Dalai Lama Teaches in Dharamsala, Emphasizing Compassion and Wisdom

His Holiness the Dalai Lama addressed more than 5,800 followers, including 1,300 from Taiwan, during a teaching at the Tsuglagkhang Temple in Dharamsala on October 2. Leading the ceremony for cultivating bodhichitta and taking bodhisattva vows, he urged compassion, self-discipline, and respect for all religions. His Holiness reflected on Tibet’s Nalanda tradition, rooted in logic and reason, and its growing appeal among scientists. He noted rising interest in Buddhism in China and said he would continue encouraging this trend. The session concluded with mantra transmissions and prayers for His Holiness’s long life.