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Lama Zopa Rinpoche News & Advice
Death Can Happen at Any Moment
Lama Yeshe Wisdom Archive recently published The Path to Ultimate Happiness , an ebook of teachings given by Lama Zopa Rinpoche during the 42nd Kopan lamrim course. In this book, Rinpoche discusses our potential to bring benefit and happiness, including …
Current Events
November 9 - 11 Great Medicine Buddha initiation, Aryatara Institut, Germany
November 13 Teaching on 'The Best Use of Our Human Potential', Longku Center, Switzerland
November 16 - 17 Teachings on thought transformation, Gendun Drupa Center, Switzerland
November 18 Chenrezig jenang, Gendun Drupa Center, Switzerland
November - December (dates tba) Teaching during the one month lamrim course, Kopan Monastery, Nepal
Current Advice
During the 2017 month-long lamrim meditation course at Kopan Monastery, Lama Zopa Rinpoche taught on karma, explaining a verse from Bodhicharyavatara (A Guide to the Bodhisattva’s Way of Life) by Shantideva, the great eighth-century Indian Buddhist master. This is what …
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
Video Clips of Lama Zopa Rinpoche
A collection of short video clips, miscellaneous teachings and recordings from on the road with Rinpoche as he travels and engages in meritorious activities throughout the world.
Recent Photos
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Bath offering before the ceremony to offer the gold crown to the Thousand-Arm Chenrezig statue - Amitabha Buddhist Centre, Singapore, Singapore; Photographer: Lobsang Sherab; 2018-09 -
Tan Hup Cheng with the incredible gold crown that was offered to the Thousand-Arm Chenrezig statue - Amitabha Buddhist Centre, Singapore; Photographer: Lobsang Sherab; 2018-09 -
Part of gold crown offered to the Thousand-Arm Chenrezig statue - Amitabha Buddhist Centre, Singapore; Photographer: Lobsang Sherab; 2018-09
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: updates on his health, news blog, photos, videos, schedule, advice and how to contact.
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
The Puja Fund sponsors pujas specifically chosen by Lama Zopa Rinpoche and performed by up to 15,650 Sangha. These pujas and practices are offered on auspicious days of the Buddhist calendar with extensive dedications. Additionally, monthly offerings of gold, saffron, brocade and umbrellas are made to stupas and statues in India, Nepal and Tibet. more…
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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 provides a vast selection of Buddhist Study materials including Prayers & Practices, Home Study & Online Programs, and Dharma study Materials for Children.
Visit Meditation Supplies for a variety of Malas, Incense, Ritual Items, Accessories, and much more.
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…
Education: The Heart of FPMT
‘Atisha’s Light of the Path,’ A Living in the Path Module
In the complimentary Living in the Path module “Atisha’s Light of the Path,” Lama Zopa Rinpoche briefly recounts the life story of Atisha and the circumstances under which Atisha composed Light of the Path to Enlightenment, and then explains the ...Charitable Activities
Grant Offered to Liberation Prison Project Programs Worldwide
Thanks to a kind benefactor, the Education and Preservation Fund issued several grants earlier this year in support of Liberation Prison Project, an FPMT project founded in 1996, which offers spiritual advice and teachings, as well as books and materials, ...FPMT Community News
Buddhists from Different Traditions Discuss Compassion at Nalanda Monastery
Ven. Losang Gyaltsen, director, Nalanda Monastery in Lavaur, France—40 km (25 miles) from the city of Toulouse—shares about a gathering of Buddhists from different schools and traditions. On September 16, 2018, Nalanda Monastery had the honor of hosting the second ...What is the Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition?
Die Stiftung zur Erhaltung der Mahayana Tradition (FPMT) ist eine Organisation, die sich weltweit für die Erhaltung und Verbreitung des Mahayana-Buddhismus einsetzt, indem sie Möglichkeiten schafft, den makellosen Lehren des Buddha zuzuhören, über sie zur reflektieren und zu meditieren und auf der Grundlage dieser Erfahrung das Dharma unter den Lebewesen zu verbreiten.
Wir bieten integrierte Schulungswege an, durch denen der Geist und das Herz der Menschen in ihr höchstes Potential verwandelt werden zum Wohl der anderen – inspiriert durch eine Haltung der universellen Verantwortung und dem Wunsch zu dienen. Wir haben uns verpflichtet, harmonische Umgebungen zu schaffen und allen Wesen zu helfen, ihr volles Potenzial unendlicher Weisheit und grenzenlosen Mitgefühls zu verwirklichen.
