DONATE
  receive our newsletters     join Friends of FPMT
MENUMENU
  • DONATE
  • Home
    • FPMT Homepage
      • 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.

    • Willkommen
      • 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.

        • Belgien
        • Deutschland
        • Die Schweiz
        • Österreich
    • Bienvenidos
      • 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.

        • Colombia
        • España
        • México
    • Bienvenue
      • 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

        • La France
        • La Suisse
        • Polynésie française
        • Ile de la Reunion
    • Benvenuto
      • 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.

        • L’Italia
    • 欢迎 / 歡迎
      • 简体中文

        “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。

        繁體中文

        護持大乘法脈基金會”( 英文簡稱:FPMT。全名:Foundation 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:

        • 台湾 / 臺灣
  • News/Media
        • What's New: Teachings, Updates, Stories & More
        • Latest Blog Posts
          • Lama Zopa Rinpoche News & Advice
          • Lama Yeshe’s Wisdom
          • Charitable Projects News
          • Study & Practice News
          • Updates from the FPMT Inc. Board
          • FPMT Community: Stories & News
          • In-depth Stories
          • Obituaries
        • Monthly e-News
        • Celebrate FPMT's 50th Anniversary
        • Lama Zopa Rinpoche Latest Videos
          • Full-Length Teachings
          • Essential Extracts
          • Short Clips
          • ༧སྐྱབས་རྗེ་བཟོད་པ་རིན་པོ་ཆེ་མཆོག་ནས་སྩལ་བའི་བཀའ་སློབ་བརྙན་འཕྲིན།
        • FPMT YouTube Channel
        • Podcasts
        • Photo Galleries
        • Social Media
        • Mandala Magazine
          • Mandala Magazine Archive
          • This Issue
          • Subscribe
          • Support Prisoners
        • Submit a Story/Obituary
        • Subscribe
          • Daily & Weekly Blogs
          • Unsubscribe Daily & Weekly Blogs
          • Monthly FPMT e-News
          • Unsubscribe Monthly FPMT e-News
        • Important Announcements
          • Resources for the Coronavirus Pandemic
          • Updates Regarding Dagri Rinpoche
        • Resources
  • Study & Practice
        • About FPMT Education Services
        • Latest News
        • Programs
          • New to Buddhism?
          • Buddhist Mind Science: Activating Your Potential
          • Heart Advice for Death and Dying
          • Discovering Buddhism
            • Online Learning Center Modules
            • Watch Discovering Buddhism Videos
            • FAQ
            • Statements of Appreciation
            • Shared Resources for Discovering Buddhism
          • Living in the Path
          • Exploring Buddhism
          • FPMT Basic Program
            • Standard Texts and Commentaries
            • Subject Descriptions
            • Preparatory Study and Practice
            • Centers
            • Homestudy
            • Homestudy Teachers
            • Homestudy FAQ
          • FPMT Masters Program
          • FPMT In-Depth Meditation Training
          • Maitripa College
          • Lotsawa Rinchen Zangpo Translator Program
          • Universal Education for Compassion & Wisdom
        • Online Learning Center
        • Prayers & Practice Materials
          • Overview of Prayers & Practices
          • Full Catalogue of Prayers & Practice Materials
          • Explore Popular Topics
            • Benefiting Animals
            • Chenrezig Resources
            • Death & Dying Resources
            • Lama Chopa (Guru Puja)
            • Lama Zopa Rinpoche: Compendium of Precious Instructions
            • Lama Zopa Rinpoche: Life Practice Advice
            • Lama Zopa Rinpoche Practice Series
            • Lamrim Resources
            • Mantras
            • Prayer Book Updates
            • Purification Practices
            • Sutras
            • Thought Transformation (Lojong)
          • Audio Materials
          • Dharma Dates - Tibetan Calendar
            • Purchase Calendar
            • Dates Explained
        • Translation Services
        • Publishing Services
        • Ways to Offer Support
        • Teachings and Advice
          • Find Teachings and Advice
          • Lama Zopa Rinpoche Advice Page
          • Lama Zopa Rinpoche: Compendium of Precious Instructions
          • Lama Zopa Rinpoche Video Teachings
            • Full-Length Teachings
            • Essential Extracts of Teachings
            • Short Video Clips of Rinpoche
          • ༧སྐྱབས་རྗེ་བཟོད་པ་རིན་པོ་ཆེ་མཆོག་ནས་སྩལ་བའི་བཀའ་སློབ་བརྙན་འཕྲིན།
          • Podcasts
          • Lama Yeshe Wisdom Archive
          • Buddhism FAQ
          • Dharma for Young People
          • Resources on Holy Objects
            • Microfilm for Stupas and Prayer Wheels
              • Information on How to Fill a Prayer Wheel
              • Benefits of Making Prayer Wheels
              • How this Latest Mani Microfilm was Developed
        • *If a menu item has a submenu clicking once will expand the menu clicking twice will open the page.

