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.
March 5, 2021
His Holiness the Dalai Lama will deliver the virtual inaugural address as part of the opening ceremony of an International Buddhist Conference (www.palisanskrit.com) on Tisikkha/Trishiksha (The Three Trainings) in Pali and Sanskrit Traditions of Buddhism being held from 9.30 am to 11 am (Indian Standard Time). 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
March 11 - 13, 2021
His Holiness the Dalai Lama will give a talk on Buddhism and Science for Mongolian youth on the morning of March 11 from 9 am to 10.30 am (Indian Standard Time) which will also include a question and answer session. On March 12 and 13 mornings, His Holiness will give a two-day teaching on Praise to the 17 Nalanda Masters (pandit 17 soldep) & Je Tsongkhapa's The Three Principal Aspects of the Path (lamtso namsum) from 9 am to 10.30 am (Indian Standard Time) at the request of Mongolians. This will also include a question and answer session. Those interested may watch the live webcast of the teachings in Tibetan with translation in English, Chinese, Hindi, French, Russian, Spanish, Vietnamese, Japanese, Mongolian, Korean, German, Portuguese and Italian 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.
April 7, 2021
His Holiness the Dalai Lama will give a teaching on The Four Noble Truths (denpai shi) and The Two Truths (denpai nyi) followed by a question and answer session on the morning from 9 am to 10.30 am (Indian Standard Time) at the request of the Italian Buddhist Union. Those interested may watch the live webcast of the teachings in Tibetan with translation in English, Chinese, Hindi, French, Russian, Spanish, Vietnamese, Japanese, Mongolian, Korean, German, Portuguese and Italian 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.