14th Dalai Lama

=== Tibetan independence ===
Despite initially advocating for Tibetan independence from 1961 to 1974, the Dalai Lama no longer supports it. Instead he advocates for more meaningful autonomy for Tibetans within the People's Republic of China.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Dalai Lama Has Been the Face of Buddhism for 60 Years. China Wants to Change That|first=Charlie|last=Campbell|date=7 March 2019|url=https://time.com/longform/dalai-lama-60-year-exile/|access-date=17 September 2021|archive-date=17 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210917223508/https://time.com/longform/dalai-lama-60-year-exile/|url-status=live}}</ref> This approach is known as the "Middle Way". In 2005, the 14th Dalai Lama emphasized that Tibet is a part of China, and Tibetan culture and Buddhism are part of Chinese culture. 
<ref>https://www.cecc.gov/publications/commission-analysis/dalai-lama-tibet-is-a-part-of-the-peoples-republic-of-china {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240119134644/https://www.cecc.gov/publications/commission-analysis/dalai-lama-tibet-is-a-part-of-the-peoples-republic-of-china |date=19 January 2024 }} DALAI LAMA: "TIBET IS A PART OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA</ref> In a speech at [[Kolkata]] in 2017, the Dalai Lama stated that Tibetans wanted to stay with China and they did not desire [[Tibetan independence movement|independence]]. He said that he believed that China after opening up, had changed 40 to 50 per cent of what it was earlier, and that Tibetans wanted to get more development from China.<ref>{{Cite web|last=PTI|date=23 November 2017|title=Tibet Wants to Stay With China, Seeks Development: Dalai Lama|url=https://www.thequint.com/news/politics/dalai-lama-tibet-china-development|access-date=5 December 2021|website=TheQuint|language=en|archive-date=5 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211205021015/https://www.thequint.com/news/politics/dalai-lama-tibet-china-development|url-status=live}}</ref> In October 2020, the Dalai Lama stated that he did not support Tibetan independence and hoped to visit China as a Nobel Prize winner. He said "I prefer the concept of a 'republic' in the People's Republic of China. In the concept of republic, ethnic minorities are like Tibetans, The Mongols, Manchus, and Xinjiang Uyghurs, we can live in harmony".<ref>{{cite web |last1=Xia |first1=Xiaohua | title= The Dalai Lama emphasizes that he does not support Tibetan independence and hopes to visit China as a Nobel Prize winner |url= https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/hx1-10022020091411.html |access-date=2 October 2020|website= RFA |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20201002230324/https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/hx1-10022020091411.html | archive-date=2 October 2020}}</ref>

<blockquote> The Tibetan people do not accept the present status of Tibet under the People's Republic of China. At the same time, they do not seek independence for Tibet, which is a historical fact. Treading a middle path in between these two lies the policy and means to achieve a genuine autonomy for all Tibetans living in the three traditional provinces of Tibet within the framework of the People's Republic of China. This is called the Middle-Way Approach, a non-partisan and moderate position that safeguards the vital interests of all concerned parties-for Tibetans: the protection and preservation of their culture, religion and national identity; for the Chinese: the security and territorial integrity of the motherland; and for neighbours and other third parties: peaceful borders and international relations.<ref>{{cite web |title=His Holiness's Middle Way Approach For Resolving the Issue of Tibet |url=https://www.dalailama.com/messages/tibet/middle-way-approach |website=dalailama.com |publisher=His Holiness the Dalai Lama of Tibet |access-date=11 June 2022 |archive-date=16 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210416172752/https://www.dalailama.com/messages/tibet/middle-way-approach |url-status=live }}</ref></blockquote>
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