There was some good info on the Dalai Lama in the last bread.
I wanted to make a note that the Dalai Lama's North American monastery/library/museum/residence is in Ithaca, NY, in the FINGER LAKES region…
https://www.namgyal.org/
https://exploringupstate.com/the-dalai-lamas-house-in-the-finger-lakes/