SPIRIT OF TIBET - Celebrating Culture and Compassion
at India International Centre, New Delhi 3rd - 5th September, 2026
Spirit of Tibet brings together the rich cultural, intellectual and spiritual heritage of Tibet through an engaging programme of seminars, films, exhibitions, performances, workshops and cultural experiences.
The festival celebrates Tibet as a living civilization whose contributions to philosophy, medicine, literature, arts, ethics and human well-being continue to hold relevance in the contemporary world. At its heart are the Five Major Sciences of Tibet (Rigpa)—Inner Science, Logic and Cognition, Science of Healing, Arts and Crafts, and Language and Linguistics—which have shaped Tibetan intellectual and cultural life for generations.
Inspired by the lifelong vision of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, the festival highlights universal human values, compassion, non-violence, interfaith harmony and the preservation of Tibetan heritage and knowledge systems.
A key focus of the festival is the preservation of the Tibetan language, regarded as a vital repository of Tibet’s intellectual and cultural traditions.
Through dialogue and cultural engagement, Spirit of Tibet invites audiences to discover the enduring wisdom of Tibet and reflect on values of compassion, interconnectedness, peaceful coexistence and sustainable living.
