Dalai Lama puts Tibetan New Year celebrations on hold Listen Download Embed Share Share this on Facebook (Opens in a new window) Share this on Twitter (Opens in a new window) Share this via Email Fifty years ago, the Dalai Lama left Tibet fleeing Chinese rule. ( Flickr user FerneMillen (cc: by-nc-sa) ) Hosted by Jerome Vaughn Produced by PRI and WNYC