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Lama Zopa Rinpoche News & Advice
What Is the Self?
We must give priority to changing and developing our inner world through learning and practicing Dharma in order to end our suffering and the suffering of others. Lama Zopa Rinpoche gave priceless and detailed advice on this topic last year …
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.
Current Events
Tentatively rescheduled to 2022:
Light of the Path Retreat, Kadampa Center, North Carolina, USA
TENTATIVELY rescheduled for pre-Easter 2022
Bodhicaryavatara and Rinjung Gyatsa Retreat, including the initiation of Guhyasamaja. The Great Stupa of Universal Compassion, Bendigo, Australia
Current Advice
What Is the Self?
We must give priority to changing and developing our inner world through learning and practicing Dharma in order to end our suffering and the suffering of others. Lama Zopa Rinpoche gave priceless and detailed advice on this topic last year …
For more advice from Lama Zopa Rinpoche on a wide range of topics in the form of short talks and letters go to – Lama Yeshe Wisdom Archive
Rinpoche Available Now (RAN)
Teachings of Lama Zopa Rinpoche
Lama Zopa Rinpoche gives teachings throughout the year at FPMT centers around the world. Many of these teachings are livestreamed – these video and audio recordings together with other resources are available as 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 leads teachings and retreats around the globe. Galleries are added monthly. 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 is a Tibetan Buddhist scholar and meditator who for 30 years has overseen the spiritual activities of the worldwide network of 160-plus centers, projects and social 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, schedule, advice and how to contact.
FPMT News
Education: The Heart of FPMT
Now Available: New Edition of the FPMT Retreat Prayer Book
The FPMT Retreat Prayer Book has become a valued resource for students attending longer teaching events and retreats with Lama Zopa Rinpoche as well as for those doing personal retreats, pilgrimage, and daily practice. The prayer book, which was first ...Charitable Activities
Long Life Puja Offering to Lama Zopa Rinpoche: April 19!
Please rejoice that we have the opportunity to offer the second official long life puja for Lama Zopa Rinpoche. This puja will be offered on behalf of FPMT centers, projects, services, study groups, and students at Kopan Monastery, Nepal, on ...FPMT Community News
Istituto Lama Tzong Khapa’s Mind Science Academy Creates a Meeting Place for Ancient Buddhist Knowledge and Western Science
When His Holiness the Dalai Lama visited Istituto Lama Tzong Khapa (ILTK) in 2014 he advised the FPMT center located in Pomaia, Italy, to create an academy focused on Buddhist mind science. Established in 1977, ILTK already had many successful ...Education
Education is the very heart of FPMT. Through comprehensive study programs, practice materials, training programs, and scholarships, FPMT nourishes the development of compassion, wisdom, kindness, and true happiness in individuals.
Whether you are a beginner or an advanced practitioner, take the next step to take on your spiritual journey. Education Programs »
Charitable Projects
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Friends of FPMT
Friends of FPMT members help us make the Dharma accessible to thousands of students, expand our programs and publications, and support our service to local FPMT communities around the world. Members also receive access to online studies, downloadable prayers, practices, ebooks, and a subscription to Mandala! Learn more and join…
Online Learning
With over 50 modules available in English, Spanish and French, and more than 10,000 registered users, the FPMT Online Learning Center provides an enormous opportunity to learn. Students can engage in the comprehensive programs developed by FPMT Education Services without leaving home.
The Foundation Store
The Foundation Store is FPMT’s online shop and features a vast selection of Buddhist study and practice materials written or recommended by our lineage gurus.
Browse our online programs, practices and prayers in PDF and ebook formats, materials for children, and other resources; the majority of which are offered using a generosity-based system.
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…
