Welcome to the official website of the Office of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama.  His Holiness is 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 preservation of Tibet's Buddhist culture, a culture of peace and non-violence.

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

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Reading the Dhammapada in Sankisa
February 1st 2015
Sankisa, UP, India, 31 January 2015 - When representatives of the organizers, the Youth Buddhist Society of India, came to see him this morning, His Holiness the Dalai Lama first of all thanked them for inviting him to this important Buddhist place. He said: "Although the historical Buddhist site is in ruins, the Buddha's teaching is not ruined. In fact many intelligent people today are taking an interest in it." He mentioned that since he first came to Sankisa in 1960 several temples have been built.

Arrival in Sankisa
January 30th 2015

Basic Human Nature is Compassion: His Holiness the Dalai Lama Talks to Students at Kalindi College
January 29th 2015

India’s Unique Secularism is the Basis of Non-violence and Religious Harmony
January 28th 2015

Teaching in Basel, Switzerland on February 7 & 8: His Holiness will give a Buddhist teaching based on Nagarjuna’s Commentary on Bodhichitta, Geshe Langri Thangpa's Eight Verses of Training the Mind and confer the Avalokiteshvara Empowerment organized by the Tibetan Community in Switzerland and Liechtenstein at St. Jakobshalle. Contact Website: www.dalailama2015.ch

Public Talk in Basel, Switzerland on February 8: His Holiness will give a public talk on Secular Ethnics for Today’s World in the afternoon organized by the Tibetan Community in Switzerland and Liechtenstein at St. Jakobshalle. Contact Website: www.dalailama2015.ch

Public Talk in Copenhagen, Denmark on February 11: His Holiness will give a public talk on Strength Through Compassion and Connection in the afternoon at the Bella Center. Contact Website: www.dalailama.dk