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May FPMT International Office e-News Out Now
We invite you to read the May FPMT International Office e-News! This month we bring you: Highlights of Recent Advice from Lama Zopa Rinpoche, New Materials in German and Sinhalese, Rejoicing about Volunteer Service in Mongolia, …and more! Have the ... Read more »
Progress Continues on Land of Medicine Buddha’s Mahabodhi Stupa Project in California
“Building stupas helps develop so much peace and happiness for numberless sentient beings. As a result, wars, disease, and desire will all be pacified. Instead of feeling hopeless, people will gain courage. This is about peace – for the beings ... Read more »
Losar Celebrations at Chandrakirti Meditation Centre
Chandrakirti Meditation Centre, an FPMT center in Upper Moutere, New Zealand, celebrated Losar in February 2019 with three days of activities: thukpa night at their FPMT resident teacher Geshe Jampa Tharchin’s house at Chandrakirti Meditation Centre on February 3; Guru ... Read more »
Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s Advice to Students of Dagri Rinpoche
If you wish to read FPMT International Office’s updates regarding Dagri Rinpoche, they can be found here. Lama Zopa Rinpoche felt strongly that it was important for him to offer the following advice to the students of Dagri Rinpoche out ... Read more »Update Regarding Dagri Rinpoche
Dagri Rinpoche has for many years been one of the Tibetan teachers on FPMT’s Tibetan Teachers List. The Indian police last week received a formal complaint from a woman who was on a commercial airline flight with Dagri Rinpoche in ... Read more »
Lama Zopa Rinpoche Begins Teaching at Vajrayogini Retreat in France
Lama Zopa Rinpoche recently arrived at Institut Vajra Yogini (IVY) after giving teachings in Spain. A large gathering of students held khatas, glowing LED lights, and banners depicting the eight auspicious symbols as they awaited his night-time arrival at the ... Read more »
Exclusive FPMT Basic Program Opportunities at Kopan Monastery
FPMT registered teacher and German monk Ven. Fedor Stracke has agreed to teach two Basic Program subjects—Ornament for Clear Realization and Seventy Topics and Grounds and Paths of Secret Mantra—during July and August of 2019 at Kopan Monastery, FPMT’s mother ... Read more »
Pilgrims Offered Support to Liberation Prison Project
Since 2001 Liberation Prison Project (LPP), an FPMT project, and San Francisco, California, US tour company Himalayan High Treks have been working together to enable people to go on pilgrimage. Twenty-two pilgrimages have been offered so far, raising a grand ... Read more »
Robes of Precious Material Offered to Buddha Statue Inside Mahabodhi Stupa, Bodhgaya, Every Month
Every month on the full moon as well as on all four great Buddha multiplying days, the Puja Fund sponsors a new set of robes made of high quality material for the precious Buddha statue inside the Mahabodhi Stupa in ... Read more »
The Center Is of Utmost Importance
Lama Zopa Rinpoche wrote a benefactor thanking them for their support of a center and explaining a center’s benefits. I just want to send you these cards and tell you that I highly appreciate your kindness in helping the center. ... Read more »
How to Help People Who Are Sick and Dying
Lama Zopa Rinpoche advised a student who wanted to help the sick and dying. You don’t have to go [to the hospital] to help them; instead, wherever you stay, you can do the Eight Prayers to Benefit the Dead. Recite ... Read more »