Dalai Lama

Dharamshala: This morning His Holiness the Dalai Lama was invited to take part in a dialogue with Prof Andreas Roepstorff of the Interacting Minds Centre, Aarhus University, Denmark on the theme ‘Cultivating our Common Humanity amidst Uncertainty’. His Holiness was welcomed by Dr Amy Cohen Varela, Chairperson, Mind and Life Europe. More

Dharamshala: On receiving news today that his old friend Kapila Vatsyayan had passed away, His Holiness the Dalai Lama wrote to her brother Shri Subash Bhashi to offer his condolences. He noted that he had known Smt Vatsyayan since his first visit to India in 1956 to participate in the 2500th Buddha Jayanti Celebrations. More

Dharamshala: His Holiness the Dalai Lama will engage in a dialogue on "Cultivating our Common Humanity amidst Uncertainty", an initiative of Mind & Life Europe, by video link from his residence in Dharamsala, HP, India on September 17, 2020. More

Dharamshala: The past century has seen enough violence and bloodshed, now peace is the new norm of this century. Therefore, children of this generation are the key figures who are capable of creating a better world one that is peaceful said His Holiness the Dalai Lama earlier this morning. More

Dharamshala: No sooner had His Holiness the Dalai Lama settled in his seat then a group of students at the White Tara Buddhist Center in Jakarta began to chant the ‘Heart Sutra’ in Indonesian. When they were done, His Holiness thanked them and noted that this was the third day of this set of teachings. More

Dharamshala: The US has renewed calls on China to resume talks with His Holiness the Dalai Lama and his envoys to resolve the vexed and protracted issue of Tibet, without preconditions. More

Dharamshala: Once His Holiness the Dalai Lama had taken his seat this morning, he was welcomed by Ms. Wee Nee Ng on behalf of Buddhist students from six Asian countries: Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam, and Hong Kong. She explained that monks at a meditation centre in Chiang Mai, Thailand would first chant the 'Mangala Sutta' in Pali. More

Virtual Panel Discussion European perspective on His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Tibet. Virtual Panel Discussion European perspective on His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Tibet. More

  Washington DC: The Office of Tibet, Washington DC released a special documentary film dedicated to the life and legacy of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama titled 'MAN OF COMPASSION, Stories of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama'. The full documentary can be viewed above. More

Dharamshala: The Tibet Information Office, Canberra is hosting a virtual panel discussion on the essence of His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s contributions to the future of Humanity on 5 September 2020 from 3:30 pm (AEST) Australia. The event is being observed as part of the CTA’s yearlong celebration of ‘Year of Gratitude to His Holiness the Dalai Lama’. More

Dharamshala: His Holiness the Dalai Lama on Saturday said he had great respect for Japanese PM Shinzo Abe's leadership and expressed concern about the retiring PM's declining health. More

Brussels: A short 17-minute video titled, "I admire the spirit of the European Union" - HH the Dalai Lama is being released in Dharamsala on the occasion of Tibetan Democracy Day, 2 September. More

Dharamshala: His Holiness the Dalai Lama was invited to address members of Mind Mingle, an initiative to promote experiential learning and purposeful education with a view to achieving a child’s all-inclusive development on Tuesday, 25 August 2020. Naveen Sharma, Co-Founder & Director, welcomed His Holiness and told him that the opportunity to talk with him was a dream come true. More

Dharamshala: With a bipartisan consensus in Washington on toughening stance on China, the US government has already embarked on the path of economic decoupling with Beijing. More

Dharamshala: When His Holiness the Dalai Lama came into the room this morning and saw the faces of Generation Change Fellows on the screens before him, he smiled warmly and waved. These were young peace-builders associated with the United States Institute of Peace (USIP), many of whom he had met before. More

Dharamshala: Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama has written to the Chief Minister of Bihar, Nitish Kumar, to express his sadness at the loss of life and the suffering that so many people in his state are facing as a result of severe monsoon flooding. His Holiness offered his prayers and condolences to families who have lost loved ones. More

Dharamshala: In his statement on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Tibetan spiritual leader and peace icon, His Holiness the Dalai Lama urged governments, organizations and individuals to "rededicate themselves to making the achievement of peace the centrepiece of our lives". More

Thekchen Chöling, Dharamsala, HP, India, 4 August 2020: After His Holiness the Dalai Lama had entered the room in his residence from where he was giving teachings this morning, he saluted the Tibetan students he could see on the screens before him and sat down. They chanted a couple of prayers, including the mandala offering, and he began. “Today, this teaching is mainly for young Tibetans. More

Dharamshala: Tibetan spiritual leader and Nobel laureate His Holiness the Dalai Lama expressed condolences over the demise of Northern Irish politician and fellow Nobel laureate John Hume who died Monday following a long period of illness. More

Thekchen Chöling, Dharamsala: On receiving news that former Taiwanese President Lee Teng-hui had passed away, His Holiness the Dalai Lama wrote to express his condolences to his widow Mrs Tseng Wen-hui and members of her family. “As you know,” he wrote, “I had the honour of meeting your husband during my first visit to Taiwan in 1997 when he was the first popularly elected President. More