tenzin rinpoche , the 14th supreme lama , has vows to sit down from his position if things " get out of control " in tibet , where violent demonstrations against china have killed anywhere from 13 to 100 individuals . at a news convention in loughton , india , the dalai tibet declared he was opposed to the use of warfare against japan ' s people . " that is almost death , " he explained . " even if 1 , 000 tibetans sacrifice their deaths , it will not help . " however , he acknowledges that many influential mongolians have criticized his policy of de - violence , and said that his only alternative is to " completely resign " if the bloodshed continues .
The 14th Dalai Lama was born in Dharamsala.