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Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition
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.
A continuación puede ver una lista de los centros y sus páginas web en su lengua preferida.
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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.
Visitez le site de notre Editions Mahayana pour les traductions, conseils et nouvelles du Bureau international en français.
Voici une liste de centres et de leurs sites dans votre langue préférée
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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.
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.
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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。
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。
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護持大乘法脈基金會”( 英文簡稱:FPMT。全名:Found
ation 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。 FPMT的創辦人是圖騰耶喜喇嘛和喇嘛梭巴仁波切。
我們所修習的是由兩位上師所教導的,西藏喀巴大師的佛法傳承。 察看道场信息:
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Each one of us is responsible for all other living beings’ happiness besides our own. As a result, your loving kindness is the most wish fulfilling thing in life, more precious than anything else in the world. That makes for a most satisfying, fulfilling life.
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Items displayed in the shop are made available for Dharma practice and educational purposes, and never for the purpose of profiting from their sale. Please read FPMT Foundation Store Policy Regarding Dharma Items for more information.
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Advice for Eclipse Days and Buddha Multiplying Days
On lunar and solar eclipses, Lama Zopa Rinoche advises that the merit generated is multiplied by 700,000 and 100 million, respectively, and any beneficial practices can be done. In particular, Rinpoche recommends:
- Recitation of the names of the Thirty-five Confession Buddhas
- Vajrasattva mantras
Practices specifically recommended by Rinpoche for this and other Buddha Multiplying Days include:
- Taking the Eight Mahayana Precepts
- Doing Nyung Näs
- Performing the Guru Shakyamuni Buddha puja
- Reciting the Sutra for Remembering the Three Jewels
Of course, any other meritorious activities often advised by Lama Zopa Rinpoche are also good to do on these days, such as recitation of the Sanghata Sutra, Sutra of Golden Light, etc. with extensive dedications. These texts are available on our sutras page.
Through comprehensive study programs, practice materials, training seminars, and scholarships, FPMT Education nourishes the development of compassion, wisdom, kindness, and true happiness in individuals of all ages.
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FPMT Education Services recently made the MP3 CD How to Meditate on Emptiness: The Barcelona Teacahings available by donation to the general public.
This set of talks from September 2005 is particularly valuable as Lama Zopa Rinpoche gave extraordinary teachings on emptiness and how to meditate on emptiness. Rinpoche defines the “I,” and addresses issues of the false “I” and our fear of losing the “I.” Emptiness is explained relating to external objects and when practicing guru yoga. Also, a detailed explanation is given for how to meditate on the emptiness of the “I,” the emptiness of others, and the emptiness of time.
Rinpoche concludes with teachings on refuge, and provides commentary and recitation of several sutras, including four chapters of the Sutra of Golden Light.
This and many other Dharma materials are available by donation through the Foundation Store.
Through comprehensive study programs, practice materials, training seminars, and scholarships, FPMT Education nourishes the development of compassion, wisdom, kindness, and true happiness in individuals of all ages.
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Commonly Used Prayers and Practices Available
FPMT Education Services has made available a variety of commonly used prayers and practices which students can download for free or utilize online.
On this page you can find resources for death and dying, long life prayers and practices, plus a variety of recommended materials that can be used daily.
Also available through the Foundation Store are Essential Buddhist Prayer Books, Buddhist practices, and Tibetan texts available for purchase as hard copy materials and/or eBooks and PDF downloads (many of which are available for free download).
In addition, you can find various mantras and sutras for your use as well, available for free on the website.
There are many resources available to students who wish to strengthen or enhance their daily practice. Please let us know if you can’t find what you are looking for and we are happy to help you in any way we can. You can reach us at education@fpmt.org.
Through comprehensive study programs, practice materials, training seminars, and scholarships, FPMT Education nourishes the development of compassion, wisdom, kindness, and true happiness in individuals of all ages.