Unsere Organisation basiert auf der buddhistischen Tradition von Lama Tsongkhapa von Tibet, so wie sie uns von unseren Gründern Lama Thubten Yeshe und Lama Thubten Zopa Rinpoche gelehrt wird.
La Fundación para la preservación de la tradición Mahayana (FPMT) es una organización que se dedica a preservar y difundir el budismo Mahayana en todo el mundo, creando oportunidades para escuchar, reflexionar, meditar, practicar y actualizar las enseñanzas inconfundibles de Buda y en base a esa experiencia difundir el Dharma a los seres.
Proporcionamos una educación integrada a través de la cual las mentes y los corazones de las personas se pueden transformar en su mayor potencial para el beneficio de los demás, inspirados por una actitud de responsabilidad y servicio universales. Estamos comprometidos a crear ambientes armoniosos y ayudar a todos los seres a desarrollar todo su potencial de infinita sabiduría y compasión.
Nuestra organización se basa en la tradición budista de Lama Tsongkhapa del Tíbet como nos lo enseñaron nuestros fundadores Lama Thubten Yeshe y Lama Zopa Rinpoche.
A continuación puede ver una lista de los centros y sus páginas web en su lengua preferida.
L’organisation de la FPMT a pour vocation la préservation et la diffusion du bouddhisme du mahayana dans le monde entier. Elle offre l’opportunité d’écouter, de réfléchir, de méditer, de pratiquer et de réaliser les enseignements excellents du Bouddha, pour ensuite transmettre le Dharma à tous les êtres. Nous proposons une formation intégrée grâce à laquelle le cœur et l’esprit de chacun peuvent accomplir leur potentiel le plus élevé pour le bien d’autrui, inspirés par le sens du service et une responsabilité universelle. Nous nous engageons à créer un environnement harmonieux et à aider tous les êtres à épanouir leur potentiel illimité de compassion et de sagesse. Notre organisation s’appuie sur la tradition guéloukpa de Lama Tsongkhapa du Tibet, telle qu’elle a été enseignée par nos fondateurs Lama Thoubtèn Yéshé et Lama Zopa Rinpoché.
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Voici une liste de centres et de leurs sites dans votre langue préférée
L’FPMT è un organizzazione il cui scopo è preservare e diffondere il Buddhismo Mahayana nel mondo, creando occasioni di ascolto, riflessione, meditazione e pratica dei perfetti insegnamenti del Buddha, al fine di attualizzare e diffondere il Dharma fra tutti gli esseri senzienti.
Offriamo un’educazione integrata, che può trasformare la mente e i cuori delle persone nel loro massimo potenziale, per il beneficio di tutti gli esseri, ispirati da un’attitudine di responsabilità universale e di servizio.
Il nostro obiettivo è quello di creare contesti armoniosi e aiutare tutti gli esseri a sviluppare in modo completo le proprie potenzialità di infinita saggezza e compassione.
La nostra organizzazione si basa sulla tradizione buddhista di Lama Tsongkhapa del Tibet, così come ci è stata insegnata dai nostri fondatori Lama Thubten Yeshe e Lama Zopa Rinpoche.
Di seguito potete trovare un elenco dei centri e dei loro siti nella lingua da voi prescelta.
简体中文
“护持大乘法脉基金会”( 英文简称：FPMT。全名：Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition) 是一个致力于护持和弘扬大乘佛法的国际佛教组织。我们提供听闻，思维，禅修，修行和实证佛陀无误教法的机会，以便让一切众生都能够享受佛法的指引和滋润。
我们全力创造和谐融洽的环境， 为人们提供解行并重的完整佛法教育，以便启发内在的环宇悲心及责任心，并开发内心所蕴藏的巨大潜能 — 无限的智慧与悲心 — 以便利益和服务一切有情。
FPMT的创办人是图腾耶喜喇嘛和喇嘛梭巴仁波切。我们所修习的是由两位上师所教导的，西藏喀巴大师的佛法传承。
繁體中文
護持大乘法脈基金會”（ 英文簡稱：FPMT。全名：Found
我們全力創造和諧融洽的環境，
FPMT的創辦人是圖騰耶喜喇嘛和喇嘛梭巴仁波切。
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