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        The FPMT is an organization devoted to preserving and spreading Mahayana Buddhism worldwide by creating opportunities to listen, reflect, meditate, practice and actualize the unmistaken teachings of the Buddha and based on that experience spreading the Dharma to sentient beings. We provide integrated education through which people’s minds and hearts can be transformed into their highest potential for the benefit of others, inspired by an attitude of universal responsibility and service. We are committed to creating harmonious environments and helping all beings develop their full potential of infinite wisdom and compassion. Our organization is based on the Buddhist tradition of Lama Tsongkhapa of Tibet as taught to us by our founders Lama Thubten Yeshe and Lama Thubten Zopa Rinpoche.

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      • 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.

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      • 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.

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      • 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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      • 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.

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        “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。

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        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。

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        護持大乘法脈基金會”( 英文簡稱:FPMT。全名:Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition )是一個致力於護持和弘揚大乘佛法的國際佛教組織。我們提供聽聞,思維,禪修,修行和實證佛陀無誤教法的機會,以便讓一切眾生都能夠享受佛法的指引和滋潤。

        我們全力創造和諧融洽的環境,為人們提供解行並重的完整佛法教育,以便啟發內在的環宇悲心及責任心,並開發內心所蘊藏的巨大潛能 — 無限的智慧與悲心 –– 以便利益和服務一切有情。

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Jul
8
2017

Merit Box Project Reaches US$1 Million in Grants Awarded

Posted in Merit Box News.

In May, the International Merit Box Project disbursed sixteen new grants for Dharma projects and activities in six countries, totaling US$37,455 for the year. This was the fifteenth cycle of annual of Merit Box grants. Since the Project was created in 2001, there have been 248 grants—totaling US$1,014,785—awarded!

Individuals and FPMT communities all over the world make offerings into their ”Merit Box” throughout the year. During collection season, students and communities turn in their accumulated offerings. These offerings are then pooled together and distributed as grants to a variety of projects and services that are working to fulfill the FPMT mission.

A broad range of activities and communities in a number of countries have benefited from Merit Box grants. Book publishing, building holy objects and retreat cabins, repairing practice facilities, aiding social services, helping practitioners do retreat, and digital Dharma initiatives are just some of the activities that have been supported by the International Merit Box Project over the years. On many occasions these grants have made the difference between whether small Dharma communities find the necessary funding to complete their projects or not.

Kurukulla Center in Medford, MA, USA, received a 2017 grant to help with both cosmetic and more serious structural repairs needed for its building, which is over 100 years old. Photo courtesy Kurukulla Center.

Listed below are the projects that received a Merit Box grant in 2017:

  • FPMT Education Services (USA) – Master’s Program Study Manual
  • FPMT Hispana (Spain) – Master’s Program translation support
  • Le Editions Mahayana (France) – Publication of Bodhisattva Attitude in French
  • International Mahayana Institute (France) – Support for IMI Sangha attending retreats with Lama Zopa Rinpoche
  • Jamyang Buddhist Centre (UK) – Repaying the Kindness Project
  • Kadampa Center (USA) – Media support for Light of the Path
  • Kunsang Yeshe Centre (Australia) – Yellow Tara statue
  • Kurukulla Center (USA) – Repairs and Restoration of Building Exterior Project
  • Land of Calm Abiding (USA) – Propane for staff housing
  • Lama Yeshe Wisdom Archive (USA) – Big Love biography
  • Mahamudra Centre (Australia) – Foundation Service Seminar airfare for facilitators
  • MAITRI Charitable Trust (India) – Care of Animal Beings Project   
  • Maitripa College (USA) – Library and/or education initiatives
  • Milarepa Center (USA) – Renovations and repair projects
  • Centro La Sabiduría de Nagarjuna (Spain) – New center project
  • Tara Home (USA) – End of life services

The project for this new large Yellow Tara statue for Kunsang Yeshe Centre in Australia is nearing completion. Photo courtesy Kunsang Yeshe Centre.


The new cycle of accumulation has begun already for 2018. If you would like start accumulating offerings with your own Merit Box practice, you can order a free Merit Box for your home or office altar on the Foundation Store website.

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Jan
27
2017

Merit Box Offerings Help Train the First Facilitators for the a.r.t. of Fulfillment Program

Posted in FPMT Community News, Merit Box News.
From the facilitator training retreat, Land of Joy, UK, July 2016. Photo courtesy of FDCW.

From the facilitator training retreat, Land of Joy, UK, July 2016. Photo courtesy of FDCW.

Seven months ago, the International Merit Box Project awarded twenty-one grants to a variety of Dharma projects, made possible solely from the collected offerings of Merit Box practitioners around the world.

One of these grants funded a retreat to train the first group of facilitators for the a.r.t. of Fulfillment, a new education program created by the Foundation for Developing Compassion and Wisdom (FDCW).

