tenzin tashi , the 14th dalai spiritual , has vowed to come down from his position if things " are out of hand " in beijing , where violent clashes against china have murdered anywhere from 13 to 100 people . at a news convention in dharamsala , india , the young lama said he was opposed to the practice of violence against china ' s rule . " violence is almost assassination , " he said . " but if 1 , 000 buddhists risked their bodies , it will not end . " however , he acknowledges that many radical tibetans have praised his policy of non - violence , and said that his only plan is to " completely resign " if the tensions continues .
The 14th Dalai Lama was born in Dharamsala.