Building a 42-ft high Stupa of Complete Victory at Kopan Monastery Lama Zopa Rinpoche For the swift return of Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche and to fulfill Rinpoche's Vast Vision by building stupas for the benefit of all beings. Stupa of Complete Victory Make an Offering FPMT International Office We Invite You to Please View & Rejoice! Repaying the Kindness, Looking to the Future. Annual Review 2023 Updates Regarding Lama Zopa Rinpoche View updates and news Our most precious guru and spiritual director entered into clear light meditation on April 13, 2023 in Nepal. Lama Zopa Rinpoche: Daily & Life Practices Learn More New resource page of Rinpoche’s advice on the most essential life practices, with links to dozens of teachings and practice materials. Discover indispensable wisdom Lama Zopa Rinpoche Essential Extracts Podcast Available in podcasting apps or CLICK for more FPMT Charitable Projects help build a more compassionate world Learn more & support LZR-Russia-2017 Lama Zopa Rinpoche touching foreheads with a smiling young boy with a green lawn in the background Lama Zopa Rinpoche gesturing with his arm during the recording of a video teaching with flowers, thangkas, and stuffed animals with Dharma messages written on them in the background. Lama Zopa Rinpoche praying over hundreds of butter lamp offerings at night Lama Zopa Rinpoche smiling next to a close-up of pink flower

Lama Zopa Rinpoche News & Advice

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*Visit “Updates Regarding Lama Zopa Rinpoche” for news & resources since Rinpoche entered his final meditation, April 13.
 

Bodhichitta the Buffalo: Blessed by Lama Zopa Rinpoche

Advice from Lama Zopa Rinpoche | December 6, 2024 -
Last month we shared a report on recent beneficial activities supported by the Animal Liberation Fund. In this report we updated on a buffalo named Bodhichitta, a buffalo blessed by Lama Zopa Rinpoche in 2021. Today we are re-sharing a … Read more »


FPMT International Office has created this page of resources and advice for individuals and centers worldwide in response to the coronavirus pandemic. 

You can also find Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s advice and video teachings on thought transformation for the time of the coronavirus pandemic.

Bodhichitta the Buffalo: Blessed by Lama Zopa Rinpoche

Advice from Lama Zopa Rinpoche | December 6, 2024 -
Last month we shared a report on recent beneficial activities supported by the Animal Liberation Fund. In this report we updated on a buffalo named Bodhichitta, a buffalo blessed by Lama Zopa Rinpoche in 2021. Today we are re-sharing a … Read more »

FPMT.org offers a collection of practical advice from Lama Zopa Rinpoche. You can also find Rinpoche's advice on a wide range of topics in the form of short talks and letters at the Lama Yeshe Wisdom Archive.

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Teachings of Lama Zopa Rinpoche

Lama Zopa Rinpoche offered teachings regularly at FPMT centers around the world. Many of these teachings are available as video and audio recordings together with other resources as a part of our Rinpoche Available Now (RAN) project.

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Watch Essential Extracts of Rinpoche's Teachings

Choose from a large collection of video extracts that represent the essence of Lama Zopa Rinpoche teachings.

Photo Galleries

Enjoy browsing our extensive FPMT photo galleries of Lama Zopa Rinpoche as he led teachings and retreats around the globe. These archives include: Extensive Offerings at Kachoe Dechen Ling and Buddha Amitabha Pure Land, Paintings and Drawings, Animal Art, Lama Zopa Rinpoche selection of best photos, Lama Yeshe and Rinpoche old photos, and His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Rinpoche. View Photos »

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Lama Zopa Rinpoche

Lama Zopa Rinpoche (1945-2023) was a Tibetan Buddhist scholar and meditator who for 39 years oversaw the spiritual activities of the extensive worldwide network of centers, projects and services that form the Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition (FPMT) which he founded with Lama Thubten Yeshe.

Read more about Lama Zopa Rinpoche including: news blog, photos, videos, and advice.

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Study & Practice News

A Rare Chance to Take Part in FPMT’s Most Advanced Education Program

A Rare Chance to Take Part in FPMT’s Most Advanced Education Program

The FPMT Masters Program in Buddhist Studies of Sutra and Tantra (MP), FPMT’s most advanced education program, is the unique design of Lama Thubten Yeshe. First offered by Geshe Jampa Gyatso at Istituto Lama Tzong Khapa (ILTK), Italy, and developed ... Read more »

Charitable Activities

Rejoicing in the Activities of Lama Tsongkhapa Teachers Fund in 2024

Rejoicing in the Activities of Lama Tsongkhapa Teachers Fund in 2024

The Lama Tsongkhapa Teachers Fund is dedicated to upholding the Gelug lineage of Tibetan Mahayana Buddhism. The Lama Tsongkhapa Teachers Fund (LTKTF) has had another impactful year in 2024, supporting a variety of projects aimed at preserving and spreading the ... Read more »

Community: Stories & News

Year of the Wood Snake Liberation Tibetan Calendar 2025 Now Available

Year of the Wood Snake Liberation Tibetan Calendar 2025 Now Available

For twenty-six years, the Liberation Prison Project has been producing a Tibetan calendar to support their work helping people in prison with their Buddhist practice. This calendar is relied on by FPMT students around the world for information on auspicious ... Read more »

Updates from the FPMT Inc. Board

FPMT Inc. Board of Directors October 2024 Update

An update from the FPMT Inc. Board of Directors: Thank you to those who responded to our previous update. It’s always helpful for us to receive feedback from you – positive or negative. It’s our aim to be more transparent … Read more »

 

Dharma Practice Dates on FPMT.org is a collaborative project between FPMT International Office and Liberation Prison Project, an FPMT service offering Dharma support to interested prisoners around the world. If you’ve benefited from Dharma Practice Dates, please consider ordering a digital calendar (PDF) through the FPMT Foundation Store, which supports both organizations and allows Dharma Practice Dates to continue.