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Help Actualize Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s Stupa of Complete Victory

Help Actualize Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s Stupa of Complete Victory

The Fifteen Days of Miracles (Feb 10-24 this year) is an auspicious time when merit is multiplied by 100 million each day. We want to take this opportunity to invite everyone who wishes to, to support the building of Lama ... Read more »
Rejoicing in New Holy Objects Created for the Success of FPMT and For All Beings

Rejoicing in New Holy Objects Created for the Success of FPMT and For All Beings

Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche always emphasized the importance of holy objects and how they are wish-fulfilling. This is evident in the amount of teachings that Rinpoche has given on their benefits and importance, how to make extensive offerings to them, ... Read more »
Rejoicing in the Activities Supported by the FPMT Education & Preservation Fund in 2023

Rejoicing in the Activities Supported by the FPMT Education & Preservation Fund in 2023

In 2023, an incredible US$173,156 was disbursed in grants from the FPMT Education and Preservation Fund to promote the development of Buddhist education programs and the preservation of the Dharma through the publication of Buddhist practice materials and translations. We ... Read more »
Construction of Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s Stupa of Complete Victory Has Begun!

Construction of Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s Stupa of Complete Victory Has Begun!

We are so excited to share the news that the Stupa of Complete Victory being built at Kopan Monastery, Nepal, for Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s swift return is well underway. In October 2023 special pujas for the groundbreaking and blessing of ... Read more »
Large Padmasambhava Thangka and 100,000 Tsog Offerings at Khachoe Ghakyil Ling, Nepal

Large Padmasambhava Thangka and 100,000 Tsog Offerings at Khachoe Ghakyil Ling, Nepal

For the eighth year in a row, a very large thangka of Padmasambhava (Guru Rinpoche) was displayed and an auspicious 100,000 tsog offering event (Guru Bumtsog) took place at Khachoe Ghakyil Ling (Kopan Nunnery) on December 16, 2023, in the ... Read more »
Rejoicing in the Activities of Lama Tsongkhapa Teachers in 2023

Rejoicing in the Activities of Lama Tsongkhapa Teachers in 2023

The Lama Tsongkhapa Teachers Fund (LTKTF) is dedicated to upholding the Gelug lineage of Tibetan Mahayana Buddhism and has been instrumental since its establishment in 1997 at the request of His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Named after the Gelug lineage ... Read more »
Animal Blessings and Rescue from Untimely Death in 2023

Animal Blessings and Rescue from Untimely Death in 2023

Benefiting animals in any way possible is a high priority for the FPMT organization and was one of Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s Vast Visions. Rinpoche explained many ways that we can benefit animals, not just by saving them from untimely death ... Read more »
Rejoicing in Support offered to the Sangha in 2023

Rejoicing in Support offered to the Sangha in 2023

The Supporting Ordained Sangha Fund (SOSF) is offering comprehensive support to nunneries, monasteries, and individual monks and nuns across the globe. With a wide range of charitable activities, including providing food, accommodation, healthcare, education, and practice resources, the SOSF aims ... Read more »
Accomplishing the Guru’s Wishes: 31-Foot Tall Amoghapasha on Drak Karma Cliff Above Lawudo

Accomplishing the Guru’s Wishes: 31-Foot Tall Amoghapasha on Drak Karma Cliff Above Lawudo

Twenty-five years ago, Lama Zopa Rinpoche began expressing the wish for a large painting of 1,000-Armed Chenrezig to be painted on a 100-foot high cliff named Drak Karma above Lawudo in Nepal, approximately 4,200 meters above sea level (over 13,000 ... Read more »
FPMT Translation Services: A Report on Projects

FPMT Translation Services: A Report on Projects

We are so happy to share this recent report from the FPMT Translation Services team: FPMT Translation Services was created in order to facilitate the translation of Tibetan texts used within the FPMT organization into English. Through the collaboration with ... Read more »
Stupa of Complete Victory for Lama Zopa Rinpoche  at Kopan Monastery

Stupa of Complete Victory for Lama Zopa Rinpoche at Kopan Monastery

We are sharing big news about the undertaking of a new project: The Stupa of Complete Victory for Lama Zopa Rinpoche. This magnificent stupa will be 42 ft high (12.8 meters) and is being built at Kopan Monastery and is ... Read more »
Rejoice in Offering 458 Buddha Statues to His Holiness the Dalai Lama

Rejoice in Offering 458 Buddha Statues to His Holiness the Dalai Lama

We have incredibly joyous news to share! Last week the remaining 458 Buddha statues from the 1,000 Buddha statues that were made for the long life of His Holiness the Dalai Lama and offered during the long life puja in ... Read more »