According to FDCW, the a.r.t. of Fulfillment program “is a systematic inquiry into how you can lead a more fulfilling and meaningful life in the 21st century.” The international team of educators that designed the a.r.t. of Fulfillment program drew upon their expertise in a number of modern Western disciplines—including psychology, philosophy, and experiential learning—in addition to the wisdom tradition of Buddhism. It is designed both for a general audience and for those who have been involved in previous Universal Education courses.

The a.r.t. of Fulfillment program map.  Photo courtesy of FDCW.

The a.r.t. of Fulfillment program map. Image courtesy of FDCW.

The flagship July 2016 training was held as a week-long retreat at Land of Joy in the UK, and consisted of a selected group of FPMT-registered teachers. Those at the retreat were offered the course first as participants before then training in facilitation methods. It is thought that experiencing the program from the perspectives of both student and instructor can better inform how to teach it.

In addition to learning how to facilitate a.r.t. of Fulfillment courses, one of the broader training outcomes of the retreat was to expose participants to modern teaching methods that they could use in any class setting. “[The training was designed] to develop and experience new teaching skills, using modern, experiential methodologies,” says Grace Gyatso, director of the FDCW. Such skills could make for more effective learning for students taking traditional Buddhist courses in FPMT communities.

From the facilitator training retreat, Land of Joy, UK, July 2016. Photo courtesy of FDCW.

From the facilitator training retreat, Land of Joy, UK, July 2016. Photo courtesy of FDCW.

Because of this training, which was supported by the generosity of Merit Box practitioners, there are now eleven certified a.r.t. of Fulfillment facilitators living in seven different countries. With facilitators spread out around the world, the program can potentially be offered on at least three different continents.

So far, there are a number of a.r.t. programs scheduled in the UK in 2017. Ven. Tenzin Chokyi and Don Handrick are scheduled to the lead the first of these programs in the United States at Vajrapani Institute in California from June 30–July 9.


You can view the full calendar of scheduled a.r.t. of Fulfillment courses:
http://compassionandwisdom.org/news-and-events/calendar/listings/range.listevents/-?catids=88&year=2017&month=01&day=17

This is just one of the twenty-one Merit Box grants awarded to Dharma projects last year:
https://fpmt.org/wp-content/uploads/projects/fpmt/merit-box/International-Merit-Box-Project-Distribution-2016.pdf

Collection season for 2017 Merit Box grants is happening now through March 31. If you have a Merit Box and want to send in your offerings, contact donations@fpmt.org. Get a free Merit Box today:
https://shop.fpmt.org/Merit-Box-_p_619.html

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Jun
20
2016

New Merit Box Grants Awarded Around the World

Posted in Charitable Activities, Merit Box News.
Dr. Thubten Jinpa was the first speaker for Maitripa College's Mindfulness and Compassion Initiative in 2015. Photo by Chris Majors.

Dr. Thubten Jinpa was the first speaker for Maitripa College’s Mindfulness and Compassion Initiative in 2015. Photo by Chris Majors.

The International Merit Box Project has reached its 15th year, and 21 new Merit Box grants totaling US$33,500 were awarded in May for qualified projects and initiatives spanning six countries.

The funding for the grants comes from a year’s worth of accumulated Merit Box offerings by FPMT communities and individual Merit Box practitioners. Merit Box grants are given to projects, services and initiatives around the world that are working to fulfill the mission of FPMT. This year’s recipients were chosen out of a pool of 34 applications.

The 2016 grants will offer support to a variety of projects and programs. To name a few:

  • Five projects constructing holy objects, including Kurukulla statues at the Land of Joy retreat center in the UK and Ocean of Compassion Buddhist Center in California.

  • Six book publishing projects, including a set of teachings by Lama Yeshe, and new editions of the Sanghata Sutra and Golden Light Sutra published in French.

  • Tech support for the Light of the Path retreat in August at Kadampa Center in the US.

  • Initiatives like the Repaying the Kindness Project in the UK, Maitripa College’s Mindfulness and Compassion Initiative, and Foundation Learning Programme educator training facilitated by the Foundation for Developing Compassion and Wisdom.

  • Support for Land of Calm Abiding, the Liberation Prison Project, MAITRI Charitable Trust’s Care for Animal Beings Project, and more.

To see a complete list of the 2016 Merit Box grants, click here.

To become a Merit Box practitioner, one can order a free Merit Box to have for your home, altar or desk. One then makes small offerings into your Merit Box throughout the year. Collectively, these offerings have made a big difference, giving nearly US$1 million to over 200 Dharma projects in the past 15 years.

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Mar
21
2016

End of the Merit Box Season Approaching

Posted in FPMT Community News, FPMT News Around the World, Merit Box News.
A Merit Box grant was given in 2015 for IMI Sangha to attend last year's retreats with Lama Zopa Rinpoche in the Netherlands and Mexico (pictured here).

A Merit Box grant was given in 2015 for IMI Sangha to attend last year’s retreats with Lama Zopa Rinpoche in the Netherlands and Mexico (pictured here).

