His Holiness The Dalai Lama

  • Dalai Lama congratulates President Macron on re-election

    Dalai Lama congratulates President Macron on re-election

    President Macron’s re-election has been congratulated by the Tibetan spritual leader, His Holiness the Dalai Lama, according to His Holiness’s official website dalailama.com. In a letter to President Macron, His Holiness the Dalai Lama congratulated President Macron on his historic re-election as President of France for a second five-year term on Monday.

  • Dalai Lama Graces An Audience to Shoton Festival Participating Troupe

    Dalai Lama Graces An Audience to Shoton Festival Participating Troupe

    On the second day of Shoton Festival, this morning at Tsuglagkhang, His Holiness the Dalai Lama gave a special audience to the eight participating troupes of the 25th Shoton festival in Dharamshala, as well as members of the Middle Way Approach Conference.

  • Dalai Lama’s succession talks have drawn attention to Karmapa

    Dalai Lama’s succession talks have drawn attention to Karmapa

    The continuing debate in Tibetan and Indian circles over the Dalai Lama succession plan has refocused attention on the 17th Karmapa, Ugyen Trinley Dorje, who has lived in the United States since 2017. In August, Sikkim Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang stated that India was “positively considering” the Karmapa’s return from the United States. He…

  • H.H. The Dalai Lama writes condolence letter on death of Dr. Aaron Beck

    H.H. The Dalai Lama writes condolence letter on death of Dr. Aaron Beck

    His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama wrote to Dr. Beck’s daughter Judith to convey his condolences to her, her mother, and other members of their family after learning of his friend’s death at the age of 100.

  • China has no part in selecting the next Dalai Lama Says President Elect Penpa Tsering

    China has no part in selecting the next Dalai Lama Says President Elect Penpa Tsering

    On Saturday, the next president of the Tibetan government in exile said that China’s government has no right to choose the next Dalai Lama, particularly because China’s communist leaders do not believe in religion, while the succession of the Tibetan spiritual leader is a deeply religious matter.