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Artist and Poet Lawrence Greenberg Passes Away
Lawrence Greenberg passed away recently at the age of 83 in Downey, California. The following words in celebration of Lawrence’s life were offered by Thubten Wongmo, Lawrence’s former wife. I n 1969, I met Lawrence at a wedding party in ... Read more »
Remembering Robert A.F. Thurman: Scholar, Teacher, and Friend of Tibet
Robert Alexander Farrar Thurman passed away on June 16, 2026, at the age of eighty-four, at his home in Woodstock, New York. Professor Robert Alexander Farrar (Bob) Thurman was widely regarded as America’s foremost scholar of Tibetan Buddhism and a ... Read more »
Saka Dawa 2026 Around the FPMT Mandala
News Roundup Special Saka Dawa Edition: May 17, 2026 marked the beginning of the holy month of Saka Dawa, which continued through June 15 and commemorates the birth, enlightenment, and parinirvana of Shakyamuni Buddha. The most sacred day of the ... Read more »
Bringing the Sutra of Golden Light to 51 African Countries
Ruediger Knie, a devoted German student of Lama Zopa Rinpoche, is undertaking a remarkable initiative: reciting the Sutra of Golden Light 21 times across 51 African countries. Lama Zopa Rinpoche made a personal vow to propagate this text and give ... Read more »
An Update from the FPMT Inc. Board, June 15, 2026
**Please note that this is an update of the previous communications from June 10 and June 12. Dear Friends, As many of you know, Portland, Oregon hosts the headquarters of both FPMT and Maitripa College, an affiliate of FPMT. A ... Read more »
Upcoming Most Secret Hayagriva Retreats Continue a Commitment Established by Lama Yeshe and Lama Zopa Rinpoche
Hayagriva is the wrathful manifestation of Chenrezig, the Buddha of Compassion. The practice of Most Secret Hayagriva is extremely powerful for granting help and support and for quickly pacifying obstacles. Both Lama Yeshe and Lama Zopa Rinpoche had a special ... Read more »
Liberation Prison Project Partners With Edovo to Utilize Technology for Buddhist Studies in Prison
Liberation Prison Project – US, has partnered with Edovo, the largest learning platform for incarcerated people in the United States, to make Buddhist and meditation materials available to people in prison across the country. Technology has long been an integral ... Read more »From the FPMT Inc. Board of Directors: Current Changes at FPMT International Office
We are sharing an update on some recent changes within the FPMT International Office team that impact the entire FPMT organization. Welcome to Our New Education Services Director! We are happy to announce that Ven. Lobsang Gyaltsen is joining our ... Read more »
One Hundred Million Mantras: FPMT’s Global Retreat Grows
The FPMT Global Mani Retreat launched on May 17, 2026, the first day of Saka Dawa month, bringing together practitioners from around the world in a collective effort to accumulate one hundred million recitations of OM MANI PADME HUM. One ... Read more »
Family Feeling News Roundup: May 2026
The News Roundup is a digest of short community highlights from FPMT centers and individuals around the world, as part of our effort to bring back the “News Around the World” and “News in Brief” sections previously featured in the ... Read more »
Twenty-One Taras in Australia: Tara Institute Displays Large Thangka for the Fourth Year!
As part of his Vast Vision for the FPMT organization, Lama Zopa Rinpoche expressed a heartfelt aspiration: “ My wish is for the big centers in FPMT to have these large thangkas.” To bring that vision to life, the Lama ... Read more »