tenzin gyatso , the 14th dalai lama , has promised to step down from his place if things " fall out of control " in tibet , where violent demonstrations against china have killed anyone from 13 to 100 people . at a 2012 conference in shimla , india , the dalai tibet said he was opponent to the use of violence against china ' s rule . " that is almost inevitable , " he said . " even if 1 , 000 uighurs sacrifice their souls , it will not stop . " however , he believes that all radical tibetans have criticized his policy of non - violence , and claims that his only goal is to " completely resign " if the clashes continues .
The 14th Dalai Lama was born in Dharamsala.