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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 »
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.
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.
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.
Choose from a large collection of video extracts that represent the essence of Lama Zopa Rinpoche teachings.
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
In May 2007, Lama Zopa Rinpoche was in retreat at Kachoe Dechen Ling in Aptos, California. During one morning session, Rinpoche began jotting down some of his ideas and wishes for the future of the FPMT organization onto a stack of small, colored Post-it notes. During the afternoon, Rinpoche explained these ideas to Ven. Roger Kunsang, Rinpoche’s assistant and CEO of FPMT, and Ven. Holly Ansett, assistant to Ven. Roger. These became the Vast Visions, encompassing all the existing activities of FPMT now and into the future. Learn more »
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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The Lama Zopa Rinpoche Bodhichitta Fund allows Rinpoche’s compassionate service to others to continue and flourish. Offerings to the fund support a wide range of activities around the world: creating holy objects; sponsoring young tulkus, high lamas, and Sangha in India, Nepal, and the West; supporting FPMT centers and projects; and saving animals’ lives; and much more.
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.
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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.
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…
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