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, 2021
His Holiness the Dalai Lama will participate in a program titled Our Happiness, Our Health, Our Future: His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s Reflections and Conversations on Our Happy, Healthy, and Sustainable Future which will include a short talk followed by a question and answer session from 9 am to 10 am (Indian Standard Time) with students and faculty of Monmouth University, USA. 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.
For further information please see www.dalailama.com/live
October 9 - 10, 2021
His Holiness the Dalai Lama will give two days of teachings on Tsongkhapa's In Praise to Dependent Origination (tendrel toepa) followed by a question and answer session from approximately 9 am to 10 am (Indian Standard Time) at the request of a group of Taiwanese. 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 while viewing the live webcast.
October 26, 2021
His Holiness the Dalai Lama will give remarks on Compassion followed by a question and answer session from 9 am to 10 am (Indian Standard Time) organized by the Renee Crown Wellness Institute at the University of Colorado Boulder and the Compassion Institute, California. 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 4 - 5, 2021
His Holiness the Dalai Lama will give two days of teachings on Maitreya's The Ornament of the Sutras (dodhe gyen) followed by a question and answer session from approximately 9 am to 10 am (Indian Standard Time) at the request of Russian Buddhists. 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.
November 10, 2021
His Holiness the Dalai Lama will give a talk on Cultivating a Good Heart followed by a question and answer session from 9 am to 10 am (Indian Standard Time) organized by the Foreign Correspondents Club of Japan and Tibet House Japan. 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.
December 1, 2021
His Holiness the Dalai Lama will have a short dialogue with Father Laurence Freeman, Founding Teacher of the World Community for Christian Meditation (WCCM), followed by a question and answer session from 9 am to 10 am (Indian Standard Time) as part of the 30th founding anniversary of the WCCM. 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.
December 8, 2021
His Holiness the Dalai Lama will have a short dialogue followed by a question and answer session from 9 am to 10 am (Indian Standard Time) organized by the Mind & Life Institute. 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.
