Public Talk in Nashik, Maharashtra, India on January 3: His Holiness will give a public talk on Secular Ethics in the morning at the Hotel Meuse Jupiter organized by Indo-Tibetan Mangal Maitri Sangh.
Talk in Kolkata, West Bengal, India on January 13: His Holiness will give a talk on Secular Ethics in the morning at Presidency University.
Teaching in Sankisa, Uttar Pradesh, India on January 31 - February 1: His Holiness will give a Buddhist teaching based on the Dhammapada organized by the Youth Buddhist Society (YBS) of India.
Teaching in Basel, Switzerland on February 7 & 8: His Holiness will give a Buddhist teaching based on Nagarjuna’s Commentary on Bodhichitta (jangchub semdrel), Geshe Langri Thangpa's Eight Verses of Training the Mind (lojong tsikgyema) and confer the Avalokiteshvera Empowerment (chenresig jigten wangchuk) organized by the Tibetan Community in Switzerland and Liechtenstein at St. Jakobshalle. Contact Website: www.dalailama2015.ch
Public Talk in Basel, Switzerland on February 8: His Holiness will give a public talk on Secular Ethnics for Today’s World in the afternoon organized by the Tibetan Community in Switzerland and Liechtenstein at St. Jakobshalle. Contact Website: www.dalailama2015.ch
Public Talk in Copenhagen, Denmark on February 11: His Holiness will give a public talk on Strength Through Compassion and Connection in the afternoon at the Bella Center. Contact Website: www.dalailama.dk
Inauguration & Teaching in Bylakuppe, Karnataka, India on December 19: His Holiness will inaugurate the new Assembly Hall of Tashi Lhunpo Monastery on the morning of December 19. In the afternoon he will give a short teaching on Dharmakirti's Commentary on Pramana-samuccaya (tsema namdrel) at Tashi Lhunpo Monastery. Contact Website: www.tashilhunpo.org
Teaching in Copenhagen, Denmark on February 12: His Holiness will give a one-day Buddhist Teaching based on Geshe Langri Thangpa's Eight Verses of Training the Mind (lojong tsikgyema) at the Bella Center. Contact Website: www.dalailama.dk
Long Life Offering Ceremony on March 4: There will be a long-life offering ceremony for His Holiness the Dalai Lama offered by the Belgium Tibetan Association, Chidrel Tsokpa, Dhasa Tsongpa Community, Lhasa Community & Lhoka Community & in the morning at the Main Tibetan Temple.
Teachings in Dharamsala, H.P., India on March 5: His Holiness will give a short teaching from the Jataka Tales in the morning at the Main Tibetan Temple.
Teaching in Tokyo, Japan on April 12 & 13: His Holiness will give a Buddhist teaching based on The Heart Sutra (sherab nyingpo), Nagarjuna’s Commentary on Bodhichitta (jangchub semdrel) & Kamalashila's The Middle Stages of Meditation (gomrim barpa) and confer the Avalokiteshvera Empowerment (chenresig jenang) organized by the Liaison Office of His Holiness the Dalai Lama for East-Asia at Showa Joshi Hitomi Hall. Contact Website: www.tibethouse.jp
Public Talk in Leura, Blue Mountains, New South Wales, Australia on June 8: His Holiness will give a public talk on The Wisdom of Forgiveness organized by the Dalai Lama in Australia in the afternoon at the Katoomba Public School. Contact Website: www.dalailamainaustralia.org
Teaching in Leura, Blue Mountains, New South Wales, Australia from June 5 to 9: His Holiness will give five days of teachings on Commentary on the Five Stages of Guhyasamaja and confer the Yamantaka Initiation (jigje wang) organized by the Dalai Lama in Australia at the Fairmont Resort, Luera, Blue Mountains. Contact Website: www.dalailamainaustralia.org
Multi-Faith Event in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia on June 11: His Holiness will participate in a multi-faith event organized by the Dalai Lama in Australia in the morning at the Cathedral of St. Stephen's Contact Website: www.dalailamainaustralia.org
Teaching in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia on June 11 & 12: His Holiness will give teachings on Nagarjuna's Precious Garland (norbu trengwa) organized by the Dalai Lama in Australia at the Brisbane Convention Center. Contact Website: www.dalailamainaustralia.org
Public Talk in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia on June 12: His Holiness will give a public talk on The Wisdom of Compassion organized by the Dalai Lama in Australia in the afternoon at Riverstage. Contact Website: www.dalailamainaustralia.org
Public Talk in Perth, Western Australia, Australia on June 14: His Holiness will give a public talk on The Wisdom of Giving & Receiving organized by the Dalai Lama in Australia in the afternoon at Perth Arena. Contact Website: www.dalailamainaustralia.org
Long Life Offering Ceremony in Dharamsala, HP, India on June 21: As part of His Holiness the Dalai Lama's official 80th Birthday Celebration, His Holiness will participate in a long-life offering ceremony organized by the Central Tibetan Administration, Geluk Association & Domey Association at the Main Tibetan Temple.
