January 1, 2023
His Holiness the Dalai Lama will attend a Long Life Prayer offered to him by the Geluk Tibetan Buddhist Tradition in the morning at the Kalachakra Teaching Ground.
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January 18, 2023
His Holiness the Dalai Lama will attend a Long Life Prayer offered to him by the Nyingma Tibetan Buddhist Tradition in the morning at Palgyul Namdroling Monastery Bodhgaya.
March 7, 2023
His Holiness will give a short teaching from the Jataka Tales followed by the Ceremony for Generating Bodhichitta (semkye) from approximately 8 am at the Main Tibetan Temple. Please note that all those who wish to attend the teachings in person are required to wear face masks.
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March 8 - 9, 2023
His Holiness will confer the Chakrasamvara Initiation in the Krishnacharya Tradition (dechok nakpo pa wang) at the request of Gandan Tegchenling Monastery, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia as well as several Tibetan lamas at the Main Tibetan Temple. On March 8 His Holiness will confer the preliminary initiation and on March 9 will confer the actual initiation. Please note that people attending the initiation are required to do the daily practice of the Six-Session Guru Yoga which is compulsory for Highest Yoga Tantra empowerments. They also need to do the daily practice of the Chakrasamvara Sadhana (dechok dakye) or at least the Triple Purification Practice (dakpa sum kyi nyeljor) of Chakrasamvara.
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March 15, 2023
His Holiness the Dalai Lama will attend a Long Life Prayer offered to him by the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) on behalf of all Tibetans inside and outside Tibet in the morning at the Main Tibetan Temple.
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April 5, 2023
His Holiness the Dalai Lama will attend a Long Life Prayer offered to him by students, staff and Ex-students of Tibetan Homes Foundation & CST Mussoorie along with Ex-Students and Ex-Vocational Trainees of CST Panchmari in the morning at the Main Tibetan Temple.
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May 24, 2023
His Holiness will attend a Long Life Prayer offered to him by the Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition (FPMT) in the morning at the Main Tibetan Temple.
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May 30 - 31, 2023
His Holiness will give two days of teachings in the mornings for Tibetan Youth at the Main Tibetan Temple. On May 30 morning he will give an introductory teaching on The Three Objects of Refuge (kyapdro ngotro) and will also conduct the Ceremony of Generating of Bodhichitta (semkye). On May 31 morning he will confer the Manjushri Blessing (jampalyang jenang).
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June 4, 2023
On the occasion of Buddha Shakyamuni's Birth, Enlightenment and Parinirvana Day (sa-dhe duechen), His Holiness will give a teaching on Geshe Langri Thangpa's 8 Verses of Mind Training (lojong tsik gyema) and also conduct the Ceremony for Generating Bodhichitta (semkye) in the morning at the Main Tibetan Temple (tsuglhakhang).
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July 21 - 23, 2023
NOTE: The Avalokiteshvara Empowerment has been rescheduled for the morning of July 23, 2023.
His Holiness the Dalai Lama will give 3 days of teachings on the mornings of July 21, 23 & 24 at Shewatsel Teaching Ground near Choglamsar at the request of the Ladakh Buddhist Association and the Ladakh Gonpa Association. On July 21, His Holiness will teach on Gyalsey Thokme Sangpo's 37 Practices of a Boddhisattva (laklen sodunma). On July 23 morning His Holiness will confer the Avalokiteshvara Initiation (chenresig wang). Finally, on July 24 a long life prayer to His Holiness will be offered by the Ladakh Buddhist Association and the Ladakh Gonpa Association.
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August 18, 2023
His Holiness the Dalai Lama will give a short talk in the morning (starting approx. 8 am) at a public welcome ceremony organized by the people of the Sham Region of UT Ladakh at the Khalsi Teaching Ground.
August 19, 2023
His Holiness the Dalai Lama will give a teaching followed by conferment of a White Tara Long Life Empowerment (drolkar tsewang) in the morning (starting approx. 7.30 am) organized by the people of the Sham Region of UT Ladakh at the Khalsi Teaching Ground.
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September 5 - 6, 2023
His Holiness the Dalai Lama will continue last year's teaching on Chandrakirti's Entering the Middle Way in conjunction with the autocommentary (uma jukpa rangdrel thok ney) in the mornings at the request of a group of Southeast Asians at the Main Tibetan Temple.
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September 27, 2023
His Holiness will inaugurate the Khamgar Druk Dharmakara College of Buddhist Cultural and Welfare Charitable Trust in the morning.
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October 2 - 4, 2023
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT
On the advice of His Holiness the Dalai Lama's personal physicians, His Holiness will take rest due to a persistent cold. In view of the scheduled teachings from October 2 to 4, which were requested by Taiwanese devotees, we have requested Gaden Tri Rinpoche to give the introductory teachings for the first and second days. We kindly request everyone's understanding.
His Holiness will give three days of teachings on Tsongkhapa's Songs of Experience on the Stages of the Path to Enlightenment (lamrim dudon), Geshe Chekhewa’s Seven Point Mind Training (lojong dondun ma) and Four-Armed Avalokiteshvara Initiation (chenresig chak shipai wang) in the mornings at the Main Tibetan Temple at the request of Taiwanese.For further information please see www.dalailama.com/live
October 25, 2023
His Holiness the Dalai Lama will attend a Long Life Prayer offered to him by students, staff and ex-students of the Institute of Buddhist Dialectics, Sera Je Hardong Khangtsen, Tibetan Chamber of Commerce and Lha Ngam Phun sum (Lhatse Dzong, Ngamring Dzong and Phuntsoling Dzong) in the morning at the Main Tibetan Temple.
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December 12, 2023
His Holiness will give a one-day teaching on Gyalsey Thokme Sangpo’s 37 Practices of a Bodhisattva (laklen sodunma) in the morning at Paljor Stadium at the request of the Sikkim State Government.
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December 14, 2023
His Holiness will give a general teaching followed by the Ceremony for Generation of Bodhicitta (semkye) at Sed-Gyued Monastery in the morning.
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December 20, 2023
His Holiness will inaugurate the 3-day International Sangha Forum 2023 on Bridging Traditions, Embracing Modernity: A Dialogue on the Buddha's Teaching in Today's World organized by the Office of HH the Dalai Lama, The International Buddhist Confederation (IBC) and our SE Asia Coordinator's office in the morning. The Forum will be held on December 20, 21 and 22 at the International Convention Center Bodhgaya. Contact Email: info@worldbuddhistprogram.com
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December 23, 2023
His Holiness will participate in a World Peace Prayer Session in the morning with delegates who participated in the 3-day International Sangha Forum 2023 along with the public at the Mahabodhi Stupa.
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