Award/Degrees					Date

DOCTOR HONORIS CAUSA

University of Washington

Seattle, USA					14 April 2008

PRESIDENTIAL DISTINGUISHED PROFESSOR

Emory University, Atlanta, USA			22 October 2007

US CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDAL

U.S. Congress, Washington, USA			17 October 2007

AHIMSA AWARD

Institute of Jainology

London, UK					8 October 2007

DOCTOR HONORIS CAUSA

University of Muenster

Muenster, Germany				20 September 2007

DOCTOR HONORIS CAUSA

Southern Cross University

Melbourne, Australia				8 June 2007

BILD AWARD

Bild Magazine, Germany				12 May 2007

DOCTOR HONORIS CAUSA

Smith College, Northampton, USA			9 May 2007

ORDER OF THE WHITE LOTUS

Republic of Kalmykia

Russian Federation, Kalmykia			10 December 2006

DOCTOR HONORIS CAUSA

University of Rome 3

Rome, Italy					14 October 2006

DOCTOR HONORIS CAUSA

University of Buffalo

New York, USA					19 September 2006

HONORARY CITIZENSHIP, Canada			9 September 2006

DOCTOR HONORIS CAUSA

University of Santiago

Santiago, Chile					4 May 2006

BEN GURION NEGEV AWARD

Ben Gurion University

Be'er Sheva, Israel				16 February 2006

INSPIRATION & COMPASSION AWARD

American Himalayan Foundation

San Francisco, USA				6 November 2005

DOCTOR HONORIS CAUSA

Rutgers University

New Jersey, USA					25 September 2005

MANHAE PEACE PRIZE	

Manhae Foundation, South Korea			12 August 2005

HESSIAN PEACE PRIZE

Parliament of Hesse

Wiesbaden, Germany				27 July 2005

DOCTOR HONORIS CAUSA	

Universidad Iberoamericana

Mexico City, Mexico				7 October 2004

THE GOLD MEDAL

National University of Mexico

Mexico City, Mexico				5 October 2004

DOCTOR HONORIS CAUSA

University of Costa Rica, San Jose, Costa Rica	27 September 2004

DOCTOR HONORIS CAUSA

University of Puerto Rico, San Juan

Puerto Rico, USA				24 September 2004

DOCTOR HONORIS CAUSA

University of Miami, USA			23 September 2004

DOCTOR HONORIS CAUSA

Nova Southeastern University, Miami		18 September 2004

CHRISTMAS HUMPHREYS AWARD

Buddhist Society, UK				28 May 2004

HONORARY FELLOWSHIP

Liverpool John Moores University, UK		27 May 2004

SPECIAL HONORARY DEGREE

Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, Canada	20 April 2004

HONORARY DOCTOR OF LAW DEGREE

University of British Columbia, Canada		19 April 2004

JAIME BRUNET PRIZE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS		9 October 2003

Madrid, Spain

HILTON HUMANITARIAN AWARD			24 September 2003

New York, USA

INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS AWARD	19 September 2003

New York, USA 

DOCTORAL DEGREE IN HUMANE LETTERS		5 September 2003

San Francisco, USA

SIGTUNA MEDAL IN DEFENCE OF HUMAN DIGNITY

AND FREEDOM		 			3 June 2003

Stockholm, Sweden

LIFE ACHIEVEMENT AWARD				24 November 1999
Hadassah Women's Zionist Organization,
Jerusalem, Israel

JULIET HOLLISTER AWARD				5 May 1998
New York, USA

HONORARY DEGREE
Brandeis University, Boston, USA		8 May 1998

HONORARY DEGREE
Emory University, Atlanta, USA			11 May 1998

HONORARY DOCTORATE OF PHILOSOPHY		23 March 1997
Sun Yat-sen University, Chungshan, Taiwan

SPIRIT OF THE DREAM				15 January 1996
THE INTERNATIONAL HOUSE OF BLUES FOUNDATION
Hollywood, Ca, USA

ROOSEVELT FOUR FREEDOMS AWARD			4 June 1994
Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Institute
Middelburg, Holland

WORLD SECURITY ANNUAL PEACE AWARD		27 April 1994
New York Lawyer's Alliance, New York, USA

