The Power of Compassion is a dramatic, entertaining and informative ninety-minute performance of the majestic masked dances and the sacred chant from Tashi Lhunpo Monastery - one of the most important of Tibet's teaching monasteries.  The monks, from their re-established monastery in exile in South India, present a taste of the culture of Tibet, and of Tashi Lhunpo Monastery in particular. 

The monks also offer workshops for schools or mixed age groups/families, giving an insight into the world of the Tibetan monastery, and/or the visual arts of the Tantric tradition, such as prayer-flag printing, butter sculpture and sand mandala making.  

A sand mandala exhibition takes place over a period of about six days, during which the monks construct the sacred design, set down in the scriptures, of the palace of one of the deities, using millions of grains of coloured sand.  At the conclusion of the exhibition, during a moving ceremony of chanting and music, the monks destroy the mandala in a traditional ritual.

The monks' last tour in 2007 was very successful, attracting capacity audiences, with performances at festivals, in arts centres and theatres throughout the country.