  • Centers
        • Center Directory
        • Center FAQ
        • Resident Teachers
        • FPMT Service Seminars
          • Overview
          • Foundation Service Seminar
          • Inner Job Description
          • Teacher Development Service Seminar
          • Hosting and Attending an FPMT Service Seminar
          • Upcoming Service Seminars
        • Retreat Information
          • Retreat Schedule
          • FPMT Basic Program and FPMT Masters Program Retreat Schedule
        • Community Service
        • Monks and Nuns
        • Affiliates Entrance
  • Teachers
        • Lama Zopa Rinpoche's Homepage
          • Updates Regarding Rinpoche
          • News
          • Videos
          • Photos
          • Advice
          • Vast Visions
        • Lama Thubten Yeshe's Homepage
          • Biography of Lama Yeshe & Lama Zopa
          • Photo Gallery
          • Lama Yeshe Wisdom Archive
          • Tributes to Lama Yeshe
          • Lama Yeshe’s Vision for FPMT
          • Lama Yeshe's Incarnation - Tenzin Osel HitaTorres
        • His Holiness the Dalai Lama
          • Long Life Prayers
          • Praise to His Holiness by Lama Zopa Rinpoche
        • About Teachers
        • About Teacher Registration
  • Projects
        • Ordained Sangha offering food and support
        • Charitable Projects
          • FPMT’s Charitable Projects
          • Supporting Our Lamas
            • Unmistaken Incarnation Fund
            • Lama Zopa Rinpoche Bodhichitta Fund
              • News
              • Photos
              • Donate Now
            • Long Life Puja Fund
              • Photos
          • Supporting Ordained Sangha Fund
            • Lama Tsongkhapa Teachers Fund
              • Photos
              • Donate Now
          • Social Services Fund
            • Animal Liberation Fund
              • Photos
              • Donate Now
          • Holy Objects Fund
            • Offering Buddha Statues to H.H. the Dalai Lama
            • Lama Zopa Rinpoche Stupa of Complete Victory
            • Zangdog Palri: Guru Rinpoche Pure Land Project
            • Stupa Fund
              • Photos
              • Donate Now
            • Padmasambhava Project for Peace
              • Photos
              • Donate Now
            • Maitreya Projects
            • Prayer Wheel Fund
              • Photos
              • Donate Now
          • Practices and Pujas
            • Puja Fund
              • News
              • Photos
              • Donate Now
            • Prajnaparamita Project
              • Photos
              • Donate Now
            • Practice and Retreat Fund
          • Education and Preservation Fund
          • FPMT Community Support Fund
        • Make a Donation
        • Applying for Grants
        • Support International Office
          • Fulfilling Our Lamas' Wishes Fund
          • Friends of FPMT Membership
          • Planned Giving
          • Endowment Fund
        • News about Projects
        • Projects Photo Galleries
        • Give Where Most Needed
        • Other Projects within FPMT
          • Animal Liberation Sanctuary
          • Lama Yeshe Sangha Fund
          • Land of Calm Abiding
          • FPMT Mongolia
            • Donate Now
          • Tara Puja Fund
          • Tsum
            • Living Conditions
            • Plans for the Future
            • A Personal Account
            • Health Survey
            • Photo Album
            • Donate Now
        • *If a menu item has a submenu clicking once will expand the menu clicking twice will open the page.

  • FPMT
        • Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition

        • In Buddhism, we are not particularly interested in the quest for intellectual knowledge alone. We are much more interested in understanding what’s happening here and now, in comprehending our present experience, what we are at this very moment, our fundamental nature.

