Dalai Lama

Dharamshala: Susan Bauer-Wu, President of the Mind & Life Institute opened a conversation that was to take place between His Holiness the Dalai Lama, climate activist Greta Thunberg and scientists Susan Natali and William Moomaw. She asked His Holiness, “How are you?” He laughed and answered, “Look at my face. My body is getting old, but I’m quite fit. More

“Even prior to my departure from Tibet in March 1959, I had come to the conclusion that in the changing circumstances of the modern world the system of governance in Tibet must be so modified and amended as to allow the elected representatives of the people to play a more effective role in guiding and shaping the social and economic policies of the state. More

Dharamshala: Nobel peace laureate His Holiness the Dalai Lama will join in a conversation on The Crisis of Climate Feedback Loops with climate change activist Greta Thunberg, and leading scientists on 10 January 2021. The special free livestream event is being organized by the Mind & Life Institute. More

Dharamshala: The Office of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama has launched their newly re-designed Tibetan website-gyalwarinpoche.com this Wednesday with new features including improved search tools and downloadable publications. More

Dharamshala: During an event organized as part of Techfest IIT Bombay, His Holiness the Dalai Lama scanned the faces of twenty students on the screens in front of him, folded his hands and greeted them. “Namaste. I feel really happy to be talking to you, because India has upheld the concepts of ‘ahimsa’, non-violence, and ‘karuna’, compassion, for thousands of years. More

Dharamshala: The weeklong 'Prerecorded Talk Series on the Four Principal Commitments of His Holiness the Dalai Lama' organised by the Department of Information and International Relations as part of the Central Tibetan Administration’s ‘Year of Gratitude to His Holiness the Dalai Lama’ came to a close on 11 December 2020. More

Virtual Talk Series on His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s Four Principal Commitments: English Panel Five The virtual talk series on His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s four principal commitments is an initiative by the Department of Information and International Relations as part of the celebration of the year 2020 as the 'Year of Gratitude to His Holiness the Dalai Lama' by the Central Tibetan Administr More

Virtual Talk Series on His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s Four Principal Commitments: English Panel Four The virtual talk series on His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s four principal commitments is an initiative by the Department of Information and International Relations as part of the celebration of the year 2020 as the 'Year of Gratitude to His Holiness the Dalai Lama' by the Central Tibetan Administr More

Virtual Talk Series on His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s Four Principal Commitments: English Panel Four The virtual talk series on His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s four principal commitments is an initiative by the Department of Information and International Relations as part of the celebration of the year 2020 as the 'Year of Gratitude to His Holiness the Dalai Lama' by the Central Tibetan Administr More

Dharamshala: This year’s Gaden Ngamchoe [Tib: དགའ་ལྡན་ལྔ་མཆོད་] celebration brought tears of joy to Tibetans across the world as their beloved spiritual leader affirmed once again to live over 113 years. More

Dharamshala: On this day in 1989, His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Tibet's foremost leader, won the Nobel Peace Prize for his non-violent struggle to free his homeland from Chinese rule. More

Virtual Talk Series on His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s Four Principal Commitments: English Panel Two The virtual talk series on His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s four principal commitments is an initiative by the Department of Information and International Relations as part of the celebration of the year 2020 as the 'Year of Gratitude to His Holiness the Dalai Lama' by the Central Tibetan Administra More

Dharamshala: In a video message released earlier by the Office of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, the Tibetan spiritual leader congratulated US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi on winning the National Democratic Institute’s Democracy Award. More

Geneva: The Permanent Mission of the United States of America to the United Nations and Other International Organizations in Geneva hosted a virtual panel discussion on “Religious Freedom in Tibet: The Appointment of Buddhist Leaders and the Succession of the Dalai Lama” on 4 December 2020. More

‘From a Buddhist point of view, this represents the highest aspiration of bodhichitta, culmination of infinite compassion to relieve all sentient beings from suffering,’ Kyabje Jonang Gyaltsab Rinpoche said as he gave a short discourse on the four principal commitments of His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Kyabje Jonang Gyaltsab Rinpoche is the head of Jonang school of Tibetan Buddhism in exile. More

Dharamshala: Drikung Kyabgon Rinpoche, head of Drikung Kagyu of Tibetan Buddhism spoke on the whats and hows of committing ourselves in the fulfillment of the four principal commitments of His Holiness the Dalai Lama. More

Dharamshala: Kyabje Shechen Rabjam Rinpoche, head of Shechen Monastery of Nyingma School of Buddhism began by reflecting on Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche's audience with His Holiness the Dalai Lama immediately after 1959 exodus. 'Even in the face of such upheaval, Kyabje Dilgo Rinpoche had then said that His Holiness' spirit was undiminished and awe-inspiring to say the least,' Shechen Rinpoche said. More

Dharamshala: Kyabje Menri Trizin Rinpoche, head of Yungdrung Bon said that the four commitments of His Holiness the Dalai Lama are but a perpetual remedy for the problems of the modern world and went on to review why each of the commitment is relevant now more than ever. More

Dharamshala: “The only meaningful way to thank and appreciate His Holiness the Dalai Lama is by studying his lifelong teachings and his four core commitments and putting them into practice in our daily lives,” Kyabje Gaden Tripa Ripoche said earlier today. Kyajbe Gaden Tripa Rinpoche is the head of Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism. More

Dharamshala: Stressing the importance of His Holiness the Dalai Lama's four commitments, Kyabgon Sakya Gongma Trizin Rinpoche, head of Sakya School of Tibetan Buddhism today asserted that the glorious legacy of His Holiness is not only beneficial to Buddhist followers but the entire mankind. More