The Office of His Holiness The Dalai Lama

LIve - Long Life Offering Ceremony in Dharamsala

His Holiness the Dalai Lama will attend a Long Life Prayer offered to him by the Australian Tibetan National Association, Tibetan Communities Europe and Tibetan Youth Congress at the Main Tibetan Temple in Dharamsala, HP, India on October 8, 2025.

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Congratulating the Archbishop of Canterbury-Designate

October 5, 2025

Thekchen Chöling, Dharamsala, HP, India - In a letter written on 4th October His Holiness the Dalai Lama has offered his heartfelt congratulations to Dame Sarah Mullally, presently Bishop of London, on her being named the next Archbishop of Canterbury “Today, the world is facing many difficulties,” he wrote.

Teaching in Dharamsala

October 4, 2025

Thekchen Chöling, Dharamsala, HP, India - The Dhauladhar mountains stood stark against the clear blue sky this morning as His Holiness the Dalai Lama drove to the lower door of the lift at the Tsuglagkhang, the Main Tibetan Temple. He took time to survey the faces of people in the crowd estimated to number 5800 including 1300 from Taiwan. Many of them smiled back, while others were moist eyed, as he smiled and waved to them.

Long Life Prayers and Cultural Performances

September 20, 2025

Thekchen Chöling, Dharamsala, HP, India - The heavy rains that have lashed north India in recent days let up this morning and the sun shone. More than a thousand people from ten South-east Asian countries and South Korea had gathered in the courtyard of the main Tibetan temple to make prayers and offer cultural performances for His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s long life

Congratulating Prime Minister Narendra Modi on His Birthday

September 17, 2025

Thekchen Chöling, Dharamsala, HP, India - His Holiness the Dalai Lama has written today to Prime Minister Modi to offer heartfelt greetings on his birthday and to wish him continued good health. “As India’s longest staying guest”, he wrote, “I have witnessed firsthand the far-reaching development and prosperity that have taken place over the years.”