          Lama Thubten Yeshe
        • About FPMT
          • Mission Statement
          • Vast Visions for FPMT
          • The Origins of FPMT
          • Wisdom Culture
          • Video Documentary
          • Messages of Appreciation
        • FPMT Announcements
        • International Office
          • Contact Us
          • Donate
        • Board of Directors
          • Meet Our Members
          • Updates from FPMT Inc. Board
        • Regional & National Offices
        • Annual Review
        • Safeguarding
        • Volunteer & Jobs
        • Shugden/Dolgyal Information
  • Shop
        • 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.

        • The Foundation Store
        • New Arrivals
        • Specials
        • Foundation Store Newsletter
        • Practice Generosity
FPMT FPMT 50th Anniversary

2026 FPMT Global MANI Retreat

Facebook Group | Translated Communication Materials  | Resources | Online Teachings and Group Practice |
How to Access Online Sessions | Zoom Information | Retreat in Mongolia | Mantra Report | FAQ

One of Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s Vast Visions for the FPMT organization was to hold 100 Million Mani retreats.

“This is one of my dreams, to have 100 Million Mani Retreats each year and for it to continue forever, even after I die, even after the people living now die. Those who are working, offering service now—to continue even after they die; to continue for as long as the country exists.” — Lama Zopa Rinpoche

You can read an article from Mandala 2009 about Rinpoche’s wishes for the 100 Million Mani Retreat and the benefits of this. 

The regional and national coordinators of FPMT are working with FPMT International Office to support a GLOBAL MANI RETREAT. This retreat will bring together our FPMT community on a scale we have not attempted before … a hugely exciting collective effort that we pray will promote even greater harmony, cohesion, and understanding among us all. How timely then, that it was FPMT’s 50th anniversary last December!  Surely, after 50 years, it is now opportune for all of us, as the global organization FPMT has become, to come together and devote our collective time and effort to Dharma practice, dedicating ourselves to the swift return of Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s unmistaken reincarnation. 

The 2026 GLOBAL MANI RETREAT is scheduled to commence on the first day of Saka Dawa month (Sunday, May 17, 2026), and conclude on the final Buddha Day for this year, Lhabab Duchen (Sunday, November 1, 2026). This retreat will be something unprecedented for our global FPMT family.  By coming together in fellowship and harmony, we pray to extract the very essence of this precious human rebirth, and dedicate all our efforts for the happiness of all dear sentient beings and for all our holy gurus to remain until the state of enlightenment is achieved.

To be a deeply enriching and powerfully beneficial experience, the GLOBAL MANI RETREAT will comprise several synergistic components, including :

  • MAJOR ONLINE TEACHINGS BY HIGH LAMAS: For powerful blessings and inspiration.
  • ONLINE GROUP PRACTICE SESSIONS BY TEACHERS DRAWN FROM EVERY REGION OF THE FPMT ORGANIZATION:  To build strong family feeling and maintain the retreat’s momentum.
  • INDIVIDUAL PRACTICE AT HOME – Participants are encouraged to recite the Chenrezig sadhana and recite the Mani mantra daily, in their own time and place, for the duration of this retreat.
  • GROUP PRACTICE IN A 100 MILLION MANI RETREAT:  Participants are encouraged to join the annual 100 MILLION MANI RETREAT hosted by FPMT MONGOLIA, but this is not compulsory.  Retreat commences on Thursday, August 20 and will conclude on Thursday, September 17, 2026.
  • FPMT CENTERS AND STUDY GROUPS are also welcome to organize their own Mani retreats anytime within this retreat period if they wish, as a further contribution in practice and mantra recitation.

Upon the conclusion of this GLOBAL MANI RETREAT, we will offer the total number of MANI mantras recited to His Holiness the Dalai Lama.

What an incredible opportunity for the entire FPMT organization to join together in this powerful collection of merit, harmony, and blessings for the entire world! 

Details and opportunities will be updated here as they become available. 

Facebook Group

Please join the Global MANI Retreat Facebook group for all the latest and timely information about this retreat and upcoming opportunities. 

Translated Communication Materials

Have this page translated into your native language by using our convenient translation facility located on the right-hand side of the screen.

MANI Retreat poster available in: Chinese | English | Italian| Spanish

Schedule of Online Teachings and Group Practice (including parallel practice sessions in languages other than English): 

Chinese| English| Italian | Spanish

How to Access Online Sessions

Italian

MANI Resources

Chenrezig Mani Retreat Materials Sadhanas and a collection of teachings on the mani sadhana.

