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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.
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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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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Lama Zopa Rinpoche, Kopan Monastery, Nepal, April 2020. Photo by Ven. Lobsang Sherab.
Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s newest book, How to Face Death without Fear: A Handbook by Lama Zopa Rinpoche, was recently released by Wisdom Publications. The 400-plus page paperback book has been compiled from years of Rinpoche’s teachings and carefully edited by Ven. Robina Courtin, an FPMT registered teacher.
Students can use How to Face Death without Fear: A Handbook to help loved ones prepare for the end of their life with courage, acceptance, and a mind free of fear. Rinpoche explains how to think about death and reincarnation, how we go from one life to the next, what to do before death, in the moment itself, after the breath has stopped, and after the mind has left the body. Much of the advice included in the book can be adapted to benefit non-Buddhists and animals too.
How to Face Death Without Fear: A Handbook by Lama Zopa Rinpoche.
As Rinpoche says in the book’s introduction, “When suddenly one day one of your loved ones dies and you don’t know what to do to help, you’ll feel so confused, so lost. Recently a Buddhist student of mine told me that this is what happened for her when her father died unexpectedly. That made me think that knowing how to help others at the time of death is such important education to have.”
Rinpoche provides the mantras, prayers, and meditations appropriate for each stage of the dying process. This new edition of Rinpoche’s 2017 book How to Enjoy Death makes it easy for the reader to find the right practice at the right time.
Ven. Robina Courtin explained in the preface, “Because for most of us death is a difficult thing to come to terms with—our loved one’s or our own—working out which practices to do can be daunting. Therefore Rinpoche’s actual advice, the things to do—contained in parts 3, 4, and 5, the heart of the book—have been identified as eighty-seven distinct practices, numbered and structured chronologically to help us know what to do when.”
How to Face Death without Fear: A Handbook is an invaluable resource not only for Tibetan Buddhist caregivers, hospice workers, and chaplains but for all of us.
Liberation Box, Protection Tools for a Fortunate Rebirth
The FPMT Foundation Store continues to offer the Liberation Box, which is a collection of tools to be used at the time of death assembled according to Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s advice. It contains powerful methods for ensuring a fortunate rebirth for those who have died or are in the process of dying, including a stupa, hardcopy booklets and cards, MP3 audio files, a phowa pill, and a blessed cord. The Liberation Box can compliment the practices in Rinpoche’s book How to Face Death without Fear. The Foundation Store also offers a French and Spanish hardcopy version of the Liberation Box, as well as a digital version.
For more information, visit Wisdom Publications’ page for How to Face Death without Fear: A Handbook by Lama Zopa Rinpoche:
https://wisdomexperience.org/product/how-to-face-death-without-fear/
You can also find links to many resources for time of death on FPMT.org/death.
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.
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Lama Zopa Rinpoche, Khen Rinpoche Geshe Chonyi, and senior Kopan monks during Padmasambhava incense puja, Kopan Monastery, Nepal, March 2020. Photo by Ven. Lobsang Sherab.
Lama Zopa Rinpoche, Khen Rinpoche Geshe Chonyi, and senior Kopan Monastery monks performed a Padmasambhava incense puja to benefit beings affected by COVID-19 and to help mitigate the spread of the novel coronavirus.
Lama Zopa Rinpoche consulted with Rangjung Neljorma Khadro Namsel Drönme (Khadro-la) about what pujas to do to help the pandemic, and it came out that the Padmasambhava incense puja was best at this time.
The coordinated incense puja was done by about ten high lamas around Kathmandu. Originally the puja was planned to be done in various holy places in Nepal, but due to the current situation, it was changed so that the puja would be done by each lama at the same time in their respective monasteries.
Lama Zopa Rinpoche, Khen Rinpoche Geshe Chonyi, and senior Kopan monks during Padmasambhava incense puja, Kopan Monastery, Nepal, March 2020. Photo by Ven. Lobsang Sherab.
During the puja at Kopan, prayers and practices were offered in the four directions.
Rinpoche continues to discuss with Khadro-la other practices that can be done to help people who are sick and stop the spread of COVID-19 and for the benefit of beings who are affected by the coronavirus.
