Welcome to the official website of the Office of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama.  His Holiness is both the temporal and the spiritual leader of the Tibetan people. He frequently states that his life is guided by three major commitments: the promotion of basic human values or secular ethics in the interest of human happiness, the fostering of inter-religious harmony and the welfare of the Tibetan people, focusing on the survival of their identity, culture and religion.

Explore here how His Holiness fulfils these commitments through his various activities his public talks, widespread international visits and publications.

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Dalai Lama to Address First Tibetan National General Meeting
August 31st 2010
Bylakuppe, Karnataka, India, 30 August 2010 (PTI) - Spiritual leader the Dalai Lama will attend the closing ceremony of the first National General Meeting of Tibetans in Bylakuppe near Mysore on Tuesday. The meeting, which began on August 26, is the first major function of Tibetans which is being organised outside Dharamsala. The Dalai Lama will address the delegates who are representing Tibetans from across the world at the meeting.

The Dalai Lama: A Monk on the Move
August 23rd 2010

Dalai Lama Expresses Condolences to Leh Cloudburst Victims
August 19th 2010

Urgent Notice - Another Change in Teaching Schedule
August 16th 2010

Teaching in Kargil, Ladakh, J&K, India in September: His Holiness will visit Kargil on September 14 and address the Kargil public at an event organized by the Kargil Community. On September 15 His Holiness will confer the Akshobya Initiation (mitrukpa wang) at Bodhkharboo.

Teaching in Budapest, Hungary on September 18 & 19: His Holiness will give a teaching on An Introduction to Tibetan Buddhism on September 18. On the morning of September 19 he will confer an Avalokiteshvera Initiation. Contact Website: www.dalailama-budapest.hu