Online Teachings, Group Practice and How to Access the Sessions

All teachings and group practice sessions will be hosted online. 

ONLINE SESSIONS – HOW TO ACCESS

All Major Teachings and Chenrezig Group Practice sessions in this FPMT GLOBAL MANI RETREAT will be conducted online via Zoom.
If you are joining from your computer:
Click on this Zoom link for direct access: [https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82214768781]
OR
Enter this Zoom Meeting ID, if you prefer to access Zoom manually: 822 1476 8781
If you are joining from a mobile device such as your phone:
You can either use the above methods
OR
Enter the Zoom room directly by scanning the QR code image provided to the right. This QR code is also included in the individual session poster.
YouTube livestream also available via this link: [https://youtube.com/@globalmaniretreat?si=9w8EcEE2UnLadcdX]

Zoom Information:

Registration: Not required.
Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82214768781
(Zoom Meeting ID: 822 1476 8781)
YouTube livestream: Details will be shared before the session.
*** Zoom room will open ~20 minutes early. Please enter early, and enjoy the slideshows that will precede many of the sessions

How To Access Recorded Online Sessions:

The FPMT GLOBAL MANI RETREAT online sessions were originally intended exclusively for a live audience, as some of the presenters had valid reservations about teaching online (let alone permitting recordings). To respect their preferences, the recordings were therefore going to be kept private.
However, in recognition of the global nature of this event and the difficulties many sincere students face in participating in real time, we appealed for some leeway – and now as a result, the recordings will be accessible on our YouTube channel for many of the sessions. (Only those sessions for which presenter agreement has been obtained will be uploaded).
Before viewing the sessions, please SUBMIT THE GOOGLE REQUEST FORM FOR OUR RECORDS. This will be on an “honor system,” so we hope you will comply. You only need to submit this simple form once.

Other languages available in the “Translated Communication Materials” tab. 

100 Million Mani Retreat in Mongolia
We are delighted to share that FPMT Mongolia’s 14th 100 MILLION MANI RETREAT will take place from 20 August 20 – September 17, 2026 in Ulaanbaatar. This retreat is part of the official FPMT GLOBAL MANI RETREAT PROGRAM, so we look forward to your participation – whether onsite or online.
VEN THUBTEN GYALMO, Resident Teacher & Board Member of FPMT MONGOLIA (FPMTM), has kindly agreed to give us an introduction to this phenomenal event … including its inspiring background (with advice from Lama Zopa Rinpoche), the retreat schedule, retreat venue, where to stay, and other handy travel tips.
This session is OPEN TO ALL … Not only for those who intend to attend this event in person!
Our fervent wish is that it will inspire other FPMT centres to hold their own 100 Million Mani Retreats one day (to fullfill one of Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s Vast Visions), and also for individual participants to consider travelling to Mongolia this year to particpate in person. And if neither option is workable, then to at least plant the seed for us all to fulfill one, or both options, in the very near future.
BRIEFING FOR THE 100 MILLION MANI RETREAT IN FPMT MONGOLIA
Date: Monday June 8, 2026
Time: 11:30am – 12:30pm (UTC)
UTC is Coordinated Universal Time. Please check carefully against your own time zone.
Registration: Not required.
Zoom link: [https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82214768781]
Zoom Meeting ID: 822 1476 8781
Report Your Mantras

Please use this form to report your mantras!

FAQ Sheet

WHO CAN JOIN THIS FPMT GLOBAL MANI RETREAT?

This retreat is open to all students who meet the minimum requirement of having taken refuge in the Three Jewels.

WHAT IS THE RETREAT FORMAT?

The retreat will consist of the following synergistic components, in order to offer a deeply enriching and powerfully beneficial experience:

  1. MAJOR ONLINE TEACHINGS BY HIGH LAMAS – For powerful blessings and inspiration.
  2. ONLINE GROUP PRACTICE SESSIONS BY TEACHERS DRAWN FROM EVERY REGION OF THE FPMT ORGANIZATION – To build strong family feeling and maintain the retreat’s momentum.
  3. INDIVIDUAL PRACTICE AT HOME – Participants are encouraged to recite the Chenrezig sadhana and recite the Mani mantra daily, in their own time and place, for the duration of this retreat.
  4. GROUP PRACTICE IN A 100 MILLION MANI RETREAT – Participants are also encouraged to join the annual 100 MILLION MANI RETREAT hosted by FPMT MONGOLIA, but this is not compulsory. We will share further updates once the 2026 Mongolia retreat dates are set.
  5. Centers and Study Groups are also welcome to organize their own Mani retreats anytime within this retreat period if they wish, as a further contribution in practice and mantra recitation.