Watch a short video of scenes from the Padmasambhaba incense puja at Kopan Monastery:
https://youtu.be/pyXORzZ_rmU
For detailed advice on the practices recommended by Lama Zopa Rinpoche to mitigate the coronavirus pandemic, please visit the page “Advice from Lama Zopa Rinpoche for Coronavirus.”
https://fpmt.org/fpmt/announcements/resources-for-coronavirus-pandemic/advice-from-lama-zopa-rinpoche-for-coronavirus/
Additional resources, including Dharma study-from-home opportunities, can be found on the page “Resources for the Coronavirus Pandemic.”
https://fpmt.org/fpmt/announcements/resources-for-coronavirus-pandemic/
Lama Zopa Rinpoche is the spiritual director of the Foundation for the Preservation of Mahayana Tradition (FPMT), a Tibetan Buddhist organization dedicated to the transmission of the Mahayana Buddhist tradition and values worldwide through teaching, meditation and community service.
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Lama Zopa Rinpoche, Russia, October 2019. Photo by Ven. Lobsang Sherab.
Due to the risk from the spread of the novel coronavirus, the Bodhicaryavatara and Rinjung Gyatsa Retreat at the Great Stupa of Universal Compassion, Bendigo, Australia, has been postponed. Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s other teaching events in Australia in March and April 2020 have also been postponed.
The postponement of the retreat is the result of observations by Lama Zopa Rinpoche and Khadro-la (Rangjung Neljorma Khadro Namsel Drönme) on the implications of the coronavirus.
In these observations it was repeatedly noted that:
- The coronavirus is moving fast.
- The coronavirus is easily transferred.
- There is at present no cure for the virus.
- There is a danger for the group to gather at this time at the retreat.
We regret that this postponement will cause financial and logistical difficulties for many people. The organizers of the retreat at the Great Stupa have already reached out to those who have booked for the retreat.
Lama Zopa Rinpoche has indicated that the retreat, and other teaching events in Australia, will be rescheduled as soon as the risk from coronavirus is under control, and as soon as a suitable alternative time can be found in Rinpoche’s teaching schedule.
We know that many other centers are affected by the spread of coronavirus and encourage you to continue to take all sensible precautions to help ensure the safety of those using FPMT centers, projects, services, and study groups.
Advice from Rinpoche on Coronavirus
Lama Zopa Rinpoche has offered the following advice to protect from harm by the novel coronavirus:
- Lama Zopa Rinpoche Offers Advice to Protect from the Coronavirus, posted January 25, 2020
- Additional Advice from Lama Zopa Rinpoche to Protect from the Coronavirus, posted January 28, 2020
Lama Zopa Rinpoche is the spiritual director of the Foundation for the Preservation of Mahayana Tradition (FPMT), a Tibetan Buddhist organization dedicated to the transmission of the Mahayana Buddhist tradition and values worldwide through teaching, meditation and community service.
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Lama Zopa Rinpoche and Kopan abbot Khen Rinpoche Geshe Chonyi doing Most Secret Hayagriva tsog kong at Kopan Monastery, Nepal, March 2020. Photo by Ven. Roger Kunsang.
On Monday, March 2, Lama Zopa Rinpoche, joined by the monks and nuns of Kopan Monastery, did a Most Secret Hayagriva tsog kong puja to remove the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) as well as to remove all obstacles for the year and to bring success to the entire FPMT organization and its projects, and to all sentient beings.
Hayagriva is the wrathful manifestation of Chenrezig, the Buddha of Compassion. The puja done by Rinpoche and the Kopan Sangha is regarded as very powerful and can be performed to remove large obstacles (such as heavy illness), to repair damage to commitments, and to increase merits.
Rinpoche has given advice and additional advice on practices to be done to protect from the coronavirus.
Lama Zopa Rinpoche and the Sangha of Kopan Monastery doing Most Secret Hayagriva tsog kong, Nepal, March 2020. Photo by Ven. Roger Kunsang.
