Biography

'My religion is very simple. My religion is kindness.'

The Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, is the spiritual leader of the Tibetan people. At the age of two, he was recognized as the reincarnation of the 13th Dalai Lama.

The Dalai Lama in the Netherlands

Inspiring visits

In 1973 the Dalai Lama visited the West for the first time including the Netherlands. Altogether, His Holiness has visited the Netherlands six times, the last time in 2009.

Tibetan Buddhism

'My religion is very simple. My religion is kindness.'

Buddhism teaches that there is a path that can free us from all our suffering.