Lama Zopa Rinpoche News & Advice
Eulogy of Lama Zopa Rinpoche Now Available as a Downloadable PDF
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.
Retreat of a Lifetime: Video of Lama Zopa Rinpoche from 2011 Australia Retreat
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)
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.
Additional Video Resources
Essential Extracts of Lama Zopa 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 »
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
New Book From His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Ven. Thubten Chodron from Wisdom Publications
In 2017, Wisdom Publications published Approaching the Buddhist Path, the first volume of a new collaborative series—The Library of Wisdom and Compassion—between His Holiness the Dalai Lama and American Buddhist teacher, scholar, and author Ven. Thubten Chodron. Since then, nine ... Read more »Charitable Activities
Rejoicing in the Powerful Pujas and Prayers Being Offered on Lhabab Duchen
The merit multiplying day of Lhabab Duchen (commemorating Guru Shakyamuni Buddha’s return to Earth from the Realm of the Thirty-Three), occurs on November 22, 2024 this year. On this day, up to ten thousand Sangha will be engaging in powerful ... Read more »Community: Stories & News
Please Enjoy Our November 2024 e-News
This month’s e-news brings you important news, updates, and causes for rejoicing including: Teachings from Lama Zopa Rinpoche and Lama Yeshe, News About the Second Anniversary Pilgrimage to Lawudo, Support offered to 1,500 students in India and Nepal in 2024, ... Read more »Updates from the FPMT Inc. Board
FPMT Inc. Board of Directors October 2024 Update
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Lama Yeshe Wisdom Archive
LYWA is the Archive of FPMT. It contains the recordings and transcripts of Lama Thubten Yeshe’s and Kyabje Lama Thubten Zopa Rinpoche’s teachings dating back to the early 1970s. You can read transcripts, view photos and listen to teachings. more…