Below is the public schedule of His Holiness the Dalai Lama both in India as well as abroad. Please note that for many of these events, tickets are required in order to gain entrance. People are requested to contact the organizers directly or visit the websites given below for further information on tickets.
In general, most of the events in India are free where as the majority of events abroad require paid tickets. 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 below are subject to change.
September 4 - 7, 2018
His Holiness will give four days of teachings and continue last year's topic on Buddhapalita's Commentary on the Fundamental Wisdom of the Middle Way (drel-pa Buddhapalita) in the mornings at the request of a group from Asia including Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam at the Main Tibetan Temple.
September 16, 2018
His Holiness will give a public talk on Why Compassion is Essential in our Troubled World in the morning organized by Stichting Bezoek Zijne Heiligheid Dalai Lama at Ahoy Rotterdam.
For further information please see www.dalailama2018.nl
September 17, 2018
His Holiness will give a teaching on Geshe Langri Thangpa’s Eight Verses of Mind Training (lojong tsik gyema) in the morning organized by Stichting Bezoek Zijne Heiligheid Dalai Lama at Ahoy Rotterdam.
For further information please see www.dalailama2018.nl
September 19, 2018
His Holiness will participate in a conference on Non-Violence and Peace in the morning organized by Tibet Initiative Deutschland and Gaden Phodrang Foundation of the Dalai Lama at Congress Center Darmstadtium.
For further information please see www.dalailama-darmstadt.de
September 21, 2018
His Holiness will participate in a religious ceremony celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Tibet Institute Rikon in the morning at Tibet Institute Rikon. Due to limited space, public will be accommodated outside.
For further information please see www.tir50.ch
September 22, 2018
His Holiness will participate in an official function to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Tibet Institute Rikon in the morning at Eulachhalle Winterthur.
For further information please see www.tir50.ch
September 23, 2018
His Holiness will give a teaching on Nagarjuna’s The Precious Garland of the Middle Way (uma rinchen trengwa), Kamalshila’s The Middling Stages of Meditation (gomrim barpa) & Gyalsey Thokme Sangpo’s Thirty-Seven Practices of a Bodhisattva’s Way of Life (laklen sodunma) in the morning organized by the Tibet Institute Rikon and the Tibetan Community of Switzerland & Liechtenstein at Zurich Hallenstadion.
For further information please see www.tir50.ch
October 3 - 6, 2018
His Holiness will give four days of teachings and continue last year's topic on Chandrakirti’s Entering the Middle Way (uma jukpa) at the request of Taiwanese.
October 12 - 14, 2018
On October 12 and 13 mornings, His Holiness will give teachings on Nagarjuna's Commentary on Bodhicitta (jangchup semdrel), Gyalsey Thokme Sangpo's Thirty-Seven Practices of a Bodhisattva (laklen sodunma) & Geshe Langri Thangpa's Eight Verses of Training the Mind. On October 14 morning, His Holiness will confer a long life empowerment (tsewang). The teachings are organized by Von Ngari Monastery, Manali at Himvalley Amusement & Cultural Park, Bahang (Manali).
November 14 - 16, 2018
On November 14 and 15 mornings, His Holiness the Dalai Lama will teach on Je Tsongkhapa's Praise to the Buddha for His Teachings on Dependent Origination (tendrel toepa) & Kamalashila's The Middle Stages of Meditation (gomrim barpa). On November 16 morning, His Holiness will confer an Avalokiteshvera Permission Initiation (chenresig jenang). These teachings are being organized at the request of the Liaison Office of His Holiness the Dalai Lama (NPO Tibet House Japan) and being held at the Pacifico Yokohama (National Convention Hall of Yokohama).
For further information please see www.tibethouse.jp/event/2018/teaching181114_en.html
February 19, 2019
His Holiness will give a short teaching from the Jataka Tales in the morning at the Main Tibetan Temple.
