Her Eminence Dagmo Kusho

(March 3, 1934, Thalung, Kham, Tibet-Alive). Female Buddhist Lama of the Sakya Sect. Known as "Dagmola." Born Sonam Tshe Dzom. Married His Holiness Jigdal Dagchen Sakya, who was once considered the favorite to head the Sakya Order. When she and her husband fled Tibet in 1959, they settled in Washington State, where they established a cultural center and monastery. Niece of His Eminence Deshung Rinpoche, who authorized her to grant empowerments. Also known as "Princess Jamyang Sakya" and "Lady Jamyang Sakya."

His Holiness The XIV Dalai Lama, Jetsun Jamphel Ngawang Lobsang Yeshe Tenzin Gyatso

(July 6, 1935, Taktser, Tibet-Alive). Spiritual Leader of Gelugpa Buddhism and all Tibetan Buddhists and Temporal Ruler of Tibet, 1950-1959. Also known as Kundun. Born Lhamo Dhondrub. Identified as the reincarnation of his predecessor, the 13th Dalai Lame, and enthroned on February 22, 1940, at age 4-1/2. considered reincarnation of Avalokitesvara, the Buddha of Compassion. Assumed full political power in Tibet, November 17, 1950. Sought to prevent Chinese from seizing control of his country, but was forced to flee by horseback across the Himalayas into India, March, 1959. Today, he lives in Dharamsala, India, where he head a Tibetan Government-in-Exile. In recognition of his principled and passionate defense of Tibet by non-violent means, he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, 1989. Despite his repeated assertion that he is "a simple Buddhist monk, not more, nor less," most Tibetans rever him as a Bodhisattva and a manifestation of Padmasambhava.

His Eminence John Francis Cardinal D'Alton

(October 11, 1882, Claremorris, Ireland-February 1, 1963, Dublin, Ireland). Roman Catholic Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of Ireland, 1946-1963. Ordained Priest, April 18, 1908. Faculty and Rector, National Seminary at Maynooth, Ireland, 1910-1942. Author of the D'Alton Plan for the political union of Ireland. Appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Meath, April 25, 1942. Named Bishop of Meath, June 16, 1943. Promoted to Metropolitan Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of Ireland, June 13, 1946. Elevated to the College of Cardinals, January 12, 1953. Attended the first session of Vatican II Council, 1962. An important Irish cleric.

His Eminence Cahal Brendan Cardinal Daly

(October 1, 1917, Loughguile, Ireland-December 31, 2009, Belfast, Northern Ireland). Roman Catholic Archbishop of Armagh, Ireland, 1990-1996. Ordained Priest, Roman Catholic Church, June 22, 1941. Bishop of Ardagh and Clonmacnois, Ireland, May 26, 1967. Bishop of Down and Connor, Ireland, August 24, 1982. Archbishop of Armagh, Ireland, November 6, 1990-October 1, 1996. Elevated to the Sacred College of Cardinals, June 28, 1991.

Right Reverend Bishop Derek George Damant

Anglican Bishop of George, South Africa, 1985-1999. Ordained Priest, Anglican Church. Bishop of George, South Africa, 1985. Retired, 1999. Noted as a theological conservative.

Father Damien

(1840, Tremelo, Belgium-1889). Roman Catholic Priest and Missionary to Lepers. Born Joseph de Veuster. Joined Fathers of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and Mary, 1859. Missionary to the Sandwich Isles and then Hawaii. Moved to the leper colony at Molokai, Hawaii, 1873. Ministered to the lepers, even after he caught leprosy himself in 1885.

Most Reverend Bishop Dr. Viktor Josef Dammertz, O.S.B.

(June 8, 1929, Schaphuysen, German-Alive). Roman Catholic Bishop of Augsburg, Germany. Ordained Priest, Order of Saint Benedict, September 21, 1957. Bishop of Augsburg, Germany, December 24, 1992-Current.