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Mandala January-June 2019
The cover story from the January-June 2019 issue of Mandala magazine, “Sustaining the Pure Unbroken Lineage of Buddha’s Teachings in This World: The Legacy of the Sera Je Food Fund,” shares the history and success of the Sera Je Food Fund. Through the extraordinary generosity of Lama Zopa Rinpoche and the supporters of the fund, an endowment was created large enough to support the long-term health of the Sera Je Food Fund. Interest from this endowment covers the entire cost of offering the monks at Sera Je Monastery three nutritious meals a day throughout the year.
You can read the complete article on the food fund, “Sustaining the Pure Unbroken Lineage of Buddha’s Teachings in This World: The Legacy of the Sera Je Food Fund,” in eZine format and as a PDF.
The latest print edition also includes the story “Buxa Chogar: Saving Tibetan Buddhism in Exile” by Robyn Brentan. The article looks at the extraordinary hardships the Tibetan monastic refugee community experienced as they dedicated themselves to preserving the authentic Dharma in exile. The kindness these refugee monastics demonstrated by going on to rebuild the monasteries in India and to teach Dharma to Westerners is beyond measure. In this issue’s online content, you can read stories from and about FPMT geshes, sharing some of their personal experiences of Buxa Chogar and exile.
Mandala magazine is published twice a year. Mandala January-June 2019 has been mailed to Friends of FPMT supporters and to the FPMT centers, projects, and services who offer the magazine as a benefit.
If you would like to have future issues of Mandala sent to you in the mail, sign up for Friends of FPMT at the Foundation Friends level or higher. Friends of FPMT can also read the full issue online or download it to their electronic reading devices. They can also choose to donate their print issue to an incarcerated person, facilitated by the Liberation Prison Project.
For those wishing to purchase a copy, the January-June 2019 issue is also available through the FPMT Foundation Store.
We hope you enjoy the January-June 2019 issue of Mandala magazine.
If you want to help Sangha, please learn more about FPMT Charitable Project’s Supporting Ordained Sangha Fund and the ways it supports monasteries and nunneries around the world.
FPMT.org and Mandala Publications brings you news of Lama Zopa Rinpoche and of activities, teachings, and events from over 160 FPMT centers, projects, and services around the globe. If you like what you read, consider becoming a Friend of FPMT, which supports our work.
Lama Zopa Rinpoche offered lunch to Dagri Rinpoche and his attendant, Ven. Tenzin Gyaltsen, Root Institute, Bodhgaya, India, January 2019. Photo by Ven. Roger Kunsang.
Out now – the February FPMT International Office e-News!
- This month we bring you:
Lama Zopa Rinpoche Schedule Updates - Thanks from Rinpoche for the Sera Je Food Fund
- We’re Seeking New Friends!
…and more!
Have this translated into your native language by using our convenient translation facility located on the right-hand side of the page. French and Spanish speakers will find the FPMT International Office News translated each month in the “Bienvenue” and “Bienvenidos” tabs on the FPMT homepage.
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Lama Zopa Rinpoche with Tenzin Phuntsok Rinpoche, Bodhgaya, India, December 2018. Photo by Ven. Roger Kunsang.
We hope you enjoy our January FPMT International Office e-News!
This month we bring you news about:
- Updates to Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s Teaching Schedule
- Time to Empty Your Merit Box!
- 2019 LPP Calendar Available to Order
…and more!
Have this translated into your native language by using our convenient translation facility located on the right-hand side of the page. French and Spanish speakers will find the FPMT International Office News translated each month in the “Bienvenue” and “Bienvenidos” tabs on the FPMT homepage.
The FPMT International Office e-News comes from your FPMT International Office. Visit our subscribe page to receive the FPMT International Office News directly in your email box.
Lama Zopa Rinpoche, December 2018. Photo by Ven Lobsang Sherab.
Please find Season’s Greetings from Lama Zopa Rinpoche and all of us at Rinpoche’s Office, together with our latest e-News!
In addition to our Season’s Greetings, we bring you news of:
How to Give A Gift to Benefit Others
New Materials from Education Services
Rejoicing in Completion of the Thame Stupa Rebuild
Two New Online Stories from Mandala
…and more!
Have this translated into your native language by using our convenient translation facility located on the right-hand side of the page. French and Spanish speakers will find the FPMT International Office News translated each month in the “Bienvenue” and “Bienvenidos” tabs on the FPMT homepage.
The FPMT International Office e-News comes from your FPMT International Office. Visit our subscribe page to receive the FPMT International Office News directly in your email box.
Lama Zopa Rinpoche, Madrid, Spain, November 2018. Photo by Ven. Lobsang Sherab.
Out Now – the FPMT International Office e-News for November!
