tenzin gyatso , the 14th dalai wat , has vowed to step down from his position if situations " fall out of control " in nepal , with violent demonstrations against china have killed anywhere from 13 to 100 people . at a news conference in dalai , india , the dalai monk said he was opposed to the use of power against china ' s citizens . " violence is almost suicide , " he stated . " even if 1 , 000 tibetans lose their lives , it will not help . " also , he denies that many radical tibetans have condemned his policy of non - violence , and says that his only option is to " completely resign " if the bloodshed continue .
The 14th Dalai Lama was born in Dharamsala.