His Holiness the Dalai Lama walking through the courtyard of the Main Tibetan Temple on his way for the first day of teachings requested by Southeast Asians in Dharamsala, HP, India on September 5, 2023. Photo by Tenzin Choejor
His Holiness the Dalai Lama greeting monks sitting in the Kalachakra Temple as he makes his way to the Main Tibetan Temple for his first day of teachings requested by Southeast Asians in Dharamsala, HP, India on September 5, 2023. Photo by Tenzin Choejor
His Holiness the Dalai Lama making his way around the veranda of the Main Tibetan Temple on the first day of teachings requested by Southeast Asians in Dharamsala, HP, India on September 5, 2023. Photo by Tenzin Choejor
His Holiness the Dalai Lama greeting PhraSriwaisuttiwong, Vice Abbot of Wat Phepratom Jedi (Royal Temple) in Thailand as he arrives on the first day of teachings requested by Southeast Asians at the Main Tibetan Temple in Dharamsala, HP, India on September 5, 2023. Photo by Tenzin Choejor
His Holiness the Dalai Lama greeting Phramaha Touchpakorn Phosai, Doi Wawee International Vipassana Center in Thailand, as he arrives on the first day of teachings requested by Southeast Asians at the Main Tibetan Temple in Dharamsala, HP, India on September 5, 2023. Photo by Tenzin Choejor
Members of the audience from Southeast Asia paying their respects as His Holiness the Dalai Lama enters the Main Tibetan Temple on the first day of teachings in Dharamsala, HP, India on September 5, 2023. Photo by Tenzin Choejor
Thai monks reciting The Mangala Sutta at the start of the first day of His Holiness the Dalai Lama's teachings requested by Southeast Asians at the Main Tibetan Temple in Dharamsala, HP, India on September 5, 2023. Photo by Tenzin Choejor
PhraSriwaisuttiwong, Vice Abbot of Wat Phepratom Jedi (Royal Temple) in Thailand presenting a mandala offering to His Holiness the Dalai Lam at the start of the first day of teachings requested by Southeast Asians at the Main Tibetan Temple in Dharamsala, HP, India on September 5, 2023. Photo by Ven Zamling Norbu
Members of the audience, many from different countries around the world, sitting on the veranda of the Main Tibetan Temple on the first day of His Holiness the Dalai Lama's teachings requested by Southeast Asians in Dharamsala, HP, India on September 5, 2023. Photo by Tenzin Choejor
His Holiness the Dalai Lama addressing the congregation on the first day of teachings requested by Southeast Asians at the Main Tibetan Temple in Dharamsala, HP, India on September 5, 2023. Photo by Tenzin Choejor
Guests from Southeast Asia sitting on stage during the first day of His Holiness the Dalai Lama's teachings requested by Southeast Asians at the Main Tibetan Temple in Dharamsala, HP, India on September 5, 2023. Photo by Ven Zamling Norbu
His Holiness the Dalai Lama reading from Chandrakirti's "Entering the Middle Way" on the first day of teachings requested by Southeast Asians at the Main Tibetan Temple in Dharamsala, HP, India on September 5, 2023. Photo by Tenzin Choejor
Monks in the audience enjoying tea on the first day of His Holiness the Dalai Lama's teachings requested by Southeast Asians at the Main Tibetan Temple in Dharamsala, HP, India on September 5, 2023. Photo by Tenzin Choejor
His Holiness the Dalai Lama commenting on Chandrakirti's "Entering the Middle Way" on the first day of teachings requested by Southeast Asians at the Main Tibetan Temple in Dharamsala, HP, India on September 5, 2023. Photo by Tenzin Choejor
His Holiness the Dalai Lama reaching out to shake the hand of a young fan as he departs the Main Tibetan Temple at the conclusion of the first day of teachings requested by Southeast Asians in Dharamsala, HP, India on September 5, 2023. Photo by Ven Zamling Norbu
His Holiness the Dalai Lama departing from the Main Tibetan Temple at the conclusion of the first day of teachings requested by Southeast Asians in Dharamsala, HP, India on September 5, 2023. Photo by Tenzin Choejor
His Holiness the Dalai Lama riding a golf cart back to his residence at the conclusion of the first day of teachings requested by Southeast Asians at the Main Tibetan Temple in Dharamsala, HP, India on September 5, 2023. Photo by Tenzin Choejor