Find Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s advice on the coronavirus (COVID-19) and other illnesses on Rinpoche’s advice page under the category “sickness”:
https://fpmt.org/teachers/zopa/advice/
Lama Zopa Rinpoche is the spiritual director of the Foundation for the Preservation of Mahayana Tradition (FPMT), a Tibetan Buddhist organization dedicated to the transmission of the Mahayana Buddhist tradition and values worldwide through teaching, meditation and community service.
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Lama Zopa Rinpoche blessing a turtle at the animal blessing organized by Ganden Tendar Ling, Moscow, Russia, September 2019. Photo by Ven. Lobsang Sherab.
Wherever Lama Zopa Rinpoche travels in the world, he is sure to do practices that benefit animals. While in Russia recently, Rinpoche attended two animal blessing events.
When Rinpoche first arrived in Moscow in late September, he attended an animal blessing day organized by students at Ganden Tendar Ling. About 700 people and pets came to the event with Rinpoche. Before Rinpoche’s arrival, information had been shared on how to benefit and provide Dharma care for animals.
Dog at animal blessing organized by Ganden Tendar Ling, Moscow, Russia, September 2019. Photo by Ven. Lobsang Sherab.
Lama Zopa Rinpoche and altar created for animal blessing organized by Ganden Tendar Ling, Moscow, Russia, September 2019. Photo by Ven. Lobsang Sherab.
At the Ganden Tendar Ling event, Rinpoche gave a Dharma talk and blessed food and water for animals. Pets and their people circumambulated around an altar that had been created for the event. Rinpoche also recited many mantras for the animals to hear.
Rinpoche did another animal blessing event while he was in Kalmykia, Russia, on October 19. In addition to many pets, Rinpoche also blessed farm animals. The next day Rinpoche traveled to the Capsian Sea and blessed the animals in the water.
Rinpoche blessing sheep in Elista, Kalmykia, Russia, October 2019. Photo by Ven. Lobsang Sherab.
A girl and her cat at the animal blessing event with Lama Zopa Rinpoche in Elista, Kalmykia, Russia, October 2019. Photo by Ven. Lobsang Sherab.
Rinpoche has said that our animal friends are relatives from this life and past lives and that we need to care for them in the best way. Rinpoche has recommended many practices for benefiting animals. Some recommendation are as simple as playing recordings of mantras, sutras, and prayers for your pets at home.
Listen to and watch Lama Zopa Rinpoche reciting mantras to bless animals:
https://youtu.be/wTGpef4WQb4
FPMT Education Services has collected Rinpoche’s advice and practices to benefit animals. Students can learn more online:
https://fpmt.org/education/prayers-and-practice-materials/benefiting-animals-practices-and-advice/
See more photos from Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s visit to Russia:
https://fpmt.org/teachers/zopa/gallery/russia-september-october-2019/
Lama Zopa Rinpoche is the spiritual director of the Foundation for the Preservation of Mahayana Tradition (FPMT), a Tibetan Buddhist organization dedicated to the transmission of the Mahayana Buddhist tradition and values worldwide through teaching, meditation and community service.
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Khadro-la, Khen Rinpoche Geshe Chonyi, and the monks and nuns of Kopan doing the 1,000 offerings to Namgyalma puja for Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s birthday, Kopan Monastery, December 2019. Photo by Ven. Lobsang Sherab.
Kopan Monastery, in Nepal, honored Lama Zopa Rinpoche by offering Rinpoche a birthday celebration on December 3.
Lama Zopa Rinpoche and cake offered during the birthday celebration, Kopan Monastery, December 2019. Photo by Ven. Lobsang Sherab.
Rinpoche’s birthday celebration began with the monks and nuns from Kopan Monastery doing the 1,000 offerings to Namgyalma puja for Rinpoche. Then, outside in the courtyard, Rinpoche was offered a birthday cake along with a program of music, drama, and dance.
Khadro-la (Rangjung Neljorma Khadro Namsel Drönme) and Kopan abbot Khen Rinpoche Geshe Chonyi attended the celebration events. In addition to the Kopan monks and nuns, students from the month-long Kopan course and local community members were also at the celebration in the courtyard.
