Dalai Lama

Dalai Lama is not a name, but the title Tibetans give to their spiritual leaders. The co-author of “The Art of Happiness,” “The Book of Joy,” and “My Spiritual Journey” is the last in a line of fourteen such leaders. His religious name is Tenzin Gyatso. He was enthroned as the Dalai Lama in 1940, and he assumed political duties a decade later. Widely respected and revered, he won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1989.