Tenzin Gyatso, His Holiness the Fourteenth Dalai Lama has been the spiritual and temporal leader of Tibet since 1951, when he was sixteen years old. Since 1959, he has lived in exile in Dharamsala, India, teaching and practicing Buddhism, and serving as the head of the Tibetan government-in-exile. He travels worldwide, sharing the teachings of Buddhism and working to preserve the educational, cultural, and religious institutions of Tibet. In 1989, he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. He is the author of many books.

The Basic Sources of Happiness is part of the Parallax Press Moments series of short ebooks, His Holiness the Dalai Lama illuminates the true foundation of happiness.