Ven. Lobsang Sherab created a 23-minute video of the celebration. The video captures the joyousness of the occasion, which includes scenes from:
- the 1,000 offerings to Namgyalma puja in the main Kopan gompa,
- the offering of a body, speech, and mind mandala to Rinpoche,
- Rinpoche’s advice about how to think when offering and cutting a birthday cake,
- young monks singing “Happy Birthday” and offering khatas to Rinpoche,
- the chanting of Rinpoche’s long life prayer composed by Khadro-la,
- a Dharma play offered by the monks,
- song and dance offered by the Tamang community from Namgyal Jangchub Choeling, and
- song and dance offered by the Thamichhowa Sherpas.
Watch Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s birthday celebration at Kopan Monastery:
https://youtu.be/eKb20697o3k
Find links to recordings of Rinpoche’s recent teachings from Nepal, Russia, Singapore, Latvia, France, and more:
https://fpmt.org/media/streaming/teachings-of-lama-zopa-rinpoche/
Lama Zopa Rinpoche is the spiritual director of the Foundation for the Preservation of Mahayana Tradition (FPMT), a Tibetan Buddhist organization dedicated to the transmission of the Mahayana Buddhist tradition and values worldwide through teaching, meditation and community service.
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Lama Zopa Rinpoche with students attending the month-long lamrim course at Kopan Monastery in the newly rebuilt Chenrezig gompa, Nepal, November 2019. Photo by Ven. Lobsang Sherab.
Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s birthday is celebrated on Tuesday, December 3. This year Rinpoche is at Kopan Monastery, where he is giving teachings to more than 250 students from around the world as part of the month-long lamrim course there.
Last year, Rinpoche sent out a video message to students on his birthday. In the video, Rinpoche gives advice on how to best see one’s birthday and the practices that can be done that become the causes for total and complete enlightenment for oneself and for all sentient beings.
Lama Zopa Rinpoche with a birthday cake offered to him, Kopan Monastery, Nepal, 2016.
Rinpoche’s teachings at the course are being webcast live at approximately 3:30 pm local time (GMT+5:45), although the time may be subject to change. Teachings are being streamed in English and French, and a live transcript will also be available.
Links for Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s live teachings at Kopan Monastery:
https://fpmt.org/media/streaming/lama-zopa-rinpoche-live/
Lama Zopa Rinpoche is the spiritual director of the Foundation for the Preservation of Mahayana Tradition (FPMT), a Tibetan Buddhist organization dedicated to the transmission of the Mahayana Buddhist tradition and values worldwide through teaching, meditation and community service.
Find links to recordings of Rinpoche’s recent teachings from Russia, Singapore, Latvia, France, and more:
https://fpmt.org/media/streaming/teachings-of-lama-zopa-rinpoche/
Learn about Kopan Monastery and the courses on Buddhism offered there:
https://kopanmonastery.com/
Watch Lama Zopa Rinopche’s Birthday Message from 2018:
https://youtu.be/ajT7srFuHw8
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Lama Zopa Rinpoche at Kopan Monastery, Nepal, November 2019. Photo by Bill Kane.
Lama Zopa Rinpoche arrived at Kopan Monastery in Nepal on Tuesday, November 26. Rinpoche is giving daily teachings now as part of the month-long lamrim Kopan course, which takes place every November. This is the fifty-second Kopan month-long lamrim course. It is taking place in the newly rebuilt Chenrezig gompa, which had been significantly damaged by the 2015 earthquake in Nepal and had to be completely rebuilt.
Rinpoche’s teachings at the course are being webcast live at approximately 3:30 pm local time (GMT+5:45), although the time may be subject to change. Teachings are being streamed in English and French, and a live transcript will also be available.
Links for Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s live teachings at Kopan Monastery:
https://fpmt.org/media/streaming/lama-zopa-rinpoche-live/
Lama Zopa Rinpoche being offered a mandala during the month-long Kopan course, which is taking place in the newly rebuilt Chenrezig gompa, Kopan Monastery, Nepal, November 2019. Photo by Bill Kane.
