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Every year the FPMT Puja Fund sponsors an extensive range of practices and pujas in India, Nepal and around the world. Please enjoy this collection of videos depicting the range of activities occurring during a puja.
Long Life Puja for Lama Zopa Rinpoche, Kopan Monastery
Lama Zopa Rinpoche, Dagri Rinpoche, Khadro-la and Students Offering Puja at Ragjir, India
Lama Zopa Rinpoche, Dagri Rinpoche and Khadro-la Offering Puja in Front of Trijang Rinpoche’s stupa in Dharamsala, India
Lama Zopa Rinpoche and Other Lamas Offering Puja in Dehradun, India
Lama Zopa Rinpoche and Other Lamas Offering Puja in Aspen, Colorado, USA
His Holiness Sakya Trizen, Lama Zopa Rinpoche and Other Sangha Offering Puja
Lama Zopa Rinpoche, Khadro-la and Dagri Rinpoche Offering Puja, Nepal
Lama Zopa Rinpoche Offering Music (Cymbals) During Puja
Lama Zopa Rinpoche, Khadro-la and Dagri Rinpoche Offering Puja in the Cave of Maratika.
Lama Zopa Rinpoche Advising on Practices to do While at Maratika, Nepal, a Venerated Site of Pilgrimage Associated with Mandarava, Padmasambhava, and Longevity
Lama Zopa Rinpoche, Dagri Rinpoche and Khadro-la Offering Puja at Tsopema, India
How Can I Make a Donation?
To make a tax-deductible donation:
Or simply send your check in US dollars payable to FPMT Inc. and write “Puja Fund” on the memo line.
FPMT Inc.
1632 SE 11th Avenue
Portland, OR 97214-4702
USA
The Puja Fund is a project of FPMT Inc. and is administered by FPMT International Office located in Portland, Oregon, United States. All donations made to this fund are tax-deductible within the United States in accordance with IRS Code article 501(c)(3) to the extent allowed by law.
For more information please contact: Charitable Projects Coordinator.
Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s commitment to benefiting animals is legendary. No creature is too small or insignificant — Rinpoche shows incredible compassion to all living beings. Please enjoy these videos of Rinpoche liberating and blessing animals, as well as explaining ways to do so.
Lama Zopa Rinpoche leads an Animal Liberation in Taiwan
“Ways to Benefit Animals” with Lama Zopa Rinpoche
Lama Zopa Rinpoche, Geshe Ngwang Dakpa and Choden Rinpoche blessing beings in the ocean in Santa Cruz, CA
Lama Zopa Rinpoche blessing fly by bringing it around holy objects
Lama Zopa Rinpoche Blessing a dog
Lama Zopa Rinpoche blessing a fish
Lama Zopa Rinpoche blessing roosters in India
Lama Zopa Rinpoche Blessing Cows in India
Lama Zopa Rinpoche Liberating Spiders
Lama Zopa Rinpoche Blessing a Monkey in Indonesia
Lama Zopa Rinpoche Blessing Frogs in a Shop
Lama Zopa Rinpoche Blessing Animals in Taiwan
Lama Zopa Rinpoche at the Animal Liberation Sanctuary, Nepal
Lama Zopa Rinpoche Blessing Fish
Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s Dog, Uma Jangsem, reciting Maitreya Buddha Mantra
Lama Zopa Rinpoche Blessing Two Dogs
Lama Zopa Rinpoche Circumambulating Relics in North Carolina
Lama Zopa Rinpoche with Ants for a Free Tibet
How Can I Make a Donation?
To make a tax-deductible donation:
Or simply send your check in US dollars payable to FPMT Inc. and write “Animal Liberation Fund” on the memo line.
FPMT Inc.
1632 SE 11th Avenue
Portland, OR 97214-4702
USA
The Animal Liberation Fund is a project of FPMT Inc. and is administered by FPMT International Office located in Portland, Oregon, United States. All donations made to this fund are tax-deductible within the United States in accordance with IRS Code article 501(c)(3) to the extent allowed by law.
For more information please contact: Charitable Projects Coordinator.
FPMT’s Mandala magazine highlighted the Animal Liberation Fund as a featured project in the January-April 2012 print magazine. The article gives an overview of the project, recent news, resources for liberating animals, and a short article from Enlightenment for the Dear Animals about their recent liberation of yaks in Tibet.
September 2012: We are happy to report that the US$120,000 needed for a new laser surgery machine for the Amdo Eye Hospital has been raised! Many thanks to all who contributed to this incredibly beneficial project.
