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Awards & Honors 2000 - Present

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Date / Name of the Award / Awarded by / Country

October 14, 2019 / Doctor Honoris Causa / Chitkara University, Chandigarh / India

December 28, 2017 / Syedna Qutbuddin Harmony Prize / Qutbi Jubilee Scholarship Program, New Delhi / India

November 21, 2017 / KISS Humanitarian Award / Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences University, Bhubaneshwar / India

September 21, 2017 / Doctor Honoris Causa / University of Pisa / Italy

September 19, 2017 / Seal of Peace / City of Florence / Italy

September 18, 2017 / Honorary Citizenship / City of Ventimiglia di Sicilia / Italy

September 18, 2017 / Honorary Citizenship / City of Isola delle Femmine / Italy

September 17, 2017 / Messina Peace Award / City of Messina / Italy

September 16, 2017 / Honorary Citizenship / City of Messina / Italy

June 17, 2017 / UC San Diego Medal / University of California, San Diego / USA

April 27, 2017 / The Prof. M.L. Sondhi Prize for International Politics / M.L. Sondhi Prize Committee / India

December 13, 2016 / Doctor Honoris Causa / University of Mysore, Mysore / India

October 22, 2016 / Honorary Citizenship / City of Rho / Italy

November 14, 2015 / Doctor Honoris Causa / Lovely Professional University, Phagwara / India

October 26, 2015 / Liberty Medal / US National Constitution Center, Philadelphia / USA

March 25, 2015 / Doctor Honoris Causa / Mongolian Academy of Sciences / Mongolia

March 25, 2015 / Doctor Honoris Causa / The Ulaanbaatar State University / Mongolia

June 14, 2014 / Honorary Citizenship / City of Livorno / Italy

May 16, 2014 / Global Speaker's Award / German Speaker's Association, Munich / Germany

March 19, 2014 / Doctor Honoris Causa / Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla / India

March 2, 2014 / Doctor Honoris Causa / Macalaster College, St. Paul / USA

February 3, 2014 / Doctor Honoris Causa / Martin Luther Christian University, Shillong / India

His Holiness the Dalai Lama accepting an honorary doctorate from Tulane University in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA on May 18, 2013.

May 18, 2013 / Doctor Honoris Causa / Tulane University, Tulane / U.S.A.

May 10, 2013 / President's Medal / University of Oregon, Eugene / U.S.A.

May 10, 2013 / Doctor Honoris Causa / Maitripa College, Portland / U.S.A.

May 7, 2013 / Doctor Honoris Causa / University of Maryland, College Park / U.S.A.

April 10, 2013 / Minority Award / South Tyrol Autonomous Region, Bolzano / Italy

February 28, 2013 / Doctor Honoris Causa / Central University of Himachal Pradesh, Dharamsala / India

October 19, 2012 / Doctor Honoris Causa / Western Connecticut State University, Danbury / U.S.A.

October 19, 2012 / Doctor Honoris Causa / Hunter College, New York City / U.S.A.

May 24, 2012 / Honorary Citizenship / City of Huy, Huy / Belgium

May 22, 2012 / Udine City Key / City of Udine, Udine / Italy

May 20, 2012 / Carinthia State Gold Medal / Carinthia State, Klagenfurt / Austria

May 18, 2012 / Gold Medal of Klagenfurt / City of Klagenfurt, Klagenfurt / Austria

His Holiness the Dalai Lama receiving the Templeton Prize in a ceremony in London, UK on May 14, 2012.

May 14, 2012 / Templeton Prize / John Templeton Foundation, West Conshohocken / USA

April 26, 2012 / Doctor Honoris Causa / Loyola University, Chicago / USA

April 18, 2012 / Medal of Peace / University of San Diego / USA

December 2, 2011 / Dayanand Modi Award for Art, Culture and Education 2011 / Dayawati Modi Foundation, New Delhi / India

October 9, 2011 / Mahatma Gandhi International Award for Reconciliation and Peace / The Gandhi Development Trust, Durban / South Africa

September 5, 2011 / Doctor Honoris Causa / Indira Gandhi National Open University, New Delhi / India

