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Monthly Offering of Gold and Robes to Precious Buddha Statue in Tibet
The extensive range of offerings, practices, and pujas that are offered in India, Nepal, and around the world through the Puja Fund on request from Lama Zopa Rinpoche is astounding. As Charitable Projects Coordinator, Ven. Holly Ansett, commented, “It is ...
Lama Zopa Rinpoche Leads 100 Million Mani Retreat in Elista, Kalmykia
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 ...
Welcome to the October FPMT e-News!
We hope you enjoy our October FPMT International Office e-News. This month we bring you news about: Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s Advice about Changing Our View, Big Love in the New Issue of Mandala magazine!, New Practice Materials, Protecting the Environment ...
The Sanghata Sutra Available in Print
The Sanghata Sutra is a Mahayana sutra containing stories illustrating the power of the bodhisattva wish and the power of past and present actions to produce expansive results. Imbued with the blessings of Shakyamuni Buddha’s prayer, recitation of this sutra ...
16 Guidelines for Life Benefit Incarcerated Communities
In 2008, David Machles completed the 16 Guidelines for Life Level 1 course , an initiative of the Foundation for Developing Compassion and Wisdom (FDCW), and later completed Levels 2 and 3. David is part of FDCW’s Universal Education community. ...
Eighth Round of 108 Nyung Nä Retreats Completed at Institut Vajra Yogini, France
Institut Vajra Yogini (IVY), in the south-west of France near the city of Toulouse, completed its eighth round of nyung nä retreats from November 2018 to April 2019 in alignment with Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s Vast Visions for the FPMT organization ...
Brocade Dharma Text Covers
Students can ornament and protect Dharma texts with brocade covers from the Foundation Store, most offered at cost! Brocade Dharma Text Case, Dharma text holder with a velcro strap for quick and easy access. Each case comes with a text ...
Video Tour of Buddha Amitabha Pure Land
FPMT spiritual director Lama Zopa Rinpoche has done much to care for the animals at Buddha Amitabha Pure Land (BAPL), located in a remote area of Washington State, in the northwestern United States. One examples is creating a bird feeder ...
A Daily Meditation on Shakyamuni Buddha in Print
A Daily Meditation on Shakyamuni Buddha, specifically compiled by Lama Zopa Rinpoche for beginner Buddhist practitioners, is available in print from the Foundation Store. Two years ago, Lama Zopa Rinpoche reviewed and updated the previous edition with the help of ...
Tara Liberation Study Group Offers Dharma Teachings in Finnish
Tara Liberation Study Group, the FPMT study group in Helsinki, Finland, benefits the community by offering Dharma teachings in the country’s most widely-spoken language, taught by native Finnish speaker and FPMT registered teacher Joona Repo. Matt Linden and Maria Suominen ...
2019 Sponsorship of Special Memorization Exam for Sera Je Monks
This year, annual sponsorship was offered to Sera Je Monastery for 190 monks who qualified and passed the 2019 Special Memorization Examination. This is an incredible achievement accomplished by extremely dedicated scholars. 68 monks memorized Commentary on the Ornament of ...