Firstly, as a human being, His Holiness is concerned with encouraging people to be happy—helping them understand that if their minds are upset mere physical comfort will not ...
His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, describes himself as a simple Buddhist monk. He is the spiritual leader of Tibet. He was born on 6 July 1935, to a farming family, ...
His Holiness the Dalai Lama was born on 6 July 1935 to a Tibetan farming family in the small village of Taktser, located in the province of Amdo. He was named Lhamo Thondup, which ...
His Holiness the Dalai Lama's speeches and messages on his retirement from political responsibilities. Statement of His Holiness the Dalai Lama on the 52nd Anniversary of the Tibe...
(Translated from the original Tibetan) Introduction My fellow Tibetans, both in and outside Tibet, all those who follow the Tibetan Buddhist tradition, and everyone who has a con...
When asked by people how His Holiness the Dalai Lama sees himself, he replies that he is a simple Buddhist monk. His Holiness is often out of Dharamsala on travels both within Ind...
Question: How do you view yourself? Answer: I always consider myself as a simple Buddhist monk. I feel that is the real me. I feel that the Dalai Lama as a temporal ruler is a man...
Thekchen Chöling, Dharamsala, HP, India - Soon after the announcement that the 2016 Nobel Peace Prize had been awarded to Juan Manuel Santos, the President of Colombia, His Holines...
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Riga, Latvia - Yesterday, His Holiness the Dalai Lama flew from India to Latvia via Helsinki. This morning, with a chill wind blowing through the streets and parks of the capital R...
Riga, Latvia - The golden early light catching the treetops and steeples of Riga’s churches belied the chill in the air this morning as His Holiness the Dalai Lama met with about 7...
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Bern, Switzerland - Before leaving Riga today, His Holiness the Dalai Lama held a short meeting with a group of Russian intellectuals at which he announced: “I prefer things to ...
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Zurich, Switzerland– In a letter to H.M. Queen Sirikit, His Holiness the Dalai Lama expressed his sadness on learning of the passing away of H.M. King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailan...
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Zurich, Switzerland - Smoke wafted from the chimneys under an overcast sky as His Holiness the Dalai Lama began his first engagement of the day in Bern this morning, giving an inte...
Zurich, Switzerland, 14 October 2016 - The slowly stirring streets of Zurich bore a wintry air as His Holiness the Dalai Lama drove to the Zurich Hallenstadion this morning, but wh...
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Zurich, Switzerland - His Holiness the Dalai Lama was met on arrival at the Grossmünster Church this morning by Pastor Christoph Sigrist, who introduced him to representatives of t...
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