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.
August 11, 2021
His Holiness the Dalai Lama will give a short general teaching from approximately 9 am to 10 am (Indian Standard Time) for a group of Indonesian school students followed by a question and answer session organized by a Buddhist community Kadam Choeling Indonesia. This is part of a program which visits schools in different cities in Indonesia to tell stories from the Jataka Tales. 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.
August 18, 2021
His Holiness the Dalai Lama will give a short talk on Compassion and Non-Violence followed by a question and answer session from 9 am to 10 am (Indian Standard Time) organized by Labsum Shedrup Ling Korea. 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.
August 25, 2021
His Holiness the Dalai Lama will give a talk on Tibetan Culture and Its Potential to Contribute to Peace followed by a question and answer session from 9 am to 10 am (Indian Standard Time) organized by Tibet Initiative Deutschland (TID), the largest Tibet Support Group in Germany. 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.
September 8 - 9, 2021
His Holiness the Dalai Lama will give teachings on Chandrakirti's Entering the Middle Way in conjunction with the autocommentary (uma jukpa rangdrel thok ney) from 9 am to 10 am (Indian Standard Time) at the request of a group of Asians. He will also field some questions. 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.
