Building a 42-ft high Stupa of Complete Victory at Kopan Monastery Lama Zopa Rinpoche For the swift return of Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche and to fulfill Rinpoche's Vast Vision by building stupas for the benefit of all beings. Stupa of Complete Victory Make an Offering FPMT International Office We Invite You to Please View & Rejoice! Repaying the Kindness, Looking to the Future. Annual Review 2023 Updates Regarding Lama Zopa Rinpoche View updates and news Our most precious guru and spiritual director entered into clear light meditation on April 13, 2023 in Nepal. Lama Zopa Rinpoche: Daily & Life Practices Learn More New resource page of Rinpoche’s advice on the most essential life practices, with links to dozens of teachings and practice materials. Discover indispensable wisdom Lama Zopa Rinpoche Essential Extracts Podcast Available in podcasting apps or CLICK for more FPMT Charitable Projects help build a more compassionate world Learn more & support LZR-Russia-2017 Lama Zopa Rinpoche touching foreheads with a smiling young boy with a green lawn in the background Lama Zopa Rinpoche gesturing with his arm during the recording of a video teaching with flowers, thangkas, and stuffed animals with Dharma messages written on them in the background. Lama Zopa Rinpoche praying over hundreds of butter lamp offerings at night Lama Zopa Rinpoche smiling next to a close-up of pink flower

Lama Zopa Rinpoche News & Advice

*Visit “Updates Regarding Lama Zopa Rinpoche” for news & resources since Rinpoche entered his final meditation, April 13.
 

Lama Zopa Rinpoche Teaching in Australia, 2018

Advice from Lama Zopa Rinpoche | September 20, 2024 -
FPMT.org’s Rinpoche Available Now page is an incredibly rich resource for those wishing to explore full teaching events offered by Lama Zopa Rinpoche over the years. In 2018 Lama Zopa Rinpoche spent six weeks leading the Bodhicaryavatara (A Guide to … Read more »


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.

Lama Zopa Rinpoche Teaching in Australia, 2018

Advice from Lama Zopa Rinpoche | September 20, 2024 -
FPMT.org’s Rinpoche Available Now page is an incredibly rich resource for those wishing to explore full teaching events offered by Lama Zopa Rinpoche over the years. In 2018 Lama Zopa Rinpoche spent six weeks leading the Bodhicaryavatara (A Guide to … Read more »

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.

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Watch Essential Extracts of 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 »

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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.

FPMT News

Study & Practice News

Newly Available: Prayer to Become Like Buddha in His Past Lives

Newly Available: Prayer to Become Like Buddha in His Past Lives

We are pleased to share Lojong Monlam: Prayer to Become Like the Buddha in His Past Lives from the Lama Zopa Rinpoche Practice Series that invokes the Buddha’s blessings for us to be able to transform our habitual self-cherishing into ... Read more »

Charitable Activities

Devastation of Thame and How to Help Through the Thame Support Fund

Devastation of Thame and How to Help Through the Thame Support Fund

On August 16, 2024, the serene Himalayan village of Thame, birthplace of our kind guru Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche, faced an unprecedented calamity. Two Thyanbo glacial lakes burst their banks, unleashing a devastating flood that would forever alter the landscape ... Read more »

Community: Stories & News

Devastating Flood Destroys Thame Village, the Birthplace of Lama Zopa Rinpoche

Devastating Flood Destroys Thame Village, the Birthplace of Lama Zopa Rinpoche

Co-director of Lawudo Retreat Centre, Frances Howland reports on the flood that struck the village of Thame, Nepal, birthplace of Lama Zopa Rinpoche: In a tragic event, the village of Thame in the Solu Khumbu district of Nepal, was devastated ... Read more »

Updates from the FPMT Inc. Board

FPMT Inc. Board of Directors Update June 2024 Update

An update from the FPMT Inc. Board of Directors: Months have gone by since the last update from the Board, but we have not been sitting still, we can assure you! There are the rather day-to-day responsibilities such as approving … Read more »

 

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