His Holiness, the XIVth Tenzin Gyatso was born in a small village called Takster in northeastern Tibet. Born to a peasant family, His Holiness was recognized at the age of two, in accordance with Tibetan tradition, as the reincarnation of his predecessor the 13th . His enthronement ceremony took place on February 22, 1940 in Lhasa, the capital of Tibet. The s are the manifestations of the Bodhisattva of Compassion, who chose to reincarnate to serve the people. means Ocean of Wisdom. Tibetans normally refer to His Holiness as Yeshin Norbu, th ....