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2026 FPMT Global Mani Retreat Launches This Weekend!
An unprecedented global merit-making effort is nearing commencement! The regional and national coordinators of FPMT are working with FPMT International Office and Retreat Coordinator Selina Foong to offer a Global MANI Retreat. This retreat will bring together our FPMT community ... Read more »
Students Around the World Commemorate Third Anniversary of Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s Parinirvana
April 13, 2026, marked the third anniversary of Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche passing into parinirvana. On this meaningful occasion, students, FPMT centers, and monastic institutions around the world gathered for collective prayers and practice, and to remember with immense gratitude ... Read more »
Rejoicing in the Life of Venerable Jampa Kunchog, Early Kopan Student and Sera Scholar
Venerable Jampa Kunchog (Delsturtz Theadore “Yogi” Pryor) died of prostate cancer on April 20, 2026 in Atlanta, Georgia, US. An early student of Lama Yeshe and Lama Zopa Rinpoche, Ven. Jampa devoted more than five decades to Dharma study, monastic ... Read more »
Light of the Path Retreat at Kopan Following Memorial Stupas Inauguration in December
This year’s Light of the Path Retreat (LOP) at Kopan Monastery, Nepal, will take place from December 20–30, 2026, and will be led by Geshe Tenzin Namdak, offering students a precious opportunity to come together in meditation and practice, and ... Read more »
Memorial Stupas Inauguration at Kopan Monastery and Nunnery, December 2026
We are delighted to announce the grand inauguration ceremonies of the Memorial Stupas of Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche and Khensur Rinpoche Lhundrup Rigsel at Kopan Monastery and Nunnery. On December 11, 2026, the Stupa of Complete Victory, enshrining the sacred ... Read more »
A Message Lama Left for Us: Telling the Story of FPMT
In January 1983, Lama Yeshe traveled to Sicily. It would turn out to be one of his last trips before he showed the aspect of passing away in March 1984. During that visit, he gave his personal attendant and FPMT ... Read more »
A Lifetime of Service and Practice: Gyudmed Ngarampa Venerable Thupten Dorje (Lama Gyupa la)
Gyudmed Ngarampa Venerable Thupten Dorje (Lama Gyupa la) passed away on the morning of March 11, 2026 at the age of 91. The following words were issued by Gyudmed Tantric University in celebration of Gyudmed Ngarampa Venerable Thupten Dorje (Lama ... Read more »
A New FPMT Basic Program at Istituto Lama Tzong Khapa in Italy!
Istituto Lama Tzong Khapa (ILTK) renews its tradition of offering a residential FPMT Basic Program (BP) in English and in Italian, also available online! This three-year BP is a once in a lifetime chance to enjoy residential study of this ... Read more »
Book Release: H. E. Choden Rinpoche’s Mastering the Six-Session Guru Yoga
Available in August 11, H. E. Choden Rinpoche’s Mastering the Six-Session Guru Yoga offers an illuminating commentary on one of the foundational daily practices of the Gelug tradition, accompanied by essential supplementary materials to support practitioners on the path. With ... Read more »
European Teaching Tours 2026 of High Lamas at FPMT Centers
We are happy to share the upcoming European teaching tours of His Eminence Ling Rinpoche, His Eminence Khensur Jhado Rinpoche and Serkong Tsenshap Rinpoche. Students are warmly invited to join these precious opportunities for study and practice across FPMT centers ... Read more »
Service to India’s Poorest: The Ever-Flowing Generosity of Maitri Charitable Trust
Maitri Charitable Trust has been serving, since 1989, some of India’s poorest people and continues to be guided by its founder and longtime director, Adriana Ferranti. Adriana has spent decades at the helm of Maitri. Now 81, she carries on ... Read more »