WHICH SADHANA WILL WE BE USING?

We will use the “Short Sadhana of the Compassion Buddha, Arya Chenrezig”, as compiled for off-site participants in a 100 Million Mani retreat on the basis of instructions by Lama Zopa Rinpoche. 

WHAT IF I CANNOT DO THE SADHANA PRACTICE EVERYDAY? 

While you are highly encouraged to complete at least ONE Chenrezig sadhana on every day of the retreat, this is not compulsory.  Please just practice as much as you are able to, with the pure motivation to bring benefit to all sentient beings; and, in particular, to dedicate for the swift return of Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche and the success of all his holy projects.

HOW DO I COUNT AND REPORT THE MANI MANTRAS I RECITED?

Only those Mani mantras recited within the practice of the sadhana are to be included in your final count.  A link to the “GLOBAL MANI RETREAT Mantra Count” google form will be posted on the FPMT GLOBAL MANI RETREAT webpage upon retreat launch.

As the final day of the Retreat is on 1st November 2026 (Lhabab Duchen), please submit your final mantra counts latest by 8:00am (UTC), 2nd November 2026.

ARE THERE ANY DIET RESTRICTIONS?

Retreat Advisor KHEN RINPOCHE GESHE CHONYI has advised that if you are planning to attend any of the Chenrezig Group Practice sessions, it is highly recommended that you be vegetarian* for that day.  Better still, take the 8 Mahayana Precepts on that morning.

For all the other days that you plan to complete at least one Chenrezig sadhana, it is good for you to be vegetarian* at least for the meal that you take prior to the sadhana.

* “Vegetarian” in this case means ”no black foods” in addition to “no meat”.  Black foods include garlic, onion, leeks, chives, egg, radish.

HOW CAN WE PARTICIPATE IN THE ONLINE SESSIONS?

All online sessions will be conducted via ZOOM, with meeting link to be posted on the FPMT GLOBAL MANI RETREAT webpage prior to retreat launch. 

Livestream to other platforms will also be announced at this time.

CAN WE ACCESS THE RECORDINGS IF WE MISS ANY OF THE ONLINE SESSIONS?

We encourage everyone to recognize the amazing preciousness and rarity of this retreat, and make every effort to join the sessions.  

The FPMT GLOBAL MANI RETREAT online sessions were originally intended exclusively for a live audience, as some of the presenters had valid reservations about teaching online (let alone permitting recordings). To respect their preferences, the recordings were therefore going to be kept private.
However, in recognition of the global nature of this event and the difficulties many sincere students face in participating in real time, we appealed for some leeway – and now as a result, the recordings will be accessible on our YouTube channel for many of the sessions. (Only those sessions for which presenter agreement has been obtained will be uploaded).
Before viewing the sessions, please SUBMIT THE GOOGLE REQUEST FORM FOR OUR RECORDS. This will be on an “honor system,” so we hope you will comply. You only need to submit this simple form once.

WHAT LANGUAGE WILL THE ONLINE SESSIONS BE CONDUCTED IN?

MAJOR TEACHINGS BY HIGH LAMAS:  Either TIBETAN (with English translation), or ENGLISH, depending on the lama. 

CHENREZIG GROUP PRACTICE SESSIONS:  All Group Practice sessions will be conducted in ENGLISH. 

For both the Major Teachings & Group Practice sessions, other language translations will be announced in due course.

WHO DO I CONTACT FOR FURTHER QUERIES?

For regular updates, please join our Facebook group. 

