Welcome to the official website of the Office of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama.  His Holiness is both the temporal and the spiritual leader of the Tibetan people. He frequently states that his life is guided by three major commitments: the promotion of basic human values or secular ethics in the interest of human happiness, the fostering of inter-religious harmony and the welfare of the Tibetan people, focusing on the survival of their identity, culture and religion.

Explore here how His Holiness fulfils these commitments through his various activities his public talks, widespread international visits and publications.

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His Holiness the Dalai Lama Returns to Dharamsala
July 29th 2010
Nubra Valley, Ladakh, J&K, India, 28 July 2010 (tibetonline.tv) - His Holiness the Dalai Lama returned to Dharamsala today from Ladakh after concluding an eight-day visit to Buddhist monasteries and schools in the region's picturesque Nubra Valley. A group of senior monastic officials and representatives of local administration, including Thiksey Rinpoche, Chogon Rinpoche, Tseten Namgyal, MLA, deputy commissioner, president of Ladakh Buddhist Association and executive councilor, Nubra, were present at the Thoise Airbase to see off His Holiness the Dalai Lama.

His Holiness the Dalai Lama Consecrates Maitreya Statue at Disket Monastery
July 27th 2010

Himalayan Regions Have Special Responsibility to Preserve Buddhism, Says HH the Dalai Lama
July 26th 2010

Dalai Lama Arrives in Ladakh on Nine-Day Visit
July 23rd 2010

Teaching in Jispa, HP, India from August 18 to 20: His Holiness will give teachings on Atisha’s Lamp for the Path to Enlightenment  on August 18. On August 19 he will confer the Heruka Initiation. On August 20 he will confer the Avalokiteshvera Initiation.

Teaching in Manali, HP, India on August 22: His Holiness will give a 1/2 teaching on Gyalsey Thokme Sangpo's 37 Practices of A Boddhisattva (laklen sodunma) in Manali.

Teaching in Dharamsala, HP, India from August 28 & 29: His Holiness will give two-day teachings on The Diamond Sutra (dorjee chotpa) at the request of a group of Koreans.

Talk in Kochi (Cochin), Kerala, India on September 4: His Holiness will deliver the inaugural address at the 33rd World Congress of the International Association for Religious Freedom being held at the Catholic Renewal Center, Ernakulam, Kochi. Contact Website: www.iarf.net