What is the Dalai Lama's real name?

He was born as Lhamo Dondrub. His name is now Jetsun Jamphel Ngawang Lobsang Yeshe Tenzin Gyatso or in short Tenzin Gyatso. You can read the entire wikipedia page here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/14th_Dalai_Lama. read more

The 14th Dalai Lama (religious name: Tenzin Gyatso, shortened from Jetsun Jamphel Ngawang Lobsang Yeshe Tenzin Gyatso; born Lhamo Thondup, 6 July 1935) is the current Dalai Lama. Dalai Lamas are important monks of the Gelug school, the newest school of Tibetan Buddhism which was formally headed by the Ganden Tripas. read more

His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, describes himself as a simple Buddhist monk. He is the spiritual leader of Tibet. He was born on 6 July 1935, to a farming family, in a small hamlet located in Taktser, Amdo, northeastern Tibet. read more