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Buddhists, spiritualists, and any interested parties, take note: The Dalai Lama is coming to the Washington National Cathedral for a talk on March 7.

According to a release, the 14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, is planning a visit to D.C. to give a talk at the National Cathedral—his fourth visit there—about ethics, happiness, and “spiritual life.” He’ll also have a conversation with Cathedral Dean Gary Hall on “the pursuit of peace.” Quite the spiritual stuff, as one one expect from the leader of Tibetan Buddhist world.

Gyatso was determined to be the 14th Dalai Lama at the age of two, in 1937. If my memory from that Buddhist Philosophy class I took in college serves me well (as well as several viewings of Bernardo Bertolucci’s Little Buddha), Tibetan Buddhists believe that the Dalai Lama is reincarnated, thus making Gyatso the 14th reincarnation. A quick Wikipedia search confirms that this is indeed the case. Gyatso is the 14th incarnation of Avalokitesvara, the Buddha of Compassion. In 1989, Gyatso received the Nobel Peace Prize “in recognition of his lifelong commitment to nonviolence.”

The Dalai Lama last visited D.C. in 2011, where he spoke to more than 20,000 people on the National Mall. Whoopi Goldberg was also there. He last spoke at the National Cathedral in 2003.

“We are eager to welcome the Dalai Lama back to this spiritual home for our nation,” Very Rev. Gary Hall, said in a release. “His Holiness’ message of peace is an important one for all people of faith. We are eager to listen and to discuss how peace within ourselves can bring peace to the world.”

Update: Tickets are available to the public here.