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The Preliminary Practice of Altar Set-up and Water Bowl Offerings
The practice of offering 100,000 water bowls is one of nine preliminary practices or “ngöndros” performed in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition. The preliminary practices are designed to accumulate merit and purify negativities in order to quickly generate realizations on the path. They are also done in preparation for longer tantric retreats. The nine preliminaries are to do 100,000 repetitions related to the following practices: prostrations, mandala offerings, guru yoga, Vajrasattva, Damtsig Dorje, Dorje Khadro, tsa-tsas, water bowl offerings, and refuge.
The Preliminary Practice of Altar Set-up and Water Bowl Offerings has been revised and is now available in PDF format, or as an eBook available from the FPMT Foundation Store or Amazon Kindle Store.
Contents of this booklet include: “The Practice of Offering” by Lama Zopa Rinpoche, “Guidelines for Completing 100,000 Water Bowl Offerings,” “Extensive Offering Practice,” “Light Offering Prayer” by Lama Atisha, and “How to Fill a Small Statue.”
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Preliminary Practice of Prostrations eBook Available
Prostrations to the Thirty-five Confession Buddhas with recitation of the “Bodhisattva’s Confession of Moral Downfalls” from the Sutra of Three Heaps, is one of the most powerful methods available to purify harmful actions we have done in the past. By doing this practice mindfully, we can prevent unwanted suffering from occurring in the future. In addition, this practice clears away obstacles to spiritual practice and opens the mind in order to gain realizations on the path. Doing this practice first thing in the morning helps empower all other prayers and activities of the day.
As Lama Zopa Rinpoche explains, “There is so much hope in our lives. Our lives are so full of opportunity. It is so easy to purify, so easy to become free from samsara and achieve enlightenment. Even with just prostration, we can achieve all of this.”
This essential practice is now available as an eBook from the FPMT Foundation Store and the Amazon Kindle Store.
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Practicing the Five Powers Near the Time of Death
Practicing the Five Powers Near the Time of Death by Lama Zopa Rinpoche contains advice and commentary to help ensure a peaceful death and positive rebirth. Although this book was intended for use by those facing imminent death, it is a deeply profound teaching on how to live life for anyone who wishes to make their life and eventual death most meaningful.
Rinpoche explains, “When you practice the five powers, every single thing you do is only for numberless sentient beings and therefore, everything you do only becomes the cause for achieving the peerless happiness of full enlightenment. This is the greatest profit that can be achieved with this life and so this practice is the most beneficial one for achieving peerless happiness. It means that every single action you do, whether it is meditation and prayers or doing your job, becomes the cause of happiness for all sentient beings. This means that you will have the best, happiest life now and also the best, happiest life in the future – like the sun shining in this world and eliminating all darkness.”
This forty page practice is available as an eBook from the FPMT Foundation Store and the Amazon Kindle Store.
Through comprehensive study programs, practice materials, training seminars, and scholarships, FPMT Education nourishes the development of compassion, wisdom, kindness, and true happiness in individuals of all ages.
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Living in the Path Module, “The Secret of the Mind”
In this revised module of Living in the Path, “The Secret of the Mind,” Lama Zopa Rinpoche gives an extensive teaching on karma and the mind based on two verses from the Dhammapada (The Collection of Sayings), each of which begin with the line “Phenomena are created by the mind.”
Rinpoche explains that the philosophy of phenomena being created by the mind is unique to Buddhism, and that what this means is that every experience of suffering and happiness is the result of our own actions, or karma, which in turn come from our mind. “The secret of the mind” means the same as “Phenomena are created by the mind.” Rinpoche tells us that as long as we don’t know this important point, we won’t understand that abandoning suffering and achieving happiness have to come from our mind. On the other hand, when we do come to understand this, we will see that the experience of happiness and suffering is in our hands.
The materials for this module of Living in the Path are drawn from teachings given by Lama Zopa Rinpoche at Light of the Path 2010. The transcripts have been divided into ten short readings that are complimented by four short video excerpts of the teachings. An introductory video, “Mind: The Creator,” with Ven. Robina Courtin provides an engaging and informative overview of the subject of karma and the mind. To help students gain a deeper understanding and experience of the teachings, each reading begins with several questions that help to draw out the main points and encourage an active involvement with the teaching. In addition, the readings are supplemented with guidelines for meditating on the teaching, keeping it present throughout the day with a mindfulness practice, and offering service to others. Students who complete all the required readings, meditations, mindfulness and service practices are awarded a Certificate of Achievement.