  • DONATE
  • Home
    • FPMT Homepage
    • Willkommen
    • Bienvenidos
    • Bienvenue
    • Benvenuto
    • 欢迎 / 歡迎
  • News/Media
    • What’s New: Teachings, Updates, Stories & More
    • Important Announcements
      • Resources for the Coronavirus Pandemic
      • Updates Regarding Dagri Rinpoche
    • Latest Blog Posts
      • Lama Zopa Rinpoche News & Advice
      • Lama Yeshe’s Wisdom
      • Charitable Projects News
      • Study & Practice News
      • Updates from the FPMT Inc. Board
      • FPMT Community: Stories & News
      • In-depth Stories
      • Obituaries
    • Monthly e-News
    • Celebrate FPMT’s 50th Anniversary
    • Lama Zopa Rinpoche Latest Videos
      • Full-Length Teachings
      • Essential Extracts
      • Short Clips
      • ༧སྐྱབས་རྗེ་བཟོད་པ་རིན་པོ་ཆེ་མཆོག་ནས་སྩལ་བའི་བཀའ་སློབ་བརྙན་འཕྲིན།
    • FPMT YouTube Channel
    • Podcasts
    • Photo Galleries
    • Social Media
    • Mandala Magazine
      • Mandala Magazine Archive
      • This Issue
      • Subscribe
      • Support Prisoners
    • Submit a Story/Obituary
    • Subscribe
      • Daily & Weekly Blogs
      • Unsubscribe Daily & Weekly Blogs
      • Monthly FPMT e-News
      • Unsubscribe Monthly FPMT e-News
    • Resources
  • Study & Practice
    • About FPMT Education Services
    • Latest News
    • Programs
      • New to Buddhism?
      • Buddhist Mind Science: Activating Your Potential
      • Heart Advice for Death and Dying
      • Discovering Buddhism
        • Online Learning Center Modules
        • Watch Discovering Buddhism Videos
        • FAQ
        • Statements of Appreciation
        • Shared Resources for Discovering Buddhism
      • Living in the Path
      • Exploring Buddhism
      • FPMT Basic Program
        • Standard Texts and Commentaries
        • Subject Descriptions
        • Preparatory Study and Practice
        • Centers
        • Homestudy
        • Homestudy Teachers
        • Homestudy FAQ
      • FPMT Masters Program
      • FPMT In-Depth Meditation Training
      • Maitripa College
      • Lotsawa Rinchen Zangpo Translator Program
      • Universal Education for Compassion & Wisdom
    • Online Learning Center
    • Prayers & Practice Materials
      • Overview of Prayers & Practices
      • Full Catalogue of Prayers & Practice Materials
      • Explore Popular Topics
        • Benefiting Animals
        • Chenrezig Resources
        • Death & Dying Resources
        • Lama Chopa (Guru Puja)
        • Lama Zopa Rinpoche: Compendium of Precious Instructions
        • Lama Zopa Rinpoche: Life Practice Advice
        • Lama Zopa Rinpoche Practice Series
        • Lamrim Resources
        • Mantras
        • Prayer Book Updates
        • Purification Practices
        • Sutras
        • Thought Transformation (Lojong)
      • Audio Materials
      • Dharma Dates – Tibetan Calendar
        • Purchase Calendar
        • Dates Explained
    • Translation Services
    • Publishing Services
    • Teachings and Advice
      • Find Teachings and Advice
      • Lama Zopa Rinpoche Advice Page
      • Lama Zopa Rinpoche: Compendium of Precious Instructions
      • Lama Zopa Rinpoche Video Teachings
        • Full-Length Teachings
        • Essential Extracts of Teachings
        • Short Video Clips of Rinpoche
      • ༧སྐྱབས་རྗེ་བཟོད་པ་རིན་པོ་ཆེ་མཆོག་ནས་སྩལ་བའི་བཀའ་སློབ་བརྙན་འཕྲིན།
      • Podcasts
      • Lama Yeshe Wisdom Archive
      • Buddhism FAQ
      • Dharma for Young People
      • Resources on Holy Objects
        • Microfilm for Stupas and Prayer Wheels
          • Information on How to Fill a Prayer Wheel
          • Benefits of Making Prayer Wheels
          • How this Latest Mani Microfilm was Developed
    • Ways to Offer Support
  • Centers
    • Center Directory
    • Center FAQ
    • Resident Teachers
    • FPMT Service Seminars
      • Overview
      • Foundation Service Seminar
      • Inner Job Description
      • Teacher Development Service Seminar
      • Hosting and Attending an FPMT Service Seminar
      • Upcoming Service Seminars
    • Community Service
    • Affiliates Entrance
    • Monks and Nuns
    • Retreat Information
      • Retreat Schedule
      • FPMT Basic Program and FPMT Masters Program Retreat Schedule
  • Affiliates Area
    • Log Out
    • My Account
  • Teachers
    • About Teachers
    • About Teacher Registration
    • His Holiness the Dalai Lama
