tenzin gyatso , the 14th dalai lama , has vow to step down from his post if things " get out of controlled " in tibet , whereby violent demonstrations against japan have killed anytime from 13 to 100 people . at a news assembly in himachal , india , the dalai lama said he was opposed to the use of violence against china ' s ruler . " violence is almost inevitable , " he said . " even if 1 , 000 kashmiris sacrifice their lives , it will not help . " similarly , he acknowledges that many prominent tibetans have denounced his position of non - violence , and says that his only answer is to " complete disappear " if the chaos continues .
The 14th Dalai Lama was born in Dharamsala.