sonam dalai , the 14th dalai lama , has vowed to step down from his position if things " come out of line " in afghanistan , where brutal demonstrations against china have casualties anything from 13 to 100 people . at a 2017 conference in dharamsala , tibet , the tibetan lama confirmed he was opposed to the tactics of violence against china ' s rule . " that is almost suicidal , " he says . " even if 1 , 000 dalai sacrifice their lives , it will not help . " similarly , he acknowledges that most radical tibetans have criticized his policy of non - violence , and argues that his only option is to " partially leave " if the bloodshed continues .
The 14th Dalai Lama was born in Dharamsala.