Please rejoice in the pujas and practices sponsored by the Puja Fund. You can also remember to rejoice and dedicate on the actual day that the pujas are happening. As Lama Zopa Rinpoche says: “This is the best business, the best way to create most extensive merit.”
You may view an extensive list of the pujas and practices sponsored by the FPMT Puja Fund here.
- US$17,427 was offered for the monthly stipends of the current abbots, past abbots and main teachers of the Lama Tsongkhapa tradition, including the Ganden Tripa.
- US$8,036 was offered for the annual Gelug examination that was attended by over 602 of the foremost scholars from Sera, Ganden, Drepung, Gyume, Gyuto, Tashi Lhunpo and Rato monasteries. In 2011, the exam was held at Drepung Monastery. This money covered the cost of travel for the monks traveling from Sera Je and Sera Me, as well the cost of offering food and tea to all the 602 monks attending the exam.
You can read a recent article in Mandala magazine (October-December 2012) about Nalanda’s 15-Year Master Plan.
*These funds are disbursed in an ongoing manner, according to the needs of the project.
March 2012: Lama Zopa Rinpoche offered 26 Maitreya Buddha statues to FPMT centers, projects and services that wished to have one. Read more and view a photo gallery created by Mandala magazine!
Practicing Bodhichitta (Audio and Unedited Transcripts)- Bodhichitta Motivation in Daily Life
- Bodhisattva Attitude: How to Dedicate Your Life to Others
- How to Live with Bodhichitta
- Training the Mind in Bodhichitta
- Lama Zopa Rinpoche teaching on bodhichitta at Bodhgaya stupa (video)
- Living in the Path: Refuge and Bodhichitta
- Discovering Buddhism: How to Develop Bodhichitta
- The Everflowing Nectar of Bodhichitta
- Cooking with Bodhichitta: Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s Momo Recipes
Practicing Bodhichitta (Audio and Unedited Transcripts)August 2012: The most immediate need of the Amdo Eye Hospital is to purchase a laser surgery machine (Phacoemulsification machine). The cost for one of these machines is US$120,000. FPMT is currently fundraising in order to be able to sponsor one, which will greatly help the hospital’s efficiency and will directly benefit those needing the surgeries.
The phacoemulsification machine breaks the cataract into tiny pieces and then suctions those pieces from the eye through a very small incision. Prior to the development of the phaco machine, the cataract was normally removed in one piece, requiring a larger incision, sutures, and more trauma to the eye. By having the phacoemulsification machine the whole procedure is much faster, less than 15 minutes per eye, and it allows the patient to walk out of the surgical suite and resume normal activities within a few days.
How Can I Make a Donation?
To make a tax-deductible donation:
Or simply send your check in US dollars payable to FPMT Inc. and write “Amdo Eye Hospital” on the memo line.
FPMT Inc.
1632 SE 11th Avenue
Portland, OR 97214-4702
USA
The Amdo Eye Hospital is a project of FPMT Inc. and is administered by FPMT International Office located in Portland, Oregon, United States. All donations made to this fund are tax-deductible within the United States in accordance with IRS Code article 501(c)(3) to the extent allowed by law.
For more information please contact: Holly Ansett, Charitable Projects Coordinator.
August 2011: Ven. Pemba Sherpa (FPMT board member, resident teacher and co-director of Cham Tse Ling, in Hong Kong) visited the Amdo Eye Hospital to report on its progress and operations.
Currently there are 24 people working in the hospital, including four doctors and four nurses who visit from the local government hospital a few times a week to perform the actual surgeries. The hospital is three and half stories high and has 36 beds to accommodate patients.
The full price for cataract surgery is about US$750 (4800 CNY), however for patients who cannot afford this, the surgery is offered for free or whatever amount they can manage. At this stage it is not possible to run the hospital totally free of charge, but the plan is to be able to offer more free or low cost surgeries, as the hospital expands.
August 2011: The inauguration of the building was in July 2010, it took a year to equip the hospital and get the necessary documents to be able to perform the surgeries and in August 2011 the hospital was officially opened to the public. In the last four weeks the hospital has performed eight surgeries and four of these were offered free. As the hospital becomes better known and receives more funding and equipment it will be able to perform many more surgeries. Currently the hospital is one of the largest hospitals in Xining dedicated solely to performing eye surgery.
Please watch a video of the inauguration of the Amdo Eye Hospital.