Dalai Lama

Dharamshala: Tibetan spiritual leader, His Holiness the Dalai Lama left this morning for a brief 2-day visit to Chandigarh. This Monday, His Holiness will give a talk on “The Need for Universal Ethics in Education” as part of the inauguration of Chitkara University’s 11th Global Week 2019. Before His Holiness’s talk there will be an introductory address and performance by students. More

The Third Special General Meeting held under the provisions of Article 59 of the Charter of Tibetans in Exile from 3 to 5 October 2019* Resolutions of the Third Special General Meeting The Second Agenda Item on the relationship between the lineage of His Holiness the Dalai Lamas and the Tibetan people Preamble the Bodhisattva Chenrezig, the crown ornament of the material world and the spiritual re More

In 1969, His Holiness the Dalai Lama said that whether or not the institution of Dalai Lama should continue should be decided by the Tibetan people. More

Dharamshala: Around 340 Tibetan community leaders and representatives from 24 countries including India, Europe, USA, Canada, Australia, Taiwan, Nepal, and Bhutan are participating in this year’s 3rd Special General Meeting convened by the Kashag and the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile in Dharamshala. More

Dharamshala: His Holiness the Dalai Lama began three-day teaching on Nagarjuna's The Precious Garland of the Middle Way (uma rinchen trengwa) at the Main Tibetan Temple this Thursday. The teaching was organized by The International Association of Tibetan Buddhist Dharma, Taiwan. More

Press Release 70th Founding Anniversary of People’s Republic of China Marks 60 years of Occupation of Tibet On 1 October 2019, the People’s Republic of China is celebrating its 70th founding anniversary with great pomp and fanfare, the main highlight being an unprecedented military parade in a brute show of force to demonstrate country’s emergence as a global superpower. More

Dharamshala: In a letter to Madame Bernadette Chirac offering his condolences on the death of her husband former French President Jacques Chirac, His Holiness the Dalai Lama wrote: “I had the privilege of knowing Monsieur Chirac ever since he was elected Mayor of Paris. I counted him among the friends of the Tibetan people. More

Dharamshala: His Holiness the Dalai Lama was accorded a rousing welcome at Dharamshala where he arrived late this afternoon from his weeklong Delhi visit. Due to inclement weather, His Holiness flew from Delhi to Amritsar and travelled via road to Dharamshala. More

Press Release: The world in recent times has witnessed China's attempts to derail democracy or even a semblance of it across its empire. Even the lip-service to words like 'liberty' and 'freedom' is out the window with the Communist Party of China's obsession for absolute control. More

Mathura, U.P: As part of his week-long schedule in Delhi, His Holiness the Dalai Lama visited Karshni Ashram in Mathura for a two-day stay at the facility from 22-23 September. This is His Holiness second visit to the Ashram, the first being in 2017. More

Mathura, UP: Leaving Delhi early on Sunday morning, His Holiness the Dalai Lama drove to the city of Mathura on the banks of the Yamuna River, where he was the guest of Swami Karshni Gurusharanandaji Maharaj. On arrival at Shri Udasin Karshni Ashram he was received by ashram staff and escorted to his room, where Maharaj-ji joined him. More

New Delhi: His Holiness the Dalai Lama met and interacted with a group of bureaucrats and business executives today at Taj Mansingh Hotel in Delhi. Speaking to the gathering, His Holiness indicated the need for cultivating oneness of humanity as he emphasised that all human beings despite going through different emotions ultimately crave for a happy life devoid of suffering. More

Dharamshala: The Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile on Friday vehemently condemned China’s brazen meddling in the reincarnation of His Holiness the Dalai Lama and the politicization of the sacred institution of the Tibetan reincarnation. More

Dharamshala: Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama left for Delhi from his residence around 12 noon today. His Holiness is scheduled to address over 2300 students from 50 schools on "Educating the Heart and Mind" at the Shri Ram School in New Delhi on 20 September 2019. The event will be aired live on www.dalailama.com. More

Dharamshala: A three-member German Parliamentary delegation called on the Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama at the latter's residence Wednesday morning. The delegation is led by Members of German Bundestag, Frank Heinrich (Chemnitz) (CDU/CSU), Ms Ute Vogt (Social Democratic Party of Germany) and Ms. Margareta Bause (Green Party). Ms. More

Dharamshala: On the occasion of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s 69th birthday, His Holiness the Dalai Lama offered his congratulations in a letter. Having wished him a long and healthy life, His Holiness wrote: “As a long time guest of India, and as someone who cares deeply about this country, I congratulate you on the growing confidence you have brought about. More

Dharamshala: The Department of Religion and Culture of Central Tibetan Administration hosted a reception in honour of the delegation of Buddhist masters attending the Tenshug offering for His Holiness the Dalai Lama starting Friday. More

Washington D.C: Sikyong Dr. Lobsang Sangay began his Tuesday morning in DC with a round table discussion with Members of House Democracy Partnership commission. More

The Tibet News Bureau of Central Tibetan Administration interviewed Mr. Teng Biao, a renowned human rights lawyer and activist in China; co-founder of Beijing-based lawyers’ organization and think-tank, Open Constitution Initiative (Ch: 公盟) and a leader of pro-democracy manifesto Charter 08 (Ch:零八宪章). Mr. Teng Biao is also a visiting Scholar at the U.S. More

Dharamshala: A three-day discourse on the Four Noble Truths and their Sixteen Characteristics, the Thirty-Seven Factors of Enlightenment, Nagarjuna's 'Commentary on Bodhichitta' and Je Tsongkhapa’s Three Principal Aspects of Path concluded today in the premises of Tsuglagkhang, attended by almost 7000 devotees. More