Below is the public schedule of His Holiness the Dalai Lama. All events are free and open to the public unless noted. For ticketed events, people are requested to contact the organizers directly or visit the listed websites for further information on tickets.
For all teachings in Dharamsala, registration is required in order to attend. Registration begins a few days before the actual start of the teaching and ends the day before the first day of the teaching. Registration hours are from 9 am to 1 pm and 2 pm to 5 pm at the Branch Security Office in McLeod Ganj (Bhagsunath Road near Hotel Tibet). Kindly bring your passport for registration. A nominal fee of Rs. 10 will be charged.
For your information, as a long-standing policy His Holiness the Dalai Lama does not accept any fees for his talks. Where tickets need to be purchased, organizers are requested by our office to charge the minimum entrance fee in order to cover their costs only.
Please note that the dates given below are subject to change.
September 22, 2020
His Holiness the Dalai Lama will be in conversation with Mexican actor, filmmaker and role model Eugenio Derbez on compassion and environment issues from 9 am to 10 am (Indian Standard Time). Those interested may watch the live webcast in Tibetan, English, Chinese and other languages on the official websites and Facebook pages of the Office of His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Viewers are requested to please follow their local social distancing rules.
For further information please see www.dalailama.com/live
September 28, 2020
His Holiness the Dalai Lama will engage in dialogue with Prof. Datuk Dr. Osman Bakar of The International Institute of Islamic Thought and Civilization (ISTAC), International Islamic University Malaysia from 9 am to 10 am (Indian Standard Time). This is part of an Islam-Buddhist Forum organized by the Tibetan Buddhist Culture Center, Malaysia and The Muslim Youth Movement of Malaysia (ABIM). Those interested may watch the live webcast in Tibetan, English, Chinese and other languages on the official websites and Facebook pages of the Office of His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Viewers are requested to please follow their local social distancing rules.
October 2 - 4, 2020
His Holiness the Dalai Lama will give a three-day teaching on Tsongkapa's Essence of True Eloquence (tangnye lekshey nyingpo) on the mornings of October 2, 3 and 4, 2020 from 9 am to 10 am (Indian Standard Time) at the request of Taiwanese. He will then field questions from the same group from 10 am to 10.30 am. Those interested may watch the live webcast of the teachings in Tibetan with translation in English, Chinese, Hindi, French, Russian, Spanish, Vietnamese, Japanese, Mongolian, Korean, German, Portuguese and Italian on the official websites and Facebook pages of the Office of His Holiness the Dalai Lama. People are requested to please follow their local social distancing rules while viewing the live webcast.
October 15, 2020
His Holiness the Dalai Lama will give an online talk followed by a question and answer session as the chief guest of the 89th Birth Anniversary Program of Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam organized by the Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam International Foundation from 9 am to 10 am (Indian Standard Time). Those interested may watch the live webcast in Tibetan, English, Chinese and other languages on the official websites and Facebook pages of the Office of His Holiness the Dalai Lama. People are requested to please follow their local social distancing rules while viewing the live webcast.
November 5 - 7, 2020
His Holiness the Dalai Lama will give a three-day teaching on Nagarjuna's Commentary on Bodhicitta (jangchup semdrel) on the mornings of November 5, 6 & 7, 2020 from 9 am to 10 am (Indian Standard Time) at the request of Russian Buddhists. He will then field questions from the same group from 10 am to 10.30 am. Those interested may watch the live webcast of the teachings in Tibetan with translation in English, Chinese, Hindi, French, Russian, Spanish, Vietnamese, Japanese, Mongolian, Korean, German, Portuguese and Italian on the official websites and Facebook pages of the Office of His Holiness the Dalai Lama. People are requested to please follow their local social distancing rules while viewing the live webcast.
