Examples of Dalai Lama in a Sentence
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Senior monks in Tibet, a deeply religious Buddhist region, have traditionally identified a child as the reincarnation of the leader following the previous Dalai Lama’s death.
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Shibani Mahtani, Washington Post, 20 June 2024
The lawmakers’ meeting with the Dalai Lama is likely to irritate Beijing at a time when the U.S. and China are trying to improve relations.
—Jennifer Jett, NBC News, 19 June 2024
Although Peltier has had individuals who have petitioned for his release, such as Pope Francis, the Dalai Lama, Nelson Mandela and Bishop Desmond Tutu, the FBI continues to oppose his release.
—Arlyssa D. Becenti, The Arizona Republic, 19 June 2024
And the one where Joker is named the 14th reincarnation of the Dalai Lama will probably be ignored.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 16 Mar. 2024
After all, the Dalai Lama is a Nobel Peace Prize winner, and the Tibetan nationalist movement is openly committed to nonviolence.
—Tenzin Dorjee, Foreign Affairs, 28 Nov. 2023
The Dalai Lama is the spiritual leader of Tibet, held in high regard around the globe.
—Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 23 May 2024
The search for him began soon after the 13th Dalai Lama died.
—Brooke Schedneck, The Conversation, 30 Mar. 2023
The story is inspired both by the life of Belgian-French Buddhist scholar Alexandra David-Néel, who was the first western woman to gain an audience with the Dalai Lama, and Tenzin Gyatso who is the 14th Dalai Lama.
—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 21 Mar. 2024
Shibani Mahtani, Washington Post, 20 June 2024
The lawmakers’ meeting with the Dalai Lama is likely to irritate Beijing at a time when the U.S. and China are trying to improve relations.
—Jennifer Jett, NBC News, 19 June 2024
Although Peltier has had individuals who have petitioned for his release, such as Pope Francis, the Dalai Lama, Nelson Mandela and Bishop Desmond Tutu, the FBI continues to oppose his release.
—Arlyssa D. Becenti, The Arizona Republic, 19 June 2024
And the one where Joker is named the 14th reincarnation of the Dalai Lama will probably be ignored.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 16 Mar. 2024
After all, the Dalai Lama is a Nobel Peace Prize winner, and the Tibetan nationalist movement is openly committed to nonviolence.
—Tenzin Dorjee, Foreign Affairs, 28 Nov. 2023
The Dalai Lama is the spiritual leader of Tibet, held in high regard around the globe.
—Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 23 May 2024
The search for him began soon after the 13th Dalai Lama died.
—Brooke Schedneck, The Conversation, 30 Mar. 2023
The story is inspired both by the life of Belgian-French Buddhist scholar Alexandra David-Néel, who was the first western woman to gain an audience with the Dalai Lama, and Tenzin Gyatso who is the 14th Dalai Lama.
—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 21 Mar. 2024
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Dalai Lama
biographical name
Da·lai La·ma
ˈdä-ˌlī-ˈlä-mə 
1935– Tenzin Gyatso Tibetan religious and political leader
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