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Lama Zopa Rinpoche News & Advice
Happy Birthday Wishes for His Holiness the Dalai Lama!
On July 6, His Holiness the Dalai Lama‘s 85th birthday is being celebrated around the world by Tibetans and an international community of students of Tibetan Buddhism. FPMT International Offices joins in the rejoicing and offers prayers for His Holiness’s …
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 in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
Current Events
POSTPONED - tentatively rescheduled to the second half of 2021
August 23 - September 20, 2020 Light of the Path Retreat, Kadampa Center, North Carolina, USA
Current Advice
When You Realize Impermanence, Dharma Becomes Easy
Lama Zopa Rinpoche continues his video teachings on thought transformation from Kopan Monastery in Nepal. Here is a summary of the most recent teaching: This video begins with long-time FPMT student Massimo Corona, who arrived at Kopan Monastery in 1971, …
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.
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: 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 »
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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 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…
Education: The Heart of FPMT
Prayers and Practices for His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s 85th Birthday
On July 6 the world celebrates His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s 85th birthday. Enjoy these many resources to praise, learn from, and rejoice in His Holiness! Great Festival Celebrating His Holiness Lama Zopa Rinpoche has given extensive advice on prayers ...Charitable Activities
Dhondenling and Rabgayling Elderly Homes Update During the COVID-19 Pandemic
FPMT Charitable Projects has been providing information about how the elderly homes supported by the Social Services Fund have been doing during the COVID-19 crisis. Here we provide the final reports of two homes who are, thankfully, marked safe during ...FPMT Community News
Mastering Meditation: Instructions on Calm Abiding and Mahāmudrā
Mastering Meditation: Instructions on Calm Abiding and Mahāmudrā, a compilation of teachings by His Eminence Choden Rinpoche, is being released by Wisdom Publications on June 30, 2020. His Holiness the Dalai Lama wrote in the book’s forward, “I am glad ...