Each year the International Merit Box Project has a collection and grant application season when Merit Box practitioners send in their accumulated offerings for the year, and Dharma communities, projects and services apply for grants. That season is closing at the end of March. From now until then, the International Merit Box Project hopes to see a lot of activity coming from around the globe through grant applications and donations. 

The Merit Box Project was created in 2002 to foster generosity practice for individuals, while serving to provide grant funding to projects that are working to fulfill the FPMT mission. To date over 200 projects, services and initiatives have been supported by Merit Box grants, with the amount reaching nearly 1 million US dollars collectively.

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Jamyang Buddhist Centre London’s Repaying the Kindness service project has been able to continue compassionately supporting care providers in part by Merit Box grants received in recent years.

Merit Box grants have helped myriad forms of compassionate activity come to fruition and can be indispensable for communities facing challenges in their local fundraising. Grants have supported Sangha to attend retreats; the creation of new holy objects, book publications, service programs, and retreat cabins; much-needed repair work, and so on. All this coming from individuals placing small offerings into their Merit Boxes at home throughout the year. Now approaching its fifteenth grant season, the International Merit Box Project is an annual display of the effects of collective generosity within the FPMT community.

The deadline for submitting a Merit Box grant application for a 2016 grant (awarded in May-June 2016) is March 31, 2016. Request a grant application by emailing meritbox@fpmt.org

One can join the international project and become a Merit Box practitioner by ordering a free Merit Box from the Foundation Store, or contribute immediately to the project online here. Donations received by March 31st, 2016 will be collected for the 2016 grant awards.

 

 

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Jul
22
2015

International Merit Box Project: 14 New Grants Awarded for 2015

Posted in Charitable Activities, Merit Box News.
IMI Sangha members at Maitreya Instituut, the Netherlands, July 2015. Photo via IMI on Facebook.

IMI Sangha members at Maitreya Instituut, Loenen, Netherlands, July 2015. Photo via IMI on Facebook. A Merit Box grant provided support for IMI Sangha to attend the teachings with Lama Zopa Rinpoce at Maitreya Instituut.

With a special thanks for all those who submitted or helped coordinate Merit Box offerings over the past year, it’s time to rejoice! A new set of 14 Merit Box grants have been awarded for 2015. Disbursements will be sent out this month to support a number of Dharma endeavors.

Here are some highlights of Merit Box grants awarded this year:

  • One grant provided support for IMI Sangha (FPMT nuns and monks) to attend the retreat with Lama Zopa Rinpoche at Maitreya Instituut Loenen, Netherlands in July.
  • Buddha House, an FPMT center in Australia, is building statues of Ganapati and the 16 Arhats following Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s advice. The project will be partially funded by their forthcoming grant.
FPMT Europe regional meeting group photo, Maitreya Instituut, Loenen, Netherlands, July 2015. Photo by Ven. Roger Kunsang.

FPMT Europe regional meeting group photo, Maitreya Instituut, Loenen, Netherlands, July 2015. Photo by Ven. Roger Kunsang.

  • FPMT Europe will receive much-needed support to further the coordination efforts between their very active regional and national offices. There are 50 centers, study groups, projects and services in Europe, including long-term retreat centers and two centers offering the FPMT Masters Program!
  • A grant was awarded to Lama Yeshe Wisdom Archive for the publication of Lama Yeshe’s Gyalwa Gyatso teachings given at a course in Italy in 1983. They will be transcribed, edited and prepared into a print book and ebook for interested students around the world.
Dr. Thupten Jinpa speaking at Maitripa College in May 2015, the first event of the Mindfulness and Compassion Initiative, Portland, Oregon, USA. Photo courtesy of Maitripa College.

Dr. Thupten Jinpa speaking at Maitripa College in May 2015, the first event of the Mindfulness and Compassion Initiative, Portland, Oregon, USA. Photo courtesy of Maitripa College.

  • At Maitripa College in the USA, grants have been awarded for two projects. One will fund the need for expanded shelving to house the immense collection of texts bequeathed to the Maitripa Library by their dear late professor, Buddhist scholar Dr. James Blumenthal. 

    The second grant will be applied for the development of a new Mindfulness and Compassion initiative. Yangsi Rinpoche, president of Maitripa College, comments, “This initiative is a major development towards incorporating the advice given to Maitripa College by His Holiness the Dalai Lama in May 2013. We are so grateful to be within the FPMT family. We recognize that the Merit Box grants are a result of incredible generosity from every angle, and we are so appreciative for the awards we received this year.”

Eight other great projects will also receive funding support through the Merit Box Project. Please see the complete list of grants here!

Becoming a Merit Box practitioner is easy! Order a free Merit Box kit for your altar, and start making offerings throughout the year into your Merit Box. Collection for the 2016 grants will take place from December 2015 through March 2016. Please contact meritbox@fpmt.org with any questions or requests.

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