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Saka Dawa Duchen 2026 — Sunday, May 31
This year, Saka Dawa Duchen falls on Sunday, May 31—the fifteenth day of the fourth month in the Tibetan lunar calendar. One of the four great holy days of the Tibetan calendar, this holy day commemorates the three major life ... Read more »
May 2026 Newsletter is Now Available!
This month’s newsletter brings you news, opportunities, and reasons to rejoice. Saka Dawa month is upon us, starting on May 17 and continuing through May 31 on Saka Dawa Duchen, one of the four great days of the Tibetan calendar, ... Read more »
Remembering Louis De Santis, A Kind and Generous Heart
Louis De Santis passed peacefully after a lengthy illness on April 15, 2026 in Santa Fe, USA The following words celebrating Louis De Santis’ qualities have been shared by the Thubten Norbu Ling Buddhist Center in Santa Fe, where he ... Read more »
Make Extensive Offerings to the Boudha Stupa from Anywhere in the World
The great stupa of Boudhanath in Kathmandu, Nepal, was extremely important for Lama Zopa Rinpoche. It was in Boudha that Rinpoche first settled upon returning to Nepal in the late 1960s with Lama Thubten Yeshe. While staying at Samtenling Monastery, ... Read more »
Saka Dawa: A Day of Creating Merit and Prayers for All Beings
Saka Dawa (May 31, 2026) is one of the most powerful days of the year for creating merit and engaging in practice. The world needs our prayers at this time, and this is a precious opportunity to offer extensive practices ... Read more »
2026 FPMT Global Mani Retreat Launches This Weekend!
An unprecedented global merit-making effort is nearing commencement! The regional and national coordinators of FPMT are working with FPMT International Office and Retreat Coordinator Selina Foong to offer a Global MANI Retreat. This retreat will bring together our FPMT community ... Read more »
Students Around the World Commemorate Third Anniversary of Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s Parinirvana
April 13, 2026, marked the third anniversary of Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche passing into parinirvana. On this meaningful occasion, students, FPMT centers, and monastic institutions around the world gathered for collective prayers and practice, and to remember with immense gratitude ... Read more »
Rejoicing in the Life of Venerable Jampa Kunchog, Early Kopan Student and Sera Scholar
Venerable Jampa Kunchog (Delsturtz Theadore “Yogi” Pryor) died of prostate cancer on April 20, 2026 in Atlanta, Georgia, US. An early student of Lama Yeshe and Lama Zopa Rinpoche, Ven. Jampa devoted more than five decades to Dharma study, monastic ... Read more »
Light of the Path Retreat at Kopan Following Memorial Stupas Inauguration in December
This year’s Light of the Path Retreat (LOP) at Kopan Monastery, Nepal, will take place from December 20–30, 2026, and will be led by Geshe Tenzin Namdak, offering students a precious opportunity to come together in meditation and practice, and ... Read more »
Memorial Stupas Inauguration at Kopan Monastery and Nunnery, December 2026
We are delighted to announce the grand inauguration ceremonies of the Memorial Stupas of Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche and Khensur Rinpoche Lhundrup Rigsel at Kopan Monastery and Nunnery. On December 11, 2026, the Stupa of Complete Victory, enshrining the sacred ... Read more »
A Message Lama Left for Us: Telling the Story of FPMT
In January 1983, Lama Yeshe traveled to Sicily. It would turn out to be one of his last trips before he showed the aspect of passing away in March 1984. During that visit, he gave his personal attendant and FPMT ... Read more »