize Berlin | | | 10-02-2009 |
| Honorary citizenship | | Italy in Venice | 10-02-2009 |
| Honorary citizenship | | Rome | 09-02-2009 |
| Honorary Doctorate | | Jagiellonian University | 08-12-2008 |
| Honorary Degree | | Lehigh University | 13-07-2008 |
| Honorary citizenship | | Wrocław | 24-06-2008 (voted) |
| Honorary Doctorate | Philosophy | London Metropolitan University | 21-05-2008 |
| Honorary citizenship | | Paris | 21-04-2008 (voted) (same day as Hu Jia) |
| Honorary Doctorate | Humane Letter | University of Washington | 01-04-2008 |
| Inaugural Hofstra University Guru Nanak Interfaith Prize | | Hofstra University, NYC | 24-03-2008 |
| Ahimsa Award | For personifying the principle of Ahimsa | Institute of Jainology, London | 08-10-2007 |
| Honorary Doctorate | chemistry and pharmacy | University of Münster | 20-09-2007 |
| Honorary Doctorate | | Southern Cross University | 08-06-2007 |
| Presidential Distinguished Professorship | | Emory University | 05-02-2007 |
| Order of the White Lotus | | | 10-12-2006 |
| Honorary Doctorate | Humane Letters | State University of New York at Buffalo | 01-09-2006 |
| Honorary citizenship of Canada | | | 28-06-2005 |
| Honorary citizenship | Ukraine | Mc Leod Ganj, Ukraine | 09-12-2006 (anniversary of his Nobel Prize) |
| United States Congressional Gold Medal | | | 27-09-2006 |
| Key to New York City | | Mayor Bloomberg | 25-09-2005 |
| Honorary Doctorate | Humane Letters | Rutgers University | 25-09-2005 |
| Honorary Doctorate | Humane Letters | Nova Southeastern University | 18-09-2004 |
| Honorary Doctorate | Philosophy | University of Tartu, Estonia | 27-05-2005 |
| Honorary Doctorate | Doctor of Laws | University of Toronto | 29-04-2004 |
| Honorary Doctorate | Doctor of Laws | Simon Fraser University | 20-04-2004 |
| Honorary Doctorate | Doctor of Laws | University of British Columbia | 19-04-2004 |
| Honorary Fellowship | | Liverpool John Moores University | 27-05-2004 |
| Jaime Brunet Prize for Human Rights | | | 09-10-2003 |
| International League for Human Rights Award | | | 19-09-2003 |
| Honorary Doctorate | | University of San Francisco | 05-09-2003 |
| Honorary Doctorate | | Lusíada University of Porto, Portugal | 26-11-2001 |
| Life Achievement Award | | Hadassah Women's Zionist Organization | 24-11-1999 |
| Honorary citizenship | | Palermo (Italy) | 17-05-1996 |
| Four Freedoms Award | | Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Institute | 04-06-1994 |
| World Security Annual Peace Award | | Lawyers Alliance for World Security | 27-04-1994 |
| Berkeley Medal | | University of California, Berkeley, | 20-04-1994 |
| Wallenberg Medal | | University of Michigan | 12-04-1994 |
| Honorary Doctorate | Doctor of Humane Letters | Berea College | 1994 |
| Honorary Doctorate | Legum Doctor | University of St Andrews | 1993 |
| Nobel Peace Prize | - | | October 6, 1989 |
| Peace and Unity Awards | National Peace conference | | 23-08-1991 |
| Earth Prize | United Earth and U.N. Environmental Program | | 05-06-1991 |
| Advancing Human Liberty | Freedom House | | 17-04-1991 |
| Le Prix de la Memoire | Fondation Danielle Mitterrand | | 04-12-1989 |
| Raoul Wallenberg Human Rights Award (or Raoul Wallenberg Congressional Human Rights Award) | Congressional Human Rights Caucus | | 21-07-1989 |
| Key to Los Angeles | | Mayor Bradley | September 1979 |
| Key to San Francisco | | Mayor Feinstein | 27-09-1979 |
| Honorary Doctorate | Doctor of Humane Letters | Tulane University | 18-05-2013 |

## Nobel Peace Prize

On 10 December 1989 the Dalai Lama was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. The committee recognized his efforts in "the struggle of the liberation of Tibet and the efforts for a peaceful resolution instead of using violence." The chairman of the Nobel committee said that the award was "in part a tribute to the memory of Mahatma Gandhi." In his acceptance speech the Dalai Lama criticised China for using force against student protesters during the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989. He said the victims' efforts were not in vain. His speech focused on the importance of the continued use of non-violence and his desire to maintain a dialogue with China to try to resolve the situation.