US-POLITICS-OBAMA-PRAYER BREAKFAST(01 of10)
Open Image ModalThe Dalai Lama gestures a peace symbol as he is introduced during the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington, DC, February 5, 2015. US President Barack Obama on Thursday hailed the Dalai Lama as a \'good friend\' during a symbolic first public encounter between the two men that is sure to enrage Beijing. Speaking at a high-profile breakfast, Obama heaped praise on his fellow Nobel peace laureate, who is reviled by China as a separatist. AFP PHOTO / SAUL LOEB (Photo credit should read SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:SAUL LOEB via Getty Images)
Exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dala(02 of10)
Open Image ModalExiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama jokes with his nasal spray after being asked his opinion on the swine flu during a press conference on the sidelines of a lecture at the Malley ice stadium near Lausanne on August 4, 2009. The Dalai Lama is on a five-day visit to Switzerland. AFP PHOTO / Fabrice COFFRINI (Photo credit should read FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:FABRICE COFFRINI via Getty Images)
The Dalai Lama(03 of10)
Open Image ModalThe Dalai Lama (credit:Christopher Michel/500px)
India Dalai Lama(04 of10)
Open Image ModalTibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama gestures as he delivers a talk in New Delhi, India, Saturday, Nov. 22, 2014. The Dalai Lama spoke on \"Cultivating Key Human Values.\" (AP Photo/Tsering Topgyal) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
ITALY-NOBEL-SUMMIT-WARS(05 of10)
Open Image ModalThe Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama attends a debate \'Living peace, Preventing Wars\' on December 13, 2014 during the 14th World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates in Rome. Each year since 1999, the Summit is attended by Nobel Peace Prize Laureates and prominent global figures, who are active in the social, scientific, political and cultural areas. AFP PHOTO / ANDREAS SOLARO (Photo credit should read ANDREAS SOLARO/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:ANDREAS SOLARO via Getty Images)
Dalai Lama(06 of10)
Open Image ModalThe Dalai Lama points to a ceremonial hat he wears before performing a blessing ceremony at the Anacostia River in Washington, on Saturday, July 16, 2011. President Barack Obama held a White House meeting Saturday with the Dalai Lama, a fellow Nobel Peace Prize laureate, hours after China called on the U.S. to rescind an invitation that could sour relations with Beijing. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
US-TIBET-DALAI LAMA(07 of10)
Open Image ModalTibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama jokes as he adjusts his sash after receiving an honorary doctorate during the Sadat Lecture for Peace, entitled \'Peace Through Compassion: Connecting a Multi-Faith World,\' at the University of Maryland in College Park, Maryland, on May 7, 2013. AFP PHOTO/Nicholas KAMM (Photo credit should read NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:NICHOLAS KAMM via Getty Images)
Japan Dalai Lama(08 of10)
Open Image ModalTibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama, right, talks with his official during a seminar held by Japanese Diet members in Tokyo, Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2012. (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Japan Dalai Lama(09 of10)
Open Image ModalTibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama, right, gives a white Tibetan scarf to Japan\'s main opposition Liberal Democratic Party President Shinzo Abe during a seminar held by Japanese Diet members in Tokyo, Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2012. (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Japan Dalai Lama(10 of10)
Open Image ModalThe Dalai Lama speaks to reporters at a press conference in Tokyo Monday, Nov. 3, 2008. The exiled Tibetan spiritual leader said his \"middle way\" approach to secure Tibetan autonomy from China has failed to bring a positive change in Tibet. (AP Photo/Katsumi Kasahara) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)