

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Geshe Lhakdor - Compassion in Divisive Times
- **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 11 Mar, 2026 at 02:30 am – Wed, 11 Mar, 2026 at 04:30 am
- **Event Description**: Geshe Lhakdor to give an inspirational talk on 'Compassion in Divisive Times'- join us in person for this rare and precious opportunity to connect with a wonderful teacher and enjoy a delicious vegetarian/vegan lunch. This is a fundraiser for The Library of Tibetan Works and Archives (LTWA) with all proceeds to be sent to the LTWA.

Geshe Lhakdor, the director of the Library of Tibetan Works and Archives [https://tibetanlibrary.org/] in Dharamsala, is renowned not only for his knowledge and warmth, but also for his very practical and humorous teaching style.

Geshe Lhakdor was born in Yakra, Western Tibet in 1956 and left Tibet in 1962 following the communist Chinese invasion of Tibet in 1959. Geshe received his novice monk ordination in 1964, attended the Central School for Tibetans, in Dalhousie, India from 1972 to 1976 and studied specialized Buddhist Philosophy in the Institute of Buddhist Dialectics in Dharamsala, India until 1986.

From December, 1986 to May, 1989 he served as translator and research assistant in Tibet House, the Cultural Centre of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, in New Delhi. In August 1989, Geshe joined the Office of His Holiness the Dalai Lama where he has served as Religious Assistant and Translator and has accompanied His Holiness the Dalai Lama to over thirty countries in the Americas, Europe, Australia, Africa and Asia.

Beside the Master of Prajnaparamita in 1982, he also received the Master of Madhyamika in 1989 and the Master of Philosophy (MPhil) from the University of Delhi. In 1995 he received the Geshe Degree from Drepung Loseling Monastic University in South India. In 2008, he was also conferred Honorary Professorship by the University of Delhi, Department of Psychology.

Since 2005 he has been the director of the Library of Tibetan Works and Archives [https://tibetanlibrary.org/] in Dharamsala, after serving as His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s official translator for 16 years (still occasionally travels with H.H. as translator).

Geshe Lhakdor has also co-translated and co-produced several books by His Holiness, including The Way to Freedom, The Joy of Living and Dying in Peace, Awakening the Mind and Lightening the Heart, and Stages of Meditation, among others.

Geshe Lhakdor is a trustee of the Foundation for Universal Responsibility, established by His Holiness, Director of the Central Archive of His Holiness, a member of the Advisory Board of the Institute of Tibetan Classics in Montreal, Canada, and Honorary Professor at the University of British Columbia, Canada.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/katoomba/geshe-lhakdor-compassion-in-divisive-times/200029744029845
- **Event Categories**: nonprofit, health-wellness, meditation
- **Interested Audience**: 
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## Ticket Details

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## Event venue details

- **city**: Katoomba 
- **state**: NS
- **country**: Australia
- **location**: 142 Katoomba St, Katoomba NSW 2780, Australia
- **lat**: -33.71529
- **long**: 150.31199
- **full address**: 142 Katoomba St, Katoomba NSW 2780, Australia, 142 Katoomba St, Katoomba NSW 2780, Australia, Katoomba 

## Event Organizer details

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- **organizer**: Australians for the Library of Tibetan Works and Archives (https://allevents.in/org/australians-for-the-library-of-tibetan-works-and-archives/27184073)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Wed, 11 Mar, 2026 at 02:30 am
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** 142 Katoomba St, Katoomba NSW 2780, Australia, 142 Katoomba St, Katoomba NSW 2780, Australia, Katoomba
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Australians for the Library of Tibetan Works and Archives
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** nonprofit, health-wellness, meditation
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Geshe Lhakdor - Compassion in Divisive Times ?
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