DOCTOR OF LETTERS
Honoris Causa, by the Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi.
(India, 1957)

THE RAMON MAGSAYSAY AWARD FOR COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP
Award Committee, in recognition of His Holiness' leadership of the Tibetan Community in its gallant struggle to preserve the sacred religion that is the inspiration of its life and culture. (Philippines, 1959)

THE ADMIRAL RICHARD E BRYD MEMORIAL AWARD
The International Rescue Committee, in recognition of His Holiness' personal sacrifice in the cause of freedom. (USA, 1959)

LINCOLN AWARD
The Research Institute of America, for His Holiness' distinquished leadership in the service of freedom. (USA, 1960)

LAKETT AWARD
The Norwegian Refugee Council for His Holiness' contribution to Refugee work. (Norway, 1969)

SPECIAL MEDAL
The Asian Buddhist Council for Peace, Ulan Bator. In recognition of His Holiness' Service to Humanity and for Peace. (Mongolia, 1979)

DOCTOR OF DIVINITY
The Carroll College, Waukesha, WI. (USA, 1979)

HONORARY CITIZENSHIP
The Mayor of Houston, Texas. (USA, 1979)

DOCTOR OF BUDDHIST PHILOSOPHY
The University of Oriental Studies, Los Angeles. (USA, 1979)

KEY TO SAN FRANCISCO
The Mayor of Feinstein, San Francisco. (USA, 1979)

KEY TO LOS ANGELES
The Mayor Tom Bradley, Los Angeles. (USA, 1979)

DOCTOR OF HUMANITIES
The Seattle University, Seattle. (USA, 1979)

LIBERTY TORCH
Gilbert di Lucia (Friends of Tibet) New York. (USA, 1979)

HONORARY CITIZEN
The City of Weaton, Illinois. (USA, 1981)

DOCTEUR HONORIS CAUSA
Universite de Paris X Neterre Cedex. (France, 1984)

ALBERT SCHWEITZER HUMANITARIAN AWARD
Human Behavior Foundation. (USA, 1987)

DR LEOPOLD LUCAS AWARD
(West Germany, 1988)

RAOUL WALLENBERG CONGRESSIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS AWARD
The Congressional Human Rights Foundation. (USA, 1989)

IN RECOGNITION OF PERSEVERANCE IN TIMES OF ADVERSITY
World Management Council. (USA, 1989)

LE PRIX DE MEMOIRE (Prize of Memory)
Dedicated to personalities who are a living symbol of the memory of historical, political and human events, who have or who continue to impress our epoch. Foundation Danielle Mitterrand, Paris. (France, 1989)

NOBEL PEACE PRIZE
Norwegian Nobel Committee. (Norway, 1989)

DOCTOR OF DIVINITY
Central Institute for Higher Tibetan Studies, Sarnath, Varanasi. (India, 1990)

AVANCING HUMAN LIBERTY AWARD
(USA, 1991)

FOUR FREEDOMS AWARD
(Holland, 1994)

DOCTOR OF THEOLOGY
Florida International University. (USA, 1999)

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Hadassah Women's Zionist Organisation of America. (Israel, 1999)

ALEXANDRA TOLSTOY HUMANITARIAN AWARD
Tolstoy Foundation, New York. (USA, 2001)

JAIME BRUNET PRIZE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS
Madrid. (Spain, October 2003)

SIGTUNA MEDAL IN DEFENCE OF HUMAN DIGNITY AND FREEDOM
Stockholm. (Sweden, June 2003)

SPECIAL HONORARY DEGREE
Simon Fraser University, Vancouver. (Canada, April 2004)