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FPMT Mongolia’s Mahayana Children’s Program Utilizes a Merit Box Grant
We are delighted to share a report from FPMT Mongolia’s Mahayana Children’s Program on the ways they were able to utilize a recent Merit Box grant. FPMT Mongolia’s Mahayana Children’s Program began in 2007, aiming to engage children from 6–16 ... Read more »
Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s Advice for Dispelling Fires
Lama Zopa Rinpoche has offered the following advice for practices one can do in relation to the dangers of fire, for oneself or others: Medicine Buddha When there are fires the best thing to do is rely on the Medicine ... Read more »
Sherpa Song of Appreciation to Lama Zopa Rinpoche for Rebuilding the Thame Stupa
The Thame region of Nepal was seriously damaged during a 2015 earthquake. Thame holds a special place in our hearts as the birthplace of Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche. Almost all the homes in the area were damaged and also a ... Read more »
Pilgrimage in Sri Lanka Raises Funds for Five-Story Medicine Buddha Statue
In September 2024, Sri Lankan-born, Australian-based nun Ven. Tenzin Lekdron led a pilgrimage tour in Sri Lanka to raise funds for the 5MB Project, a mission to build a five-story high Medicine Buddha statue in Sri Lanka, according to the ... Read more »
Prayers for Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s Swift Return Continue
On December 28, 2024, Khenrinpoche Geshe Thubten Chonyi, Rigsel Rinpoche, along with the Kopan geshes, geshemas, monks, nuns, and students, gathered at the holy Boudhanath Stupa, Nepal, to recite Chanting the Names of Manjushri, the King of Prayers, Calling the ... Read more »
A Rare Chance to Take Part in FPMT’s Most Advanced Education Program
The FPMT Masters Program in Buddhist Studies of Sutra and Tantra (MP), FPMT’s most advanced education program, is the unique design of Lama Thubten Yeshe. First offered by Geshe Jampa Gyatso at Istituto Lama Tzong Khapa (ILTK), Italy, and developed ... Read more »
Purification Practice for the New Year
With the new year approaching, many of us are reflecting on the past year— rejoicing in the blessings we received, and also assessing mistakes we have made in relation to ourselves and others. Fortunately, we have methods at our disposal ... Read more »
Year of the Wood Snake Liberation Tibetan Calendar 2025 Now Available
For twenty-six years, the Liberation Prison Project has been producing a Tibetan calendar to support their work helping people in prison with their Buddhist practice. This calendar is relied on by FPMT students around the world for information on auspicious ... Read more »
Silent Mind Holy Mind: Timeless Holiday Advice from Lama Yeshe
Around Christmas time between 1971 and 1975, Lama Yeshe gave several talks related to Christmas to the Western students at Kopan Monastery, Nepal, in case some of them were missing their families and being at home at that festive time ... Read more »
Rejoicing in the Activities of Lama Tsongkhapa Teachers Fund in 2024
The Lama Tsongkhapa Teachers Fund is dedicated to upholding the Gelug lineage of Tibetan Mahayana Buddhism. The Lama Tsongkhapa Teachers Fund (LTKTF) has had another impactful year in 2024, supporting a variety of projects aimed at preserving and spreading the ... Read more »
Lama Tsongkhapa Day (Ganden Ngamchoe) is on December 25
Ganden Ngamchoe, literally “Ganden Offering of the Twenty-Fifth Day,” or Lama Tsongkhapa Day, is a celebration of the anniversary of Lama Tsongkhapa’s parinirvana. It is celebrated on the twenty-fifth day of the tenth month of the Tibetan calendar. This year, ... Read more »