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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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The Foundation Store is FPMT’s online shop and features a vast selection of Buddhist study and practice materials written or recommended by our lineage gurus. These items include homestudy programs, prayers and practices in PDF or eBook format, materials for children, and other resources to support practitioners.
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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FAQ about FPMT Basic Program Homestudy
If I want to study the FPMT education programs by way of homestudy, do I have to start with Discovering Buddhism?
Do I have to register at a center to participate in FPMT Basic Program Homestudy or BP Online?
Why isn’t there just one teacher for the BP Online?
How does BP Online differ from BP Online/Homestudy provided by specific centers?
Can I study by combining BP Online/Homestudy from a particular center with FPMT BP Online?
Is it necessary to do all subjects or can I just do one or two?
Do I get a certificate when I have passed the test for a subject?
How is the assessment done in case of BP Online?
Where do I find a list of the texts studied in the FPMT Basic Program?
Do I need to buy the translations of the texts and other books separately?
Why are there tests and a final exam?
What are the requirements for the Homestudy Completion Certificate?
Will there be an on-line forum as with Discovering Buddhism at Home?
Do you provide help for BP Online by means of tutors?
Is there more to the FPMT Basic Program than just study and tests?
Do I need initiation into Buddhism? At what point if at all?
Is FPMT Basic Program homestudy only offered in English?
Are there any provisions to study Tibetan alongside BP Online?
Why are some subjects offered in video and others in audio; why is there not just one format?
If I want to study the FPMT education programs by way of homestudy, do I have to start with Discovering Buddhism ?
It depends on your familiarity with this tradition of Buddhism. If you are new to Tibetan Buddhism it would be best to do the more accessible Discovering Buddhism at Home first. The Basic Program is a more traditional, in-depth study based on Tibetan and Indian texts while Discovering Buddhism focuses on specific topics, explained by Western teachers, and gradually introduces meditation practice and retreats. You need familiarity both with the tradition and with independent study, practice and retreat to be able to experience benefit from your BP studies.
Do I have to register at a center to participate in FPMT Basic Program Homestudy or BP Online?
No. You can simply order the package from the center or the access keys for the BP Online subjects offered at the Online Learning Center at The Foundation Store.
Why isn’t there just one teacher for BP Online?
FPMT BP Online is aimed at students worldwide who do not have a connection with a particular center or any one teacher. For these students we feel that it is most beneficial to provide the BP subjects taught by different FPMT teachers. In this way we give students the opportunity to get to know several of our FPMT Basic Program teachers and their different styles of teaching.
How does the FPMT BP Online differ from BP Online/Homestudy provided by specific centers?
Some centers provide BP Homestudy/Online based on teachings by their resident teacher. This option is aimed at students who have a connection with a particular center or teacher, but can’t attend the teachings for one reason or another. Many students worldwide who do not live near enough to a center to have an established connection with either a center or a teacher, have expressed an interest in FPMT Basic Program homestudy. For them FPMT BP Online has been developed.
Can I study by combining BP Online/Homestudy from a particular center with FPMT’s BP Online?
You can study by combining BP Online subjects as offered by a center with subjects offered as FPMT BP Online. And you can qualify for the BP Homestudy Completion Certificate this way too, completing the entire BP by using these different options.
Is it necessary to do all subjects or can I just do one or two?
You can do as many subjects as you are interested in. If you want to qualify for the BP Homestudy Completion Certificate you will have to do at least all nine subjects of the core curriculum.
Do I get a certificate when I have passed the test for a subject?
FPMT BP Online issues a certificate for each subject that you succesfully complete. Centers offer the BP completion card signed off for completed online subjects in case you leave the program and would later continue it elsewhere. You can participate in the BP review and final exam when you have fulfilled all the requirements. Successful completion of all the components of the program is recognized by an FPMT Basic Program Homestudy Completion Certificate.
How is the assessment done in case of BP Online?
For BP Online an online test with an online answer key is provided for each subject. If you want to qualify for the BP Homestudy Completion Certificate the test is done under an honor system and you should not use your notes and course materials such as transcripts, text translations, and notes.
Where do I find a list of the texts studied in the FPMT Basic Program?
The standard FPMT Basic Program texts and commentaries are listed in the overview of the BP curriculum.
Do I need to buy the translations of the texts and other books separately?
All essential materials needed to study a subject are included in the study materials. This includes a translation of the main text. If the main text can only be purchased from a publisher, this is indicated in the course description (on the online Learning Center) and in the product description (on the Foundation Store). The only subject with a required published book is currently Grounds and Paths of Secret Mantra. Published books are listed for most subjects as recommended reading; these books are not required for studying the subject, and there is sufficient supplementary study material included in the course materials provided for each subject.
Why are there tests and a final exam?
The quizzes and the test are intended as a study tool; they will help you assess your understanding of the subject matter. You are free to make use of them or not. If you want to qualify for the BP Homestudy Completion Certificate, you have to pass the test for the completion of each subject, complete the review (based on review questions provided by Education Services), pass the final exam, and fulfill the requirements of full participation in the program.
What are the requirements for the BP Homestudy Completion Certificate?