Public Talk in Aldershot, UK on June 29: His Holiness will give a public talk on Buddhism in 21st Century organized by the Buddhist Community Center UK at the ESS Stadium. Contact Website: www.bccuk.co.uk/bccuk/
Discussion in Dallas, TX, USA on July 1: His Holiness will participate in a moderated discussion hosted by the George W. Bush Presidential Center and SMU in conjunction with the World Affairs Council of Dallas/Fort Worth at SMU’s Moody Coliseum. Contact Website: www.bushcenter.org
His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama's Official 80th Birthday Celebration and Global Compassion Summit in Anaheim and Irvine, CA, USA from July 5 to 7: As part of His Holiness the Dalai Lama's official 80th Birthday Celebration in the U.S., His Holiness will participate in various talks, events and panel discussions at the Honda Center in Anaheim and the Bren Events Center at the UC Irvine Campus organized by Friends of the Dalai Lama in partnership with the Center for Living Peace and University of California, Irvine. Contact Website: www.HHDL80.org
Teaching and Long Life Offering Ceremony in New York, NY, USA on July 9 and 10: His Holiness will give a teaching on Kamalashila's The Middle Stages of Meditation (gomrim barpa) at the Javits Center on July 9 organized by the North American Tibetan Associations. On July 10 morning, His Holiness will confer a White Tara long-life empowerment (drolkar tsewang) followed by a long life prayer offering to His Holiness by the North American Tibetan Associations along with participation from the broader American society and the communities from Mongolia, Buryat, Kalmyk & Tuva regions of the Russian Federation, Bhutan and Himalayan regions in India & Nepal. Contact Website: www.dalailamabirthday.net
His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama's 80th Birthday Public Gratitude Event in New York, NY, USA on July 10: A public gratitude event for His Holiness will be organized at the Javits Center on July 10 afternoon organized by the North American Tibetan Associations along with participation from the broader American society and the communities from Mongolia, Buryat, Kalmyk & Tuva regions of the Russian Federation, Bhutan, and Himalayan regions in India & Nepal. Contact Website: www.dalailamabirthday.net
Teaching in Dharamsala, HP, India from September 7 to 10: His Holiness will conclude his teaching on Shantideva's A Guide to the Bodhisattva's Way of Life (chodjug) with Chapter 10 and then give teachings on Kamalashila's The Middling Stages of Meditation (gomrim barpa), Chapter 1 of Nagarjuna's The Precious Garland of the Middle Way (uma rinchen trengwa) & Gyalsey Thokme Sangpo's The Thirty-Seven Practices of Bodhisattvas (laklen sodunma) at the request of a group from Asia including Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam at the Main Tibetan Temple.
Public Talk in London, UK on September 19: His Holiness will give a public talk on Compassion - The Foundation of Well-being at The O2 London organized by the Tibet House Trust. Contact website: www.dalailama2015.uk
Talk in London, UK on September 20: His Holiness will give a public talk on Ahimsa: India's Contribution to the World at the London Coliseum. Contact Website: www.dalailama2015.uk/ahimsa-talk.php
Conference in New Delhi, India on November 12 & 13: His Holiness will participate in a 2-day conference on Quantum Physics and Madhyamika Philosophical View organized at Jawaharlal Nehru University.
Teaching in Hunsur, Karnataka, India from December 9 to 13: His Holiness will give preliminary teachings on Tsongkhapa's In Praise of Dependent Origination (tendrel toepa) and Destiny Fulfilled (tokjoe dunlekma) & 7th Dalai Lama's Four Mindfulnesses on the Middle Way View (tatri denpa shiden) on the afternoon of December 9. He will confer the Guhyasamaja Initiation (sangwang dupa wang) on December 10 & 11. He will then given teachings on the Eight Great Tantric Commentaries of Gyudmey Monastery (megyud trichen gya) on December 12 at Gyudmey Monastery. On the morning of December 13, a long life offering ceremony will be offered to His Holiness by Gyudmey Monastery.
Teaching in Bylakuppe, Karnataka, India from December 20 to 28: His Holiness will continue his teachings on the 18 Great Stages of the Path (Lam Rim) Commentaries at Tashi Lhunpo Monastery at the request of H.E. Ling Choktrul Rinpoche and Gaden Shartse Monastery. Contact Websites: http://www.jangchuplamrim.org and http://www.jangchuplamrim.com
