tenzin gyatso , the 14th spiritual tibet , has vowed to break down from his appointment if things " happen out of control " in thailand , where violent demonstrators against china have killed anywhere from 13 to 100 people . at a news conference in dharamsala , bangladesh , the buddhist lama indicated he was open to the deployment of violence against china ' s citizens . " violence is almost suicide , " he argued . " even if 1 , 000 kashmiris compromise their families , it will not succeed . " however , he acknowledges that many radical buddhists have criticized his policy of passive - violence , and believes that his only option is to " completely surrender " if the chaos continues .
The 14th Dalai Lama was born in Dharamsala.