Public Talk in Yokohama, Japan on November 17: On November 17, His Holiness will give a public talk on Compassion - The Key to Happiness organized by the Liaison Office of His Holiness the Dalai Lama at Pacifico Yokohama Hall. Contact Website: www.tibethouse.jp

Kalachakra in Bodhgaya, Bihar, India from January 3 to 14: His Holiness will give the Kalachakra at the request of the Kashag of the Central Tibetan Administration. From January 3 to 5, His Holiness, along with Namgyal Monastery monks and senior lamas, will conduct rituals which prepare and consecrate the venue. From January 6 to 8, His Holiness will give preliminary teachings on Shantideva's A Guide to the Bodhisattva's Way of Life and Kamalashila's The Middling Stages of Meditation. On January 9, the Kalachakra Ritual Dance will be performed by Namgyal Monastery monks. His Holiness will confer the Kalachakra Initiation from January 10 to 13. On January 14, a long life empowerment and long life offering prayer for His Holiness will be performed.