MELBOURNE, Sept 15 AAP - The world's great religions must work together, Tibetan Buddhist leader the Dalai Lama told a crowd of about 6,000 in Melbourne today.

Flanked by security guards and monks in saffin spite of freezing winds that lashed tpment. Cross-legged on stage, his message to the crowd was one of tolerance, versity and peace.

Religions had an important role on this plmportant than belief was to have a good heart and be kind to others, he told the crowd.

"Harmony amongst religious traditions is really very important," he said.

"Religions must serve humanity way around." Guoff Craig, state Opposition leader John Brumby, federal L address "very moving" and the exiled Tibetan leader was "a very welcome visitor as a world spiritual leader".