"Friendship depends on trust, not money, not power, not mere education or knowledge. Only if there is trust between us will there be friendship.”
His Holiness XIV Dalai Lama
“We need a total revolution in our thinking and our habits.
A viable economic system must be based on a true sense of universal responsibility.”
HHDL, “Living the Compassionate Life,”
Lion’s Roar Magazine, July 6, 2022.
Image (detail) by Shepard Fairey via Amnesty International
Earlier Today: “His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama attended a cultural presentation and banquet held in his honour by the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Leh, at Sindhu Ghat on the banks of the Indus River.”
Text and Photo via Tenzin Choejor & Ven. Zamling Norbu, OHHDL, & Tibet.net
LIVE NOW: His Holiness the Dalai Lama is attending a Long Life Prayer offered to him by the Ladakh Buddhist Association and the Ladakh Gonpa Association at the Shewatsel Teaching Ground near Choglamsar, Leh, Ladakh, India on August 17, 2025, local time.
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Text and photo via El Dalái Lama, August 12, 2025
“In working for the good of humanity, I do not consider myself merely Tibetan or Buddhist, but above all, a human being. We must think of humanity as a whole. The fact of being human is the common point from which we can strive to create a better world, since we all survive depending on others.”
via Tibet House, Delhi
“Change in the world is born from individuals, from the inner peace that dwells in the heart of each person. Just as waves expand when a single stone falls into the water, the actions of a single being can have far-reaching effects.”
Text and Photo via El Dalái Lama, July 29, 2025
Earlier today, HHDL inaugurated Leh, Ladakh’s campaign which will provide free vaccinations for all young women aged 15-19.
Photos of HHDL blessing the vaccines and congratulating the first recipient via Tibet.net
Earlier today, HHDL welcomed Czech President Petr Pavel at Shewatsel Phodrang in Leh, Ladakh.
Photo via Tibet.net
Reuters News, July 21, 2025: “China begins building world's largest dam, fuelling fears in India.”
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HHDL: “My country, Tibet, is the ultimate source of water in Asia. So we should pay more attention to the preservation of Tibetan ecology.”
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Text and photo adapted from El Dalái Lama
Preparations are underway in Zanskar, Ladakh, for the arrival of HHDL July 19. He will inaugurate the annual 10-day Lingon Yarchos Chenmo teachings. Photo via Ta Tsultrim Dargyal.
“After granting an audience at his residence to over 200 devotees from nine countries—including elderly Tibetans and children with special needs—His Holiness the Dalai Lama offered his prayers and extended heartfelt good wishes to all, at Shiwatsel, Leh, Ladakh, India, on July 15, 2025.”
via OHHDL
"It's useless to stay sad. Instead we have to do something. When I reached the Tibetan border with India, I decided I would have to put all my effort into building institutions that would preserve what we used to have. We have done quite well."
HHDL, address to the congregation in Ladakh, today.
HHDL has arrived in Ladakh, where he often spends his summer retreat.
HHDL’s 90th Birthday Thank You Message:
from President Obama’s birthday greeting to HHDL, July 5, 2025.
“Genuine bodhichitta arises gradually, but I am moved to serve others, and the more I do that the greater the joyful response I feel from others.”
HHDL, 90th Birthday Address, July 6, 2025
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Live Now: Year of Compassion — His Holiness XIV Dalai Lama’s 90th Birthday
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They never leave our hearts. ❤️🐾❤️
His Holiness XIV Dalai Lama’s 90th Birthday Message in Full, via
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Earlier today, HHDL addressed 15th Tibetan Religious Leaders Meeting in Dharamsala, saying, “All of us have been determined in pursuit of our cause. It’s very good that the people of the three provinces of Tibet have remained united.”
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His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama is pictured earlier today with high Lamas of Tibetan Buddhism and Bon.
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Text and photos via Tibet.net