To qualify for the FPMT Basic Program Homestudy Completion Certificate, students are required:
- to have completed the 9 subjects of the BP core curriculum and their respective tests
- to have completed the lamrim retreat
- to have passed the BP Final Exam after completing a three-month review period
- to have conduct that accords with Buddhist ethics, in particular, to develop the practice of abstention from killing, stealing, lying, sexual misconduct (adultery), and intoxicants
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to be practicing awareness of positive and negative states in one’s mind and be developing the practice of patience and concern for others in particular - to have engaged in at least two half-hour lamrim meditation sessions a week during the BP studies
A three-month lamrim retreat, as advised by Lama Zopa Rinpoche for the FPMT Basic Program in general, is not mandatory for homestudy students. The minimum requirement for the BP Homestudy Completion Certificate is a one-month lamrim retreat.
Is the BP Homestudy Completion Certificate different from the general FPMT Basic Program Completion Certificate?
Yes; the certificate indicates that it was awarded on the basis of homestudy, and that students therefore did not study with a teacher in person. BP graduates are eligible for the teacher registration process and can become FPMT registered teachers, BP Homestudy graduates do not qualify for teacher registration.
What are the five lay-vows mentioned by Lama Zopa Rinpoche in the FPMT Basic Program Practice & Conduct info sheet?
The five lay-vows consist of the practice of abstention from killing, stealing, lying, sexual misconduct (adultery), and intoxicants.
Will there be an on-line forum as with Discovering Buddhism at Home?
The BP Online forums at the Online Learning Center give you the opportunity to discuss the subject matter and how it relates to practice with other students. Centers have their own specific forms of support for their BP Online, often also by means of an online forum.
Do you provide help for BP Online by means of tutors?
Elders take part in the virtual discussion group provided by the FPMT BP Online forums. Centers provide help with their BP Online in various forms. The Online BPs offered by Istituto Lama Tzong Khapa and by Nalanda Monastery are in real time, following the residential schedule, with tutors and a BP coordinator offering support in the form of review classes, online discussions or by checking exams and attending the online forum, etc.
Is there more to the FPMT Basic Program than just study and tests?
All subjects include guided meditations or written meditation and retreat instructions, and you are strongly encouraged to make use of these. Centers implementing the FPMT Basic Program sometimes schedule practice days or short retreats that you may like to consider participating in as well. Also, as a BP student you should have some experience of lamrim study and meditation, enabling you to structure your own retreats and a daily or regular meditation practice.
I heard of something called Dharma etiquette. Does this have anything to do with studying the FPMT Basic Program?
Yes; all materials containing Dharma teachings should be handled with respect, and it is appropriate to also treat your study area respectfully. This is explained in more detail in the Guidelines for Discovering Buddhism at Home at the end of page 13.
You are encouraged to use the BP Online study materials on your computer rather than printing the sometimes large texts. This has the added advantage of the use of the bookmarks in the PDF files, making cross reference much easier. In this way you also do not end up with large amounts of printed Dharma material that you might find difficult to eventually respectfully and correctly dispose of.
Do I need initiation into Buddhism? At what point if at all?
Once faith and sufficient understanding develop, one may decide to ‘take refuge’ in the Buddhist teachings. This is the name given to the formal step of entrusting oneself to the Buddhist path. Discovering Buddhism includes modules on refuge and the development of the bodhisattva aspiration. In the FPMT Basic Program the Stages of the Path teachings further explain these, and Engaging in the Bodhisattva Deeds and Mahayana Mind Training will help you develop the commitments involved and train in keeping them. For the tantra subjects towards the end of the FPMT Basic Program a highest yoga tantra initiation may be required when studying BP Online from a center; this entails taking the bodhisattva and tantra vows and a specific tantra daily practice commitment.
Is FPMT Basic Program homestudy only offered in English?
FPMT BP Online is offered only in English at this stage. If centers are providing their BP courses as homestudy subjects the language depends on the center. Two of our Spanish centers, Nagarjuna Valencia and Nagarjuna Barcelona, offer their BP materials as homestudy, and Istituto Lama Tzong Khapa and Nalanda Monastery provide their BP Online in Italian, French and English.
Are there any provisions to study Tibetan alongside FPMT Basic Program Online?
All FPMT BP Online subjects include the standard Tibetan texts and their translations, giving students with some proficiency in Tibetan the opportunity to increase their knowledge. Studying Tibetan is not a requirement or part of the FPMT Basic Program though, and students can complete the entire BP without knowledge of Tibetan language.
What does BP Online cost?
The FPMT BP Online subjects cost 45 USD each, unless there is a special offer.
Why are some subjects offered in video and others in audio; why is there not just one format?
While aiming at the highest quality and hoping in future to be able to provide all subjects in video format, as an international organization we depend on the goodwill of the contributing centers and on the technology they have at hand. At this stage not all centers can provide video recorded teachings, and thus subjects are presented in different formats.
The FPMT Basic Program offered in centers seems to be a five-year program. How long will it take me to do the BP by homestudy?
It depends on the intensity and frequency of your study sessions. Several centers offer one teaching per subject per week, while there are also much more intensive residential FPMT Basic Programs, indicating that the BP is studied at a variety of levels over the five year period set for it. At home you can work your way through the material offered at your own pace, in accordance with your circumstances. Because the subject matter is often quite involved we expect that the entire program done at home will also take about five years, based on a disciplined and quite intensive schedule of study and practice. For BP Online a time-wise planning and other recommendations are included with each subject on the How to study… page, while the expected length of time needed per available subject is indicated on the BP Online introductory page.
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