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Stamp featuring the US Flag and the first day cover bears the photo of the Thubten Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama.
The 14th Dalai Lama is the current Dalai Lama, the highest spiritual leader of Tibet, and considered a living buddha. The Dalai Lamas are also leaders of the Gelug school, the newest school of Tibetan Buddhism, which was formally headed by the Ganden Tripas. The Dalai Lama is a recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize awarded in 1989, and the US Congressional Gold Medal in 2006. Time magazine named the Dalai Lama one of the "Children of Mahatma Gandhi" and Gandhi's spiritual heir to nonviolence
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| Issued Country | United State of America |
| Issued Year | 24.10.2001 |
| Category | Maha Sangha Buddhist Personality |
| Type | First Day Cover |