This month we bring you news about:
- Advice from Lama Zopa Rinpoche
- Our new project to protect the environment
- Results of our recent Translation Fund campaign
- A new book by Lama Yeshe
- Opportunities to offer service
…and more!
Have this translated into your native language by using our convenient translation facility located on the right-hand side of the page. French and Spanish speakers will find the FPMT International Office News translated each month in the “Bienvenue” and “Bienvenidos” tabs on the FPMT homepage.
The FPMT International Office e-News comes from your FPMT International Office. Visit our subscribe page to receive the FPMT International Office News directly in your email box.
Lama Zopa Rinpoche at Chenerzig Institute, Eudlo, Australia, June 2018. Photo by Ven. Lobsang Sherab.
We invite you to read our October 2018 FPMT International Office e-News. This month you’ll find:
- Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s schedule updates
- highlights and advice from our most recently published blogs
- The Path to Ultimate Happiness, a new ebook by Lama Zopa Rinpoche
- an inspiring video of MAITRI Charitable Trust
- The Inner Job Description (IJD) App now available in six languages
… and much more!
The FPMT International Office News comes from your FPMT International Office. Visit our subscribe page to receive the FPMT International Office News directly in your email box.
Lama Zopa Rinpoche showing relics to Ling Rinpoche, Aptos, USA, August 2018. Photo by Ven. Lobsang Sherab
We hope you will enjoy the September FPMT International Office e-News.
This month we bring you:
- The Date for the Official Long Life Puja for Lama Zopa Rinpoche
- Highlights of Advice from Lama Zopa RInpoche
- Problem Solving in the FPMT Organization
- News About the First Teacher Development Service Seminar
…and more!
Have this translated into your native language by using our convenient translation facility located on the right-hand side of the page. French and Spanish speakers will find the FPMT International Office News translated each month in the “Bienvenue” and “Bienvenidos” tabs on the FPMT homepage
The FPMT International Office e-News comes from your FPMT International Office. Visit our subscribe page to receive the FPMT International Office News directly in your email box.
Lama Zopa Rinpoche, Washington State, USA, June 2018. Photo by Ven. Lobsang Sherab
We hope you will enjoy our latest e-News, out now!
This month we bring you:
- New Advice and a New Book from Lama Zopa Rinpoche
- New Opportunities to Rejoice with us:
Millions of Mani Mantras Recited
A Fruitful Foundation Service Seminar
…and more!
The FPMT International Office e-News comes from your FPMT International Office. Visit our subscribe page to receive the FPMT International Office News directly in your email box.
Lama Zopa Rinpoche teaching at Chag-tong Chen-tong Center, Tasmania, Australia, May 2018. Photo by Ven. Lobsang Sherab.
We hope you will enjoy the July FPMT International Office e-News!
This month we bring you:
- Updates on Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s Schedule
- News about the Ongoing Investment by the FPMT Puja Fund
- How the International Merit Box Project is Helping
…and more!
The FPMT International Office e-News comes from your FPMT International Office. Visit our subscribe page to receive the FPMT International Office News directly in your email box.
Lama Zopa Rinpoche, Australia, May 2018. Photo by Ven. Lobsang Sherab.
We hope you will enjoy the June FPMT International Office e-News, out now!
This month we bring you:
- Highlights of Recent Advice from Lama Zopa Rinpoche
- The Updated FPMT Mission Statement
- Sutra of Golden Light Resources
- News from our Foundation Store
…and more!
The FPMT International Office e-News comes from your FPMT International Office. Visit our subscribe page to receive the FPMT International Office News directly in your email box.
Lama Zopa Rinpoche offering to pretas and doing Dzambhala practice at the lake near Thubten Shedrup Ling Monastery, Bendigo, Australia, April 2018. Photo by Ven. Roger Kunsang. Read about and listen to the recordings of the teachings given by Rinpoche during the retreat.
We invite you to read our May FPMT International Office e-News!
This month you will find:
- An Addition to Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s Schedule
- An Update on the Steps on the Path to Enlightenment Series
- An Invitation to Work a Day for Rinpoche
- New Materials from our Education Services Department
- An Introduction to the Newest FPMT Study Group!
… and more!
The FPMT International Office News comes from your FPMT International Office. Visit our subscribe page to receive the FPMT International Office News directly in your email box.
Lama Zopa Rinpoche with Ganden Tri Rinpoche, India, November 2017. Photo by Ven. Roger Kunsang.
We hope you enjoy the April edition of the FPMT International Office e-News!
This month we bring you:
- Updates to Rinpoche’s schedule, including an initiation particularly beneficial to those serving in the organization;
- New materials from Education Services;
- More to rejoice about, including news about a recent Foundation Service Seminar, and dates of upcoming FPMT Service Seminars!
… and more!
The FPMT International Office News comes from your FPMT International Office. Visit our subscribe page to receive the FPMT International Office News directly in your email box.