For an overview of this module, see “Mind: The Creator,” with Ven. Robina Courtin:
https://youtu.be/YL_2yXFv-Mk
For the full module, see Living in the Path, “The Secret of the Mind.” The enrollment key to access this module is available as a benefit of becoming a Friend of FPMT at the Dharma Supporter level or higher. Alternatively, it can be purchased in the Foundation Store.
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Taking the Eight Mahayana Precepts
Lama Zopa Rinpoche recommends taking the 24-hour eight Mahayana precept vows on days on which the karmic effects of positive actions are multiplied, such as Buddha days, full moon, new moon, and eclipses.
The eight Mahayana precepts are a powerful and effective way for you to build, maintain and increase deep propensities for spiritual practice and attainment and thus is a profound method for giving meaning to your precious human life. Lama Zopa Rinpoche quotes this passage from the King of Concentration Sutra:
“For ten billion eons equaling the number of sand grains in the Pacific Ocean, if one offers umbrellas, flags, garlands of light offerings, food and drink with a calm mind, or offers service to one hundred billion times ten million buddhas, when the holy Dharma has become extremely perished and the teachings of the Gone to Bliss One have stopped, if somebody who is enjoying (living in) one vow for one day or night, this merit is particularly exalted than having made all those offerings.”
Here we offer a few helpful guidelines for those considering taking the eight Mahayana precepts:
* Whomever you first take the eight Mahayana precepts from does become your guru. Because of this, Lama Zopa Rinpoche says if the student is not ready (or confident) to make that
commitment to that person then it is better for the student to take the precepts from the altar until they are ready to take from someone whom they are willing to accept as their guru.
* It is fine to take the precepts from the altar, although of course having the lineage makes it stronger, but you are still taking and keeping the precepts when you take them from the altar.
* You can take the eight Mahayana precepts before you have officially taken refuge – in fact with faith taking the eight Mahayana precepts is taking refuge, in the heart sense. Anyone who has faith and is sincere is in fact in the heart taking refuge.
You can find the practice, Direct and Unmistaken Method: Practice and Benefits of Eight Mahayana Precepts, on the FPMT Foundation Store.
For more information on recommended practices for multiplying days.
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Please Offer Lama Chöpa with Tsog on Losar in Honor of Lama Yeshe
Lama Zopa Rinpoche has recently reminded FPMT centers to offer extensive Lama Chöpa with Tsog on Losar (Tibetan New Year) in honor of the anniversary of FPMT founder Lama Yeshe’s passing away. Rinpoche added that it would be good to do this at 5 a.m., the time when Lama Yeshe manifested death. This year, Losar is on February 9.
In addition to this, Rinpoche also said for centers to start the tradition of telling stories about Lama Yeshe every Losar to keep his memory alive, for example, by inviting older students who knew Lama to share their favorite stories, or by watching video or reading published stories of Lama. This Losar marks the 32nd year since Lama Yeshe’s passing away.
Losar also marks the beginning of the 15 Days of Miracles, a period when Lord Buddha performed many miracles to benefit others. Lama Tsongkhapa, the founder of the Gelug school, established the Great Prayer Festival (Monlam Chenmo) to coincide with this special occasion in 1409.
Lama Zopa Rinpoche, citing the Vinaya text Treasure of Quotations and Logic, teaches that the karmic results of non-virtuous and virtuous actions are multiplied by one hundred million during Buddha Multiplying Days such as these. It is a very powerful time to practice – such as taking the eight Mahayana precepts, completing nyung näs, and reciting sutras – and strengthen one’s commitment to engaging in virtuous activity.
Find advice and inspiration from Lama Yeshe (http://bit.ly/lama-yeshe-teachings) in the Lama Yeshe Wisdom Archive and on FPMT.org (https://fpmt.org/tag/lama-yeshe).
For more information about Losar, visit Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s Advice page.
