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What is the geshe degree earned by the 14th Dalai Lama in 1959?
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Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama, 2008.
In February 1959, the 14th Dalai Lama sat for his examination for the rank of geshe (meaning "spiritual friend"), which represents the highest scholastic achievement within the Dge-lugs-pa school of Tibetan Buddhism.2