Lama Zopa Rinpoche is the spiritual director of the Foundation for the Preservation of Mahayana Tradition (FPMT), a Tibetan Buddhist organization dedicated to the transmission of the Mahayana Buddhist tradition and values worldwide through teaching, meditation and community service.
Find links to recordings of Rinpoche’s recent teachings from Russia, Singapore, Latvia, France, and more:
https://fpmt.org/media/streaming/teachings-of-lama-zopa-rinpoche/
Learn about Kopan Monastery and the courses on Buddhism offered there:
https://kopanmonastery.com/
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Lama Zopa Rinpoche during visit to Maitreya Statue in Lagan, Kalmykia, Russia, October 2019. Photo by Ven. Lobsang Sherab.
After the 100 million mani retreat concluded in Elista, Kalmykia, Russia, in October, Lama Zopa Rinpoche made a day trip to Lagan, Kalmykia, near the Caspian Sea. Rinpoche when to visit the largest Maitreya Buddha statue in Europe and to make offerings to it. The golden statue is 12.5 meters (40 feet) tall and had been officially unveiled and consecrated in September 2019.
Rinpoche created a special condensed 1,000 offerings to Maitreya puja to be done at the local temple in Lagan near the statue. Students arrived at the temple a day early to set up the extensive offerings. Two bus loads of retreat participants went from Elista to Lagan for the offering puja, which was the morning of October 20. Hundreds of local people also attended. After students completed the puja, Rinpoche offered a teaching to them. Then after lunch, Rinpoche did a consecration practice in front of the statue with the abbots from the Elista monastery and the local monastery.
Lama Zopa Rinpoche with abbots from temples in Elista and Lagan consecrating Maitreya statue, Lagan, Kalmykia, Russia, October 2019. Photo by Ven. Lobsang Sherab.
After the leaving the Maitreya statue, Rinpoche was taken to the Caspian Sea. The previous three weeks, while Rinpoche was staying in Elista, he blessed jugs of water. Three small speed boats took Rinpoche and the blessed water deep into the Caspian Sea, where Rinpoche offered the blessed water to all the sentient beings in the water.
Lama Zopa Rinpoche pouring blessed water into the Caspian Sea to bless all the beings in the water, Russia, October 2019. Photo by Ven. Lobsang Sherab.
The 100 million mani mantra retreat in Elista was a great success. Organizers and the monastery in Elista prepared for a year and a half for the retreat, which was held at the Golden Abode of Shakyamuni Buddha. Telo Rinpoche, who is the spiritual leader of the Kalmykian people, was key to the preparations. More than 1,000 students participated and recited more than eighty-one million OM MANI PADME HUM mantras. One organizer wrote on her Facebook page, “It was a very special experience to be in retreat with Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche and Geshe Tenzin Zopa.” She then went on to thank Telo Rinpoche and the abbot of the monastery, several local geshes and teachers, the ordained Sangha there, the Kalmykian minister for culture, the translators, the temple’s secretaries, and the local volunteers for all of their “time, effort, and hard work.”
Watch Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s Teaching in Lagan, Kalmykia, Russia
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMXF9PCzMHU
Find links to Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s recent teachings from Russia:
https://fpmt.org/media/streaming/teachings-of-lama-zopa-rinpoche/russia-2019/
Lama Zopa Rinpoche is the spiritual director of the Foundation for the Preservation of Mahayana Tradition (FPMT), a Tibetan Buddhist organization dedicated to the transmission of the Mahayana Buddhist tradition and values worldwide through teaching, meditation and community service.
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Lama Zopa Rinpoche in Photos!
Lama Zopa Rinpoche at the Jewel Changi Airport, Singapore, September 2019. Photo by Ven. Lobsang Sherab.
New photographs of Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s worldwide travel are shared in photo albums on FPMT.org. You can see where Rinpoche has been and many of his beneficial activities.
Albums from Rinpoche’s visits to France, Latvia, the United States, and Singapore have been posted over the past few months. New albums of Rinpoche’s travels and teaching events are regularly added.
