His ten-day visit to Taiwan was packed with events, including a four-day seminar on the Heart Sutra, a two-day guanding ceremony, meetings with top political figures (including the president, vice-president, premier, and leaders of the various parties such as Lien Chan, Frank Hsieh, James Soong, and Ma Ying-jeou), an address to the Legislative Yuan, and discussions with local Buddhist notables Cheng Yen and Sheng Yen.
來台十天，達賴行程滿滿，一共舉行了四天心經講座，兩天灌頂法會，拜會了總統、副總統、行政院長，與連戰、宋楚瑜、謝長廷、馬英九等各政黨菁英見面，赴立法院演講；也和聖嚴、證嚴等台灣佛教界宗師暢談。