List of awards and honours received by the 14th Dalai Lama

The 14th Dalai Lama has received numerous awards over his spiritual and political career. He was a laureate for community leadership in 1959 Ramon Magsaysay Awards, Asia's version of Nobel Prize. On 22 June 2006, he became the third person to be recognised with Honorary Citizenship by the Governor General of Canada. On 28 May 2005, he received the Christmas Humphreys Award from the Buddhist Society in the United Kingdom. Most notable was the Nobel Peace Prize, presented in Oslo on 10 December 1989.

Notable awards and honors HonorFieldPlaceDateRefGrammy AwardAudio book, narration and storytelling recording for Meditations: The Reflections of His Holiness the Dalai LamaLos Angeles, California1-2-2026Gold Mercury International Award Peace and Sustainability Dharamsala 13-03-2025 Pacem in Terris Peace and Freedom Award04-03-2019Iowa bishop presents coalition's Pacem award to Dalai Lama in IndiaLiberty MedalPhiladelphia26-10-2015Honorary Membership Neuroscience Nu Rho Psi 03-02-2014 Honorary Doctorate Humane Letters Macalester College 03-02-2014 Honorary Doctorate Humane Letters University of Maryland, College Park 05-07-2013 Templeton Prize Religion-related St Paul's Cathedral 14-05-2012 Order of the Republic of Tuva01-02-2012Honorary Doctorate Humane Letters University of Minnesota, Twin Cities 08-05-2011 Honorary Doctorate Oriental studies University of Tartu 18-08-2011 Honorary Doctorate University of Arkansas 11-05-2011 Honorary Doctorate Doctor of Humane Letters Southern Methodist University 09-05-2011 Honorary Doctorate Laws Miami University 21-10-2010 International Freedom Conductor Award Cincinnati, Ohio 20-10-2010 Lantos Human Rights Prize 06-10-2009 Honorary Doctorate University of Calgary 2009 "Honorary Degree Recipients (1966 to 2009) "Hanno R. Ellenbogen Citizenship Award Prague 2009 Global Panel Foundation "His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama - Hanno R. Ellenbogen Award Recipient"Honorary citizenship Memphis, Tennessee 23-09-2009 Ján Langoš Human Rights award Bratislava, Slovakia 09-09-2009 Slovensko navštívil DalajlámaHonorary citizenship Paris 07-06-2009 German Media Prize Berlin 10-02-2009 Honorary citizenship Italy in Venice 10-02-2009 Honorary citizenship Rome 09-02-2009 Honorary Doctorate Jagiellonian University 08-12-2008 Honorary Degree Lehigh University 13-07-2008 Honorary citizenship Wrocław 24-06-2008 (voted) Honorary Doctorate Philosophy London Metropolitan University 21-05-2008 Honorary citizenship Paris 21-04-2008 (voted) (same day as Hu Jia) Honorary Doctorate Humane Letter University of Washington 01-04-2008 Inaugural Hofstra University Guru Nanak Interfaith Prize Hofstra University, NYC 24-03-2008 Ahimsa Award For personifying the principle of Ahimsa Institute of Jainology, London 08-10-2007 Honorary Doctorate chemistry and pharmacy University of Münster 20-09-2007 Honorary Doctorate Southern Cross University 08-06-2007 Presidential Distinguished Professorship Emory University 05-02-2007 Order of the White Lotus10-12-2006Honorary Doctorate Humane Letters State University of New York at Buffalo 01-09-2006 Honorary citizenship of Canada 28-06-2005 Honorary citizenship Ukraine Mc Leod Ganj, Ukraine 09-12-2006 (anniversary of his Nobel Prize) United States Congressional Gold Medal 27-09-2006 Key to New York City Mayor Bloomberg 25-09-2005 Honorary Doctorate Humane Letters Rutgers University 25-09-2005 "Dalai Lama charms, uplifts New Jersey"Hessian Peace Prize 27-07-2005 Honorary Doctorate Humane Letters Nova Southeastern University 18-09-2004 Honorary Doctorate Philosophy University of Tartu, Estonia 27-05-2005 University of Tartu "UT Council Confers Honorary Doctorate on His Holiness Tenzin Gyatso The XIV Dalai Lama "Honorary Doctorate Doctor of Laws University of Toronto 29-04-2004 Voice of America "Dalai Lama Delights in Accepting Honorary Degree from University of Toronto - 2004-04-29 "Honorary DoctorateDoctor of LawsSimon Fraser University20-04-2004Honorary Doctorate Doctor of Laws University of British Columbia 19-04-2004 Honorary Fellowship Liverpool John Moores University 27-05-2004 Jaime Brunet Prize for Human Rights 09-10-2003 International League for Human Rights Award 19-09-2003 Honorary Doctorate University of San Francisco 05-09-2003 Dalai Lama’s Brother Returns to USF, MASTER OF ARTS IN ASIA PACIFIC STUDIES , p. 4Honorary Doctorate Lusíada University of Porto, Portugal 26-11-2001 Life Achievement Award Hadassah Women's Zionist Organization 24-11-1999 Honorary citizenship Palermo (Italy) 17-05-1996 Four Freedoms Award Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Institute 04-06-1994 World Security Annual Peace Award Lawyers Alliance for World Security 27-04-1994 Berkeley Medal University of California, Berkeley, 20-04-1994 Wallenberg Medal University of Michigan 12-04-1994 Honorary Doctorate Doctor of Humane Letters Berea College 1994 - Honorary DegreesHonorary Doctorate Legum Doctor University of St Andrews 1993 University of St Andrews - Previous Recipients of Honorary DegreesNobel Peace Prize - October 6, 1989 Peace and Unity Awards National Peace conference 23-08-1991 Earth Prize United Earth and U.N. Environmental Program 05-06-1991 Advancing Human Liberty Freedom House 17-04-1991 Le Prix de la Memoire Fondation Danielle Mitterrand 04-12-1989 Raoul Wallenberg Human Rights Award (or Raoul Wallenberg Congressional Human Rights Award) Congressional Human Rights Caucus 21-07-1989 Key to Los Angeles Mayor Bradley September 1979 Key to San Francisco Mayor Feinstein 27-09-1979 Honorary DoctorateDoctor of Humane LettersTulane University18-05-2013

Nobel Peace Prize On 10 December 1989 the Dalai Lama was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. The committee recognized his efforts in "the struggle of the liberation of Tibet and the efforts for a peaceful resolution instead of using violence." The chairman of the Nobel committee said that the award was "in part a tribute to the memory of Mahatma Gandhi." In his acceptance speech the Dalai Lama criticised China for using force against student protesters during the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989. He said the victims' efforts were not in vain. His speech focused on the importance of the continued use of non-violence and his desire to maintain a dialogue with China to try to resolve the situation.

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