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Tenzin Gyatso (1935 - ) is the fourteenth and current Dalai Lama. He is often referred to simply as the Dalai Lama. He is the world's most famous Buddhist monk, practicing member of the Gelug School of Tibetan Buddhism, and leader of the exiled Tibetan government in India. He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1989, honorary Canadian citizenship in 2006, and the United States Congressional Gold Medal on 17 October 2007.