      • Long Life Prayers
      • Praise to His Holiness by Lama Zopa Rinpoche
    • Lama Thubten Yeshe’s Homepage
      • Biography of Lama Yeshe & Lama Zopa
      • Photo Gallery
      • Lama Yeshe Wisdom Archive
      • Tributes to Lama Yeshe
      • Lama Yeshe’s Vision for FPMT
      • Lama Yeshe’s Incarnation – Tenzin Osel HitaTorres
    • Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s Homepage
      • Updates Regarding Rinpoche
      • News
      • Videos
      • Photos
      • Advice
      • Vast Visions
  • Projects
    • Charitable Projects
      • FPMT’s Charitable Projects
      • Supporting Our Lamas
        • Unmistaken Incarnation Fund
        • Lama Zopa Rinpoche Bodhichitta Fund
          • News
          • Photos
          • Donate Now
        • Long Life Puja Fund
          • Photos
      • Supporting Ordained Sangha Fund
        • Lama Tsongkhapa Teachers Fund
          • Photos
          • Donate Now
      • Social Services Fund
        • Animal Liberation Fund
          • Photos
          • Donate Now
      • Holy Objects Fund
        • Offering Buddha Statues to H.H. the Dalai Lama
        • Lama Zopa Rinpoche Stupa of Complete Victory
        • Zangdog Palri: Guru Rinpoche Pure Land Project
        • Stupa Fund
          • Photos
          • Donate Now
        • Padmasambhava Project for Peace
          • Photos
          • Donate Now
        • Maitreya Projects
        • Prayer Wheel Fund
          • Photos
          • Donate Now
      • Practices and Pujas
        • Puja Fund
          • News
          • Photos
          • Donate Now
        • Prajnaparamita Project
          • Photos
          • Donate Now
        • Practice and Retreat Fund
      • Education and Preservation Fund
      • FPMT Community Support Fund
    • Make a Donation
    • Applying for Grants
    • News about Projects
    • Other Projects within FPMT
      • Animal Liberation Sanctuary
      • Lama Yeshe Sangha Fund
      • Land of Calm Abiding
      • FPMT Mongolia
        • Donate Now
      • Tara Puja Fund
      • Tsum
        • Living Conditions
        • Plans for the Future
        • A Personal Account
        • Health Survey
        • Photo Album
        • Donate Now
    • Support International Office
      • Fulfilling Our Lamas’ Wishes Fund
      • Friends of FPMT Membership
      • Planned Giving
      • Endowment Fund
    • Projects Photo Galleries
    • Give Where Most Needed
  • FPMT
    • About FPMT
      • Mission Statement
      • Vast Visions for FPMT
      • The Origins of FPMT
      • Wisdom Culture
      • Video Documentary
      • Messages of Appreciation
    • FPMT Announcements
    • International Office
      • Contact Us
      • Donate
    • Board of Directors
      • Meet Our Members
      • Updates from FPMT Inc. Board
    • Annual Review
    • Regional & National Offices
    • Safeguarding
    • Volunteer & Jobs
    • Shugden/Dolgyal Information
  • Shop
    • The Foundation Store
    • New Arrivals
    • Specials
    • Foundation Store Newsletter
    • Practice Generosity

Translate*

*powered by Google TranslateTranslation of pages on fpmt.org is performed by Google Translate, a third party service which FPMT has no control over. The service provides automated computer translations that are only an approximation of the websites' original content. The translations should not be considered exact and only used as a rough guide.

My approach is to expose your ego so that you can see it for what it is. Therefore, I try to provoke your ego. There’s nothing diplomatic about this tactic. We’ve been diplomatic for countless lives, always trying to avoid confrontation, never meeting our problems face to face. That’s not my style. I like to meet problems head on and that’s what I want you to do, too.

Lama Thubten Yeshe

Contact Info

1632 SE 11th Avenue
Portland, OR 97214-4702 USA
Tel (503) 808-1588

About FPMT

Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition (FPMT) is an organization devoted to the transmission of the Mahayana Buddhist tradition and values worldwide through teaching, meditation and community service. more…

About Buddhism

If you're new to Buddhism, please read our Buddhism FAQ. A place to learn about Buddhism in general, FPMT, and our Discovering Buddhism at Home series.
Contact Us | Privacy & Security | Copyright ©2026 FPMT Inc.