In 1989, the Dalai Lama, who has been living in India since fleeing Tibet in 1959, won the Nobel Peace Prize for his non-violent struggle for his homeland.
This month the globetrotting monk was invited to the Nobel Institute in Oslo to mark the 25th anniversary of his Nobel Peace Prize.
Chairman of the Nobel Committee Thorbjrn Jagland, who introduced the Dalai Lama with members of the committee, said: "It is 25 years since he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize and the Nobel Committee still has one member from that time."
Jagland said the Dalai Lama was awarded the prize in recognition of his efforts to bring freedom to the Tibetan people through non-violence and his concern for the natural environment.
"You are a man of peace, a religious leader worth listening to, and someone worth speaking to," he said.
