FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 15, 1997

Contact: Dawa Tsering, Rinchen Dharlo, Tenzing Chhodak, Glen Kelley: (212) 213-5010

From May 23 to June 11, 1997, His Holiness the Dalai Lama will visit the United States. During the visit, which is religious and academic in nature, His Holiness will be in the New York area, Colorado, and northern and southern California. His Holiness will attend conferences and interfaith events, and will give several public talks. His Holiness will also give Buddhist teachings at several venues, including teachings to the Chinese Buddhist community in Carmel, New York.

New York State

On May 24, His Holiness will join other world Buddhist leaders and the Governor of New York, for the grand opening ceremony of the Great Buddha Hall at Chuang-Yen Monastery, in Carmel, upstate New York. His Holiness will also give a public three day Buddhist teaching at Chuang-Yen Monastery, from May 25 to 27. Call (914) 225-6117.

On May 29, His Holiness will give a Public Talk in New York City, at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine. For more information, call Ven. Lobsang Ngodup at (212) 898-4134, or Students for a Free Tibet at (212) 481-3569.

Colorado

On May 31 and June 1, His Holiness will attend the first nationwide PeaceJam Youth Conference, in Denver, Colorado. The PeaceJam Foundation joins high school and college students with Nobel Peace Prize Laureates for workshops, discussions, and service projects.

While in Colorado, His Holiness will address a Spirituality in Education Conference, at the Naropa Institute in Boulder, and receive honorary degrees from Regis University and the University of Colorado. His Holiness will also lead an interfaith celebration and give a public talk in Boulder. For more information, call (303) 499-4168.

Santa Barbara

On Monday, June 2, His Holiness will visit UC Santa Barbara, to give the inaugural lecture for the "XIV Dalai Lama Endowment" for Tibetan Buddhism & Cultural Studies. The Endowment will make possible courses at the undergraduate and graduate levels, and will eventually include an endowed chair. For more information, call (805) 893-2097.

Los Angeles

In the evening of June 5, His Holiness will participate in a program entitled "A Conversation with His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Huston Smith: The Spiritual Quest" through the UCLA Extension. For more information, call (310) 825-2301.

On June 5-7, the Thubten Dhargye Ling Tibetan Buddhist Center is sponsoring teachings by His Holiness on Nagarjuna's "Precious Garland," in which morality, generosity, and truth are the foundation of a just and compassionate society. On June 6, His Holiness will give a Public Talk titled "A Vision for the New Millennium". On June 8, His Holiness will deliver the Shakyamuni Buddha initiation. These events will be on the UCLA campus. For more information, call (310) 916-0840.

On June 7, His Holiness will also give a brief teaching to the Vietnamese Buddhist community at Long Beach State University. For more information, call (714) 894-3696.

San Francisco

His Holiness will participate in the "Peacemaking: the Power of Nonviolence" conference, organized by Tibet House NY in association with CIIS, from June 9 to 11 in San Francisco. The conference brings together His Holiness, fellow Nobel Peace Prize Laureates Rigoberta Menchu of Guatemala and Jose Ramos-Horta of East Timor, social advocates, inner city youth, and artists deeply concerned with the current epidemic of violence in our society and the world. Associated events include a Public Talk on June 9 with the three Nobel Laureates, and a Peace Concert on June 8, with Natalie Merchant, Ziggy Marley, and Philip Glass, with a brief greeting by His Holiness. For conference call 800-937-8728. For Public Talk and concert call (510) 762-BASS for tickets or (510) 548-1271 for more information.

In the evening of June 11, His Holiness will address the California legal profession, followed by a reception hosted by the International Committee of Lawyers for Tibet. For more information, call (510) 486-0588.