DOCTOR OF HUMAN ARTS AND LETTERS		26 April 1994
Columbia University, New York, USA

DOCTOR OF HUMAN LETTERS				25 April 1994
Berea College, USA

HONORARY FELLOW					20 March 1994
Hebrew University
Jerusalem, Israel

FIRST PRIZE FOR HUMANITY			13 June 1993
Sartorius Foundation, Germany

HONORARY DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF LAWS		14 May 1993
St Andrews University
St Andrews, UK

HONORARY DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF LAWS		13 May 1993
Aberdeen University
Aberdeen, UK

DEGREE OF DOCTOR HONORIS CAUSA			10 June 1992
Pontifica Universidade Catolica 
de Dao Paulo, Brazil

DEGREE OF LITERATURE				5 January 1992
Andra University, Visakapatnam, India

HONORARY DOCTORATE OF LAWS			5 May 1992
Melbourne University
Australia

SHIROMANI AWARD					25 March 1991
Shiromani Institute
Delhi, India

PEACE AND UNITY AWARDS				23 August 1991
National Peace conference
New Delhi, India

WHEEL OF LIFE AWARD				10 October 1991
The Temple of Understanding
New York, USA

EARTH PRIZE,  					5 June 1991
United Earth and
U.N. Environmental Program, 
New York, U.S.A.

DISTINGUISHED PEACE 				6 April 1991
LEADERSHIP AWARD FOR 1991
Nuclear Age Peace Foundation
Santa Barbara, USA

ADVANCING HUMAN LIBERTY				17 April 1991
Freedom House, 
New York, U.S.A.	

DEGREE OF DOCTORATE LITERATURE			8 December 1990
Karnataka University, Dharwad, India

DOCTOR OF EDUCATION				June 1990	
Bologna University, 	
Bologna, Italy	

DOCTOR OF DIVINITY				4 January 1990
Central Institute of High 		
Tibetan Studies, Sarnath, India

LE PRIX DE LA MEMOIRE				4 December 1989
Foundation Danielle Mitterrand, France

NOBEL PEACE PRIZE				10 December 1989
Norwegian Nobel Committee
Oslo, Norway	
	
IN RECOGNITION OF PERSEVERANCE 			23 September 1989
OF TIMES OF ADVERSITY
World Management Council, USA
	
RAOUL WALLENBERG HUMAN RIGHTS AWARDS		21 July 1989		
Congressional Rights Caucus Human Rights, 
Washington D.C., U.S.A.

LEOPOLD LUCAS AWARD				16 June 1988 	
University of Tuebingen, Germany

THE ALBERT SCHWEITZER 				28 February 1987
HUMANITARIAN AWARD
The Human Behavioral Foundation,
New York, U.S.A.	 
 
DOCTOR HONORIS CAUSA				16 January 1984	
University of Paris, France

HONORARY CITIZEN				21 July 1981
The City of Wheaton, Illinois, USA

LIBERTY TORCH					19 October 1979	
Gilbert di Lucia, 
New York, U.S.A.	 
		
DOCTOR OF HUMANITIES				4 October 1979	
Seattle University, U.S.A.	   	 

KEY TO LOS ANGELES				September 1979
The Mayor Tom Bradley

KEY TO SAN FRANCISCO				27 September 1979
The Mayor Feinstein

DOCTOR OF BUDDHIST				22 September 1979
PHILOSOPHY	
Oriental Studies, UCLA, U.S.A.	

Honorary Citizenship				17 September 1979
The Mayor of Houston, Texas

DOCTOR OF DIVINITY				17 September 1979	
Carol College, Waukesh, U.S.A.	

SPECIAL MEDAL					17 June 1979	
The Asian Buddhist Council for Peace, 
Mongolia

PLAKETT AWARD	
Norwegian Refugee Council 
for His Holiness' contribution towards 
refugee work, Norway

THE LINCOLN AWARD				23 January 1960	
Research Institute of America 
for His Holiness' distinguished leadership 
in the service of freedom, USA

THE ADMIRAL RICHARD E. BYRD 			16 September 1959
MEMORIAL AWARD
USA

THE RAMON MAGSAYSAY AWARD 			31 August 1959
TO COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP
Philippines

DOCTOR OF LETTERS				1957	
Benares Hindu University, India

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