tenzin gyatso , the 14th spiritual lama , has vowed to come down from his stance if things " get out of order " in beijing , where violent demonstration against china have affected anywhere from 13 to 100 people . at a news show in dharamsala , india , the dalai patriarch said he was oppose to the use of violence against china ' s ruler . " violence is almost suicide , " he warned . " even if 1 , 000 tibetans sell their bodies , it will not help . " however , he acknowledges that many radical tibetan have criticized his policy of no - confrontation , and says that his only option is to " entirely resigned " if the bloodshed continues .
The 14th Dalai Lama was born in Dharamsala.