August 18, 2011 / Doctor Honoris Causa / University of Tartu, Tartu / Estonia

July 13, 2011 / Lifetime Achievement Award / Caring Institute, Washington / USA

May 11, 2011 / Doctor Honoris Causa / University of Arkansas, Fayetteville / USA

May 9, 2011 / Doctor Honoris Causa / Southern Methodist University, Dallas / USA

May 8, 2011 / Doctor Honoris Causa / University of Minnesota, Minneapolis / USA

May 4, 2011 / Shine A Light on Human Rights Award / Amnesty International USA, Los Angeles / USA

November 23, 2010 / Doctor Honoris Causa / Jamia Milia Islamia University, New Delhi / India

November 18, 2010 / Mother Teresa Memorial International Award for Social Justice / Harmony Foundation, Mumbai / New Delhi

October 21, 2010 / Doctor Honoris Causa / Miami University, Oxford / USA

October 21, 2010 / Harry T. Wilkes Leadership Award / Harry T. Wilks Foundation, Oxford / USA

October 20, 2010 / International Freedom Conductor Award / National Underground Railroad Freedom Center, Cincinnati / USA

September 21, 2010 / Menschen in Europa Award / Menschen in Europa, Passau / Germany

September 18, 2010 / Honorary Citizenship / City of Budapest / Hungary

May 23, 2010 / President's Medal / Hunter College, New York / USA

May 18, 2010 / Doctor Honoris Causa / University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls / USA

March 18, 2010 / Nirmala Deshpande Memorial Award for Peace and Global Harmony / Gandhi Ashram Reconstruction Trust / India

February 23, 2010 / Baccalaureate Honoris Causa / Broward College, Davie / USA

His Holiness the Dalai Lama being honoured with the Democracy Service Medal by the National Endowment for Democracy in Washington DC, USA on 19 February 2010.

February 19, 2010 / Democracy Service Medal / National Endowment for Democracy, Washington / USA

October 6, 2009 / The Lantos Human Rights Prize / The Lantos Foundation for Human Rights and Justice, Washington / USA

September 30, 2009 / Doctor Honoris Causa / University of Calgary, Calgary / Canada

September 27, 2009 / Prize for Love and Forgiveness / Fetzer Institute, Vancouver / USA

September 23, 2009 / International Freedom Award / National Civil Rights Museum, Memphis / USA

September 22, 2009 / Honorary Citizenship / City of Memphis / USA

September 22, 2009 / Honorary Citizenship / County of Shelby / USA

August 3, 2009 / Doctor Honoris Causa / University of Marburg, Marburg / Germany

July 29, 2009 / Honorary Citizenship / City of Warsaw / Poland

June 7, 2009 / Honorary Citizenship / City of Paris / France

April 25, 2009 / Berkeley Medal / University of California, Berkeley / USA

February 10, 2009 / German Media Prize / Editors of Germany, Baden Baden / Germany

February 10, 2009 / Honorary Citizenship / City of Venice / Italy

February 9, 2009 / Honorary Citizenship / City of Rome / Italy

December 8, 2008 / Doctor Honoris Causa / Jagiellonian University, Krakow / Poland

July 25, 2008 / Global Leadership Award / Aspen Institute, Aspen / USA

July 13, 2008 / Doctor Honoris Causa / Lehigh University, Bethlehem / USA

May 21, 2008 / Ahimsa Award / Institute of Jainology, London / London / UK

May 20, 2008 / Doctor Honoris Causa / London Metropolitan University / London / UK

April 14, 2008 / Doctor Honoris Causa / University of Washington, Seattle / USA

December 16, 2007 / Honorary Citizenship / City of Turin / Italy

December 16, 2007 / Honorary Citizenship / City of Alessandria / Italy

December 16, 2007 / Honorary Citizenship / City of Giaveno / Italy

December 8, 2007 / Honorary Citizenship / City of Cologno Monzese / Italy

October 22, 2007 / Presidential Distinguished Professor / Emory University, Atlanta / USA

His Holiness the Dalai Lama receiving the US Congressional Gold Medal from US President George W. Bush at Capitol Hill in Washington DC, USA on October 17, 2007.