See more photos of Lama Zopa Rinpoche:
https://fpmt.org/teachers/zopa/gallery/
Find links to Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s recent teachings from Russia:
https://fpmt.org/media/streaming/teachings-of-lama-zopa-rinpoche/russia-2019/
Lama Zopa Rinpoche is the spiritual director of the Foundation for the Preservation of Mahayana Tradition (FPMT), a Tibetan Buddhist organization dedicated to the transmission of the Mahayana Buddhist tradition and values worldwide through teaching, meditation and community service.
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Lama Zopa Rinpoche teaching in Moscow, Russia, May 2017. Photo by Renat Alyaudinov.
Lama Zopa Rinpoche teaches on “How to Develop Bodhicitta in the Modern World (a commentary on Khunu Lama Rinpoche’s The Jewel Lamp: A Praise of Bodhichitta)” this weekend. Rinpoche’s teachings in Moscow, Russia, begin on Friday, October 25, and continue through Sunday, October 27.
The planned schedule of teachings, which can be watched live, is as follows in local time (GMT+3):
- Friday , October 25 teachings with Lama Zopa Rinpoche begin at 19:30
- Saturday, October 26–Sunday, October 27:
11:00 – 12:30 – practice session with Geshe Tenzin Zopa
12:30 – 14:00 – lunch time
14:00 – 15:30 – review and Q&A with Geshe Tenzin Zopa
15:30 – 16:00 – tea break
16:00 – 17:30 – Lama Zopa Rinpoche teachings
17:30 – 18:30 – tea break
18:30 – 20:00 – Lama Zopa Rinpoche teachings
The FPMT center in Moscow, Ganden Tendar Ling, organized these teachings. Rinpoche just concluded teaching in Elista, Kalmykia, Russia, where he led a 100 million mani retreat.
Watch Lama Zopa Rinpoche teach LIVE:
https://fpmt.org/media/streaming/lama-zopa-rinpoche-live/
More information on the teaching events in Moscow, Russia:
http://lamazoparussia.tilda.ws/#rec102195553
Find video of Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s recent teachings in Elista, Russia, and Singapore:
https://fpmt.org/media/streaming/teachings-of-lama-zopa-rinpoche/
Lama Zopa Rinpoche is the spiritual director of the Foundation for the Preservation of Mahayana Tradition (FPMT), a Tibetan Buddhist organization dedicated to the transmission of the Mahayana Buddhist tradition and values worldwide through teaching, meditation and community service.
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Lama Zopa Rinpoche arriving in Elista and being greeted by the abbot of the local monastery and the news media, Kalmykia, Russia, September 2019. Photo by Ven. Lobsang Sherab.
On September 30, Lama Zopa Rinpoche arrived in Elista, the capital city of the Russian Republic of Kalmykia. Rinpoche was enthusiastically greeted as soon as he stepped out of the airplane. Rinpoche was welcomed by the abbot of the monastery in Elista. Rinpoche was offered traditional khaptse and tea on the tarmac, where reporters and TV cameras were also waiting for him.
Inside the airport, Rinpoche answered questions in a press conference, discussing the significance of doing a 100 million mani retreat. Rinpoche told reporters that doing the retreat cleanses your mind of the attachment that is responsible for all the problems of this life and future lives. He said that the retreat brings “unbelievable benefits.”
Kalmykia is located in southern Russia and is bordered on one side by the Caspian Sea. It is the only Buddhist country in Europe, which allowed Rinpoche many opportunities to speak to news media about the importance of Buddhist practice.
Lama Zopa Rinpoche received a warm welcome as he arrived at the house where he stayed in Elista, Kalmykia, Russia, September 2019. Photo by Ven. Losang Sherab.
A line of students offered khatas and recited Migtsema as Rinpoche arrived at the house where he was staying during his visit to Elista.
Rinpoche went to Elista to offer a Great Chenrezig initiation and lead a 100 million mani retreat. During a 100 million mani retreat, participants accumulate 100 million recitations of the Chenrezig mantra, also known as mani mantra, OM MANI PADME HUM.
