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Students Around the World Commemorate 2nd Anniversary of Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s Parinirvana

Lama Zopa Rinpoche News | April 24, 2025 -
April 13, 2025, marked the two-year anniversary of Lama Zopa Rinpoche passing into parinirvana. Around the world students gathered for collective prayers and practice, and to sincerely remember with immense gratitude the great kindness of our most precious spiritual guide. … Read more »


Richard Gere’s Heartfelt Reflection

We happily share with you a heartfelt interview with Richard Gere on the qualities of Lama Zopa Rinpoche, held at Kopan Monastery just five days after Rinpoche showed the aspect of passing away on April 13, 2023. Richard Gere, a long-time friend and student of Rinpoche, offers an open, touching, and sincere tribute to Rinpoche, with personal stories and reflections on Rinpoche’s remarkable qualities and dedication to benefiting others.

A Most Joyful Announcement Regarding the Reincarnation of Lama Zopa Rinpoche

With great rejoicing we share the wonderful news just announced at the 2025 CPMT Summit that His Holiness the Dalai Lama has confirmed that the reincarnation of our most precious spiritual director, Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche, has been reborn. According … 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.

Rinpoche Available Now (RAN)

Video 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.

Podcasts

FPMT International Office produces two podcasts, the Lama Zopa Rinpoche Essential Extracts Podcast, which shares Rinpoche’s indispensable wisdom in a concise audio format, and Lama Zopa Rinpoche Full-length Teachings Podcast, which features the unedited audio from recent teachings by Lama Zopa Rinpoche. Learn more »

A Catalog of Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s Works: Compendium of Precious Instructions

An extensive and growing catalogue of where to find Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s published books, online advice and teachings, artwork, and audio and video productions. The compendium has a particular emphasis on key teachings that Rinpoche especially wanted his students to take note of and put into practice. Explore the Compendium of Precious Instructions »

Life Practice Advice

For over 25 years, Lama Zopa Rinpoche offered students advice he referred to as “Life Practices”, which followed a general structure but was specific to each student. Drawing from the thousands of letters Rinpoche offered to students for over almost three decades, we created a page of Rinpoche’s most essential life practice advice. The page contains a letter from Rinpoche addressing the “Life Practices”, plus a catalogue of materials, advice and guidelines for Essential Daily Practices, and the Life Preliminary Practices. Explore the Lama Zopa Rinpoche: Life Practice Advice page »

Photo Galleries

Enjoy browsing our extensive FPMT photo galleries of Lama Zopa Rinpoche as he led teachings and retreats continously around the globe from 2001-2023. These archives also include: Prayers and Activities for Rinpoche’s Swift Return, “Photos Through the Years”, Rinpoche’s Plushy Toys, Artwork, Portraits, Extensive Offerings, old photos of Lama Yeshe and Rinpoche, and photos of His Holiness the Dalai Lama with Rinpoche. View Photos »

About 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. Visit Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s Official Homepage »

Eulogy: “This is the Bodhisattva’s Way of Life, This is the Bodhisattva’s Way of Life”

Although it is difficult to convey the extraordinariness of Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s life, we share an incredibly moving eulogy so we can rejoice from our hearts in Rinpoche’s myriad accomplishments, teachings, blessings, and activities and be inspired to follow in his footsteps. Included is a gallery of 300+ photos of various stages in Rinpoche’s profound life. The eulogy is available in the original English, with translations in French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish.

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Study & Practice News

Lama Atisha’s Protection Stupa: A Powerful Image to Display

Lama Atisha’s Protection Stupa: A Powerful Image to Display

Among the many holy objects Lama Zopa Rinpoche advised to be displayed publicly is Lama Atisha’s Protection Stupa. “This image must be in the gompa, and can be in the office, and in any rooms where the public come in. ... Read more »

Charitable Activities

Rejoicing in the Pujas and Prayers Offered During the Fifteen Days of Miracles

Rejoicing in the Pujas and Prayers Offered During the Fifteen Days of Miracles

During the Fifteen Days of Miracles (February 28-March 14), when any merit created is multiplied 100 million times, the FPMT Puja Fund has been sponsoring a number of pujas and prayers, including the recitation of the entire Kangyur, Guhyasamaja Root ... Read more »

Community: Stories & News

Mani Mantra Recitations for His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s Long Life

Mani Mantra Recitations for His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s Long Life

Yeshin Norbu, Sweden, is inviting the entire FPMT community to join in a very special initiative dedicated to the long life of His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Students are requested to recite the OM MANI PADME HUM mantra as many ... 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 »

 

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