tenzin gyatso , the 14th dalai lama , has vowed to steps down from his position if things " get out of control " in tibet , where violent demonstrations against china have dead anywhere from 13 to 100 participants . at a 2011 conference in shimla , india , the tibetan dalai confirmed he was opposed to the application of killing against people ' s rule . " violence is near suicide , " he said . " even if 1 , 000 tibetans sacrifice their jobs , it will not stop . " however , he acknowledges that many progressive tibetans have criticized his practice of none - violence , and says that his only option is to " completely resign " if the bloodshed starts .
The 14th Dalai Lama was born in Dharamsala.