Lodoi Rinpoche, Telo Rinpoche, and Lama Zopa Rinpoche, Elista, Kalmykia, Russia, October 2019. Photo by Ven. Lobsang Sherab.
Telo Rinpoche is the spiritual leader of the Kalmyk people and helped organized Rinpoche’s visit and teachings in Elista. An American-born tulku, Telo Rinpoche has been active in the reestablishment of Buddhism in Kalmykia since being chosen as its head lama in 1992. He also serves as the honorary representative of His Holiness the Dalai Lama in Russia.
The night of Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s arrival, Telo Rinpoche offered a special dinner for Lama Zopa Rinpoche and for Lodoi Rinpoche, a high lama from the Russian Republic of Buryatia, another Buddhist area, located in Siberia. Lodoi Rinpoche had just concluded a series of practices and initiations in Elista. The elaborate dinner featured cultural singing and dancing.
Lama Zopa Rinpoche and Lodoi Rinpoche at a special dinner honoring them, organized Telo Rinpoche, Elista, Kalmykia, Russia, October 2019. Photo by Ven. Lobsang Sherab.
The following day Rinpoche did prayers with Telo Rinpoche, Lodoi Rinpoche, and the monastery monks at the Golden Abode of Buddha Shakyamuni or the Golden Temple. Built in 2005, it is the largest Buddhist temple in Europe. After lunch, the three rinpoches took part in another press conference, where Rinpoche spoke again on the importance of doing the 100 million mani retreat.
Lama Zopa Rinpoche offered the 1000-Armed Chenrezig initiation over three days, beginning on Friday, October 4, at the Golden Temple. A thousand people attended, packing the temple. In addition to local people, many students traveled from Moscow and Saint Petersburg to attend the events with Rinpoche. There were also a handful of students from France, Spain, and Malaysia attending.
Lama Zopa Rinpoche during 1000-Armed Chenrezig initiation, Elista, Kalmykia, Russia, October 2019. Photo by Ven. Lobsang Sherab.
On the following Monday, between 200 to 300 students began doing the 100 million mani retreat. In addition, students from all over the world followed the retreat online.
The 100 million mani retreat is not a common practice in Kalmykia. It comes from the nyung në lineage. Rinpoche acknowledged that because the retreat is only two weeks long, ending on Friday, October 18, participants would probably not accumulate the full 100 million mani recitations. Rinpoche, however, said it was very good for students to learn how to do the practice for future retreats.
The retreat began every morning with a session blessing the speech and doing Lama Chopa. During the day there were sadhana recitation sessions. Geshe Tenzin Zopa led sessions and gave explanations on the practice to students. Lama Zopa Rinpoche taught during the final session of the day, covering topics such as guru devotion, bodhichitta and emptiness. Students attending the retreat appear very devoted and respectful, taking notes and carefully doing the practices.
Lama Zopa Rinpoche during 1000-Armed Chenrezig initiation, Elista, Kalmykia, Russia, October 2019. Photo by Ven. Lobsang Sherab.
Rinpoche did an animal blessing on Saturday, October 19, in Elista and on Sunday visited a very large Maitreya statue located in the area. He then returns to Moscow to give teachings October 25-27 on “How to Develop Bodhicitta in the Modern World (a commentary on Khunu Lama Rinpoche’s The Jewel Lamp: A Praise of Bodhichitta).”
FPMT is grateful for the work of the retreat organizers, which include Telo Rinpoche and the monks from the Golden Temple. Students from Ganden Tendar Ling, the FPMT center in Moscow, also helped with arrangements.
In October, watch Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s teachings streamed live from Russia:
https://fpmt.org/media/streaming/lama-zopa-rinpoche-live/
Find video and audio recordings and transcripts of all of Rinpoche’s recent teachings:
https://fpmt.org/media/streaming/teachings-of-lama-zopa-rinpoche/
Lama Zopa Rinpoche is the spiritual director of the Foundation for the Preservation of Mahayana Tradition (FPMT), a Tibetan Buddhist organization dedicated to the transmission of the Mahayana Buddhist tradition and values worldwide through teaching, meditation and community service.
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