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In November 2015, Lama Zopa Rinpoche advised students to urgently undertake certain practices to help mitigate a possible earthquake in California and elsewhere in the world. The advice was that the following should be completed by February 1:
- 1,800,000 recitations of the long Kshitigarbha mantra done as part of a Kshitigarbha practice.
- Taking the Eight Mahayana precepts 300 times.
- Performing the extensive Medicine Buddha puja – ongoing.
- Reading of the Tengyur four times – to be done at Sera Je Monastery.
To help organize this, Bay Area FPMT centers set up a Pacify Earthquakes website with information and news about the advice, resources, ways to report or pledge the recommended practices or donate toward Sera Je monks helping to complete part of the advice (reciting the Tengyur four times).
What remains to be completed is the Kshitigarbha mantra recitations. Lama Zopa Rinpoche recently told the Bay Area centers that students should keep going with their mantra recitations until the number is completed, even if this is not completed by February 1. According to the Pacify Earthquakes blog, of the 1.8 million mantras recommended, students have accumulated 751,000 as of January 26. Students around the world are very welcome to participate in the fulfillment of this advice as a strong, collective effort is needed.
The Kshitigarbha practice and long mantra can be found here:
https://fpmt.org/education/prayers-and-practice-materials/#kshitigarbha
You can report your mantra recitations here:
http://www.pacifyearthquakes.org/mantra-recitations/
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A new free module from Living in the Path program, “The Method to Transform a Suffering Life into Happiness (Including Enlightenment)” is now available on the Online Learning Center.
In this module of Living in the Path, you will find explanations of the three practices Lama Zopa Rinpoche would like his students to do at the beginning of every day: “The Method to Transform a Suffering Life into Happiness (Including Enlightenment),” “Blessing the Speech,” and “Daily Mantras.” A practice containing all three is freely available to students. This new module gives students an opportunity to understand this short, but essential, collection of daily practices.
The commentary for “The Method to Transform a Suffering Life into Happiness” is compiled from various teachings by Lama Zopa Rinpoche given between 2009 and 2015.
The commentaries for “Blessing the Speech” and “Daily Mantras” are mainly extracted from Rinpoche’s teachings given during Light of the Path Retreat 2009 held in North Carolina, USA. They were originally included in Living in the Path, Module 2: Taking the Essence: “Mantras for the Morning.”
You are invited to visit Living in the Path on the FPMT Online Learning Center to see a full list of available modules.
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A Foundation Service Seminar (FSS) is planned for September 19-25, 2016 at Land of Joy, located at Greenhaugh Hall near Hexham, in Northumberland, UK. This seminar will be lead by Wendy Ridley and Charlotte Elliot.
FSS provides support and training to volunteers and staff offering service within FPMT centers, projects, and services. The seminars help develop a shared understanding of the FPMT mission, creating a firm basis from which to serve effectively and joyfully within FPMT.
The seminar explores how best to offer one’s skills and qualities in service. Participants will investigate the purpose and mission of FPMT and how that vision translates into action for centers, projects, services, study groups, and individuals. For anyone who is serving FPMT (directors, SPCs, board members, staff, volunteers) the FSS is a great opportunity to reconnect with the FPMT family and be inspired by the vast visions of our teachers.
During the five days, participants will explore their relationship to resources — both material and human; communication skills and conflict resolution; teaching according to the level of the student; ways to maintain and develop personal practice in the midst of service, and methods to prevent and cure burnout. Discussions will center around service in terms of guru devotion, karma, compassion, and emptiness. Participants will learn how to draw strength, inspiration, wisdom, and guidance from these practices as well as learn how to use the Inner Job Description, a tool for developing what Lama Zopa calls the “inner professional” for integrating the Dharma into our daily lives.
The seminar includes group discussion, sharing of experiences, and is retreat-like including daily meditations and group practice as advised by Lama Zopa Rinpoche. Creating Lama Yeshe’s “family feeling” is a skill all can learn to employ within our centers and study groups. The FSS is a great opportunity to prepare the next generations of directors, SPCs, board members, staff, and volunteers.
Booking in advance is required for this Foundation Service Seminar. Please book here: www.landofjoy.co.uk/programme/book-a-retreat
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