About the Center

Committed to the Promotion of Peace

The Dalai Lama Center for Peace and Education is committed to the Dalai Lama’s vision "to develop the heart, be compassionate, work for peace in your heart and in the world."

Founded in 2005 with the active support of the Dalai Lama, the Vancouver based Center has no religious or political affiliation. It will build upon the Dalai Lama’s unique and compelling appeal as a world figure who reaches out to all people with a message of compassion, kindness and mutual understanding.

The Center will be located in the heart of Vancouver and will provide a multi-purpose venue with accessible meeting, lecture and exhibition spaces. It will include a gallery, library, cafe and bookstore among its warm and inviting spaces.

"The key concepts that define the goals of the Dalai Lama Center are: one, the promotion of human values; and two, the promotion of a sense of oneness within humanity. These two ideas serve to promote peace among different communities within one nation, within one world. And they will be particularly useful in shaping the long-term goals of the Dalai Lama Center for Peace and Education in Vancouver, Canada."

- His Holiness the Dalai Lama

The Center will foster and support "education of the heart" and teachings on kindness, compassion and interconnectedness through the three pillars of research, education and dialogue.