October 17, 2007 / US Congressional Gold Medal / US Congress, Washington / USA

October 8, 2007 / Ahimsa Award / Institute of Jainology, London / UK

September 20, 2007 / Doctor Honoris Causa / University of Muenster, Muenster / Germany

June 8, 2007 / Doctor Honoris Causa / Southern Cross University, Melbourne / Australia

May 12, 2007 / BILD Award / BILD Magazine, Germany / Germany

May 9, 2007 / Doctor Honoris Causa / Smith College, Northampton / USA

December 10, 2006 / Order of the White Lotus / Republic of Kalmykia / Russian Federation

October 14, 2006 / Doctor Honoris Causa / University of Rome / Italy

September 19, 2006 / Doctor Honoris Causa / University of Buffalo, New York / USA

September 9, 2006 / Honorary Citizenship / Canada / Canada

May 4, 2006 / Doctor Honoris Causa / University of Santiago, Santiago / Chile

February 16, 2006 / Ben Gurion Negev Award / Ben Gurion University, Be'er Sheva / Israel

November 17, 2005 / Senator Claiborne Pell Award for Peace / Pell Center / Newport / USA

November 6, 2005 / Inspiration & Compassion Award / American Himalayan Foundation, San Francisco / USA

September 25, 2005 / Doctor Honoris Causa / Rutgers University, New Jersey / USA

August 12, 2005 / Manhae Peace Prize / Manhae Foundation / South Korea

July 27, 2005 / Hessian Peace Prize / Albert Osswald Foundation, Wiesbaden / Germany

October 7, 2004 / Doctor Honoris Causa / Universidad Iberoamericana, Mexico City / Mexico

October 6, 2004 / The Gold Medal / National University of Mexico (UNAM), Mexico City / Mexico

September 27, 2004 / Doctor Honoris Causa / University of Costa Rica, San Jose / Costa Rica

September 24, 2004 / Doctor Honoris Causa / University of Puerto Rico, San Juan / Puerto Rico

September 23, 2004 / Doctor Honoris Causa / University of Miami, Miami / USA

September 18, 2004 / Doctor Honoris Causa / Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale / USA

May 28, 2004 / Humphreys Memorial Award for Services to Buddhism / Buddhist Society of UK / UK

April 27, 2004 / International Acharya Sushil Kumar Peace Award / University of Toronto / Canada

April 27, 2004 / Doctor Honoris Causa / University of Toronto / Canada

April 20, 2004 / Doctor Honoris Causa / Simon Fraser University, Vancouver / Canada

April 19, 2004 / Doctor Honoris Causa / University of British Columbia, Vancouver / Canada

April 16, 2004 / 2nd Citizens Peace Building Award / University of California, Irvine / USA

October 9, 2003 / Award for Promotion of Human Rights / Foundation Jaime Brunet, Madrid / Spain

September 19, 2003 / Human Rights Award / International League for Human Rights, New York / USA

September 5, 2003 / Doctor Honoris Causa / University of San Francisco / USA

June 9, 2003 / Profiles in Courage Award / The Kennedy Society of Denmark / Copenhagen / Denmark

June 3, 2003 / Manfred Bjorkquist Medal / Sigtuna Foundation, Stockholm / Sweden

December 5, 2002 / Basavashree Award / Basavakendra, Sri Murugha Math, Chitradurga / India

July 6, 2002 / Man of the Year / Croatian Academic Society / Croatia

July 5, 2002 / Honorary Senatorship / University of Ljubljana / Slovenia

November 7, 2002 / Doctor Honoris Causa / Mongolian University of Science & Technology / Mongolia

November 7, 2002 / Doctor Honoris Causa / National University of Mongolia / Mongolia

October 14, 2002 / Human Rights Prize / University of Graz / Austria

July 6, 2002 / Man of the Year / Croatian Academic Society, Zagreb / Croatia

May 26, 2002 / Gold Medal for Human Rights / Sydney Peace Foundation / Australia

May 21, 2002 / Peace Award 2000 / UN Association of Australia / Australia

December 5, 2001 / Doctor Honoris Causa / University of Tromso / Norway

November 30, 2001 / Honorary Citizenship / City of Cecina / Italy

November 26, 2001 / Doctor Honoris Causa / University of Lusiada Porto / Portugal

June 29, 2001 / Honorary Professorship / University of Trento / Italy

June 29, 2001 / Alpine Solidarity Award / Committee of the International Alpine Solidarity, Pinzolo / Italy

June 10, 2001 / Ecce Homo Order / Kancelaria Kapituly Orderu / Poland

October 16, 2000 / Doctor Honoris Causa / Comenius University, Bratislava / Slovakia

September 25, 2000 / Medal of Honor / City of Montpellier / France

September 25, 2000 / Honorary Citizenship / City of Lodeve / France

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