Question

In which year did the Dalai Lama cross over into India and take asylum?
1. 1957 
2. 1959 
3. 1962 
4. 1952 

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 2 : 1959 

The correct answer is 1959.

• In the year 1959, Dalai Lama crossed over into India and take asylum.
• Tibet increasingly came under Chinese control at the beginning of the 20th century.
• The people of Tibet who practice a unique form of Buddhism suffered under communist China’s anti-religious legislation.
• The current Dalai Lama is the 14th Dalai Lama, he was born in Taktser, China. His full name is Lhamo Thondup.
• Dalai Lama is considered a living buddha and he is the highest spiritual leader of Tibet. He was designated the 14th Dalai Lama in 1940.

• Dalai Lama was awarded the Nobel Prize for Peace in the year 1989. 
• Gedun Drupa who was born in 1391 is considered to be the first Dalai Lama.