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The Abbot of Tashi Lhunpo Monastery presenting His Holiness the Dalai Lama with traditional offerings during the welcome ceremony in Bylakuppe, Karnataka, India on January 5, 2025.

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Arrival at Tashi Lhunpo Monastery

January 5, 2025

Tashi Lhunpo, Bylakuppe, Karnataka, India - On Friday 3rd January 2025 His Holiness the Dalai Lama left Dharamsala, where the streets were lined by Tibetans and other well-wishers gathered to see him off, to take a winter sojourn in the warmer climate of South India. He spent the night in New Delhi and yesterday flew on to Bengaluru, where again he rested for the night. This morning, he boarded a helicopter that flew him to Bylakuppe Tibetan Settlement. He landed at the Dickyi Larsoe Football Field.

Condolences for President Jimmy Carter

December 30, 2024

Thekchen Chöling, Dharamsala, HP, India - On learning that President Jimmy Carter had passed away, His Holiness the Dalai Lama wrote to Chip Carter, the President’s son, at the Carter Center, today, to offer his condolences. “President Carter lived a truly meaningful life, he wrote, with decades of untiring efforts to help the poor and downtrodden, to seek peaceful solutions to conflicts and to advance democracy and human rights throughout the world.”

Condolences on the Passing Away of Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh

December 27, 2024

Thekchen Chöling, Dharamsala, HP, India - On receiving news that former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had died, His Holiness the Dalai Lama has written to his widow Mrs Gursharan Kaur to express his sadness. “I will remember him in my prayers,” he wrote, “and offer my condolences to you and your family at this sad time. “Whenever we met over the years I deeply appreciated his concern and good counsel. I felt he was like an elder brother to me.”

Celebrating the Anniversary of Jé Tsongkhapa’s Passing Away

December 25, 2024

Thekchen Chöling, Dharamsala, HP, India - On a crisp, bright winter’s day this afternoon, His Holiness the Dalai Lama drove from his residence to the Tsuglagkhang, the Main Tibetan Temple, to join an estimated 3500 people observing Ganden Nga Chö, the Anniversary of Jé Tsongkhapa's passing away. As he made his way through the temple yard and then around the temple, he smiled and waved to members of the crowd.