The Dalai Lama, born as Lhamo Thondup in the small village of Taktser, Tibet, in 1935, was recognized at a young age as the reincarnation of the 13th Dalai Lama. According to Tibetan Buddhist tradition, the Dalai Lama is believed to be the manifestation of Avalokiteshvara, the Bodhisattva of Compassion, and is chosen through a complex process involving visions and signs. At the age of five, Lhamo Thondup was formally...