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Lama Yeshe’s Wisdom: The Peaceful Path to Liberation
Lama Yeshe gave a teaching on refuge, the five lay precepts, the bodhisattva vows and more on December 9, 1983, during the Sixteenth Kopan Meditation Course held at Kopan Monastery, Nepal. This was one of Lama’s last teachings before he ... Read more »
Advice from Lama Zopa Rinpoche: Others’ Happiness Depends on How You Act with Your Body, Speech, and Mind
Lama Zopa Rinpoche offered seventeen teachings during the fifty-third month-long lamrim meditation course at Kopan Monastery in Nepal which occurred November 26 to December 26, 2022. All videos from this course are available on video in English (with and without ... Read more »
Education and Preservation Fund Grants Offered in 2025
In 2025, the FPMT Education and Preservation Fund continued its mission to safeguard and share the profound teachings of the Mahayana tradition by awarding a total of US$13,300 in grants. These contributions supported a diverse range of projects – from ... Read more »
Celebrate Lhabab Duchen on November 11: Merit Multiplying!
Lhabab Duchen, one of the four great holy days of the Buddhist calendar. As a reminder, this special day occurs this year on November 11. Lhabab Duchen celebrates Guru Shakyamuni Buddha’s return to Earth from the God Realm of the ... Read more »
Rejoicing in the Activities of Lama Tsongkhapa Teachers Fund in 2025
The Lama Tsongkhapa Teachers Fund (LTKTF) continues to be a cornerstone in preserving the Geluk lineage of Tibetan Mahayana Buddhism. Named after the 14th-century master Lama Tsongkhapa (1357–1419), the Fund embodies His vision of integrating deep scholarship, ethical discipline, and ... Read more »
Ven. Roger Kunsang Visits FPMT Mongolia
Lama Zopa Rinpoche visited Mongolia for the first time in 1999 at the invitation of Bakula Rinpoche, who had already been working for 10 years to reestablish Buddhism in the country, and a small group of Mongolians. It was explained ... Read more »
Rejoicing in the Beautiful Decorations Adorning the Stupa of Complete Victory
As we have previously reported, a Stupa of Complete Victory is being built at Kopan Monastery, Nepal, for the swift return of Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche and actualization of all his wishes. Venerable Tenzin Tsultrim was recently at Kopan Monastery ... Read more »
Celebrating Land of Medicine Buddha’s 10th Annual Namgyalma Retreat
By Ven. Tenzin Tsomo Land of Medicine Buddha (LMB) in Soquel, California, completed its tenth annual Namgyalma Retreat in October 2025, once again fulfilling the holy wishes of Kyabje Zopa Rinpoche to make it a yearly event. The initial impetus ... Read more »
Solitary Retreat as Practice and a Way of Life
Milarepa Center is an FPMT retreat center located in rural Barnet, Vermont, in the United States. The center is situated on 275 acres of serene Vermont beauty with a Stupa of Many of Doors, a set of 10 prayer wheels, ... Read more »
A Life Full of Genuine Care for Others: Geshe Tenzin Wangdak
Geshe Tenzin Wangdak passed away from cancer on September 8, 2025 in Dharamshala, India. Lotsawa Rinchen Zangpo Translator Program (LRZTP)’s dear teacher, Geshe Tenzin Wangdak touched the hearts of so many students and all who knew him. Dr. Filip Majkowski, ... Read more »
Institut Vajra Yogini Has Completed 108 Nyung Na Retreats for the 14th Year!
Institut Vajra Yogini (IVY) in France will soon start a new series of Nyung Na retreats (November 11, 2025 – June 15, 2026). It hosted its fourteenth series of 108 Nyung Na retreats from November 2024 to June 2025! One ... Read more »