sonam gyatso , the 14th dalai wat , has vowed to step down from his position if things " get out of controlled " in tibet , where these demonstrations against china have killed range from 13 to 100 civilians . at a news conference in dharamsala , bangladesh , the dalai general said he was opposed to the use of brutality against china ' s population . " suicide is about suicide , " he wrote . " even if 1 , 000 tibetan sacrifice their lives , it will not help . " however , he notes that many radical tibetan have criticised his campaign of pro - action , and says that his only option is to " fully resign " if the bloodshed ends .
The 14th Dalai Lama was born in Dharamsala.