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Offering Food to the Monks of Zigar Thupten Shedrupling Institute, Darjeeling, India
The Supporting Ordained Sangha Fund is now offering support to the sixty-two monks of Zigar Thupten Shedrupling Institute, a Kagyu monastery located in Darjeeling, India. The monastery sent a letter of thanks and praise to Lama Zopa Rinpoche: Today on ... Read more »
Rinpoche Visits Madrid, Granada, and Bilbao in Spain
Lama Zopa Rinpoche taught in and traveled to a few FPMT centers in Spain in late April and early May. Kiko Llopis, FPMT Hispana national coordinator, shared this report on Rinpoche’s visit. As he had promised in his previous visit ... Read more »
His Eminence Zong Rinpoche Visited Maitreya Instituut Loenen in the Netherlands
His Holiness the 3rd Kyabje Zong Rinpoche was one of Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s teachers. His Eminence the 4th Kyabje Zong Rinpoche—born in north India in 1985—visited Maitreya Instituut Loenen, an FPMT center in Loenen, the Netherlands, in April 2019. Maarten ... Read more »
Practice on His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s Birthday
On July 6 the world will celebrate His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s 84th birthday. Enjoy these many resources available to help celebrate, praise, and learn from His Holiness! Long Life Prayers Updated with the new alternate long life prayer, Prayers ... Read more »
Rejoicing in Virtuous Activities, Prayers, and Pujas Offered by 15,650 Sangha on Saka Dawa
Saka Dawa is the most important Tibetan Buddhist festival day, celebrating Lord Buddha’s birth, enlightenment and parinirvana. Buddhists around the world engage in many auspicious and merit-making activities such as sponsoring or engaging in beneficial pujas, practices, and prayers; and ... Read more »
The Best Way to Live Your Life
During teachings in Switzerland in 2018, Lama Zopa Rinpoche taught on the importance of generating patience and creating happiness for others, captured in this excerpt and video clip: Even if you don’t believe in reincarnation and karma, even those who ... Read more »Update from International Office
FPMT International Office is continuing to follow the two approaches outlined below in terms of assessing and updating our safeguarding and grievance procedures, and responding to the concerns raised by the allegations regarding Dagri Rinpoche. 1. Approach of providing spiritual ... Read more »
Take a Look! The Sanghata Sutra in Print
The Sanghata Sutra is a Mahayana sutra containing stories illustrating the power of invoking the bodhisattva wish when interacting with others; and the power of past and present actions to produce expansive results. Imbued with the blessings of the power ... Read more »
FPMT Students Made an Auspicious Pilgrimage to Nepal with Gen Thubten Dondrub
In February 2018 a group of FPMT students traveled together from Australia to Kathmandu, Nepal, for a pilgrimage led by Gen Thubten Dondrub*, FPMT resident teacher at Buddha House, an FPMT center in Australia. In addition to encountering Lama Zopa ... Read more »
FPMT Students Experienced that FPMT Family Feeling in Nepal
In February 2018 a group of FPMT students traveled together from Australia to Kathmandu, Nepal, for a pilgrimage led by Gen Thubten Dondrub*, FPMT resident teacher at Buddha House, an FPMT center in Australia. In addition to encountering Lama Zopa ... Read more »
Goats Liberated and Sponsored in Maratika, Nepal
In 2016 Lama Zopa Rinpoche saved three goats that were destined to be killed in Maratika, Nepal. The goats were blessed and offered animal liberation practice which includes various mantras, beneficial prayers, tying blessed red cloth around their necks, and ... Read more »