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Rejoicing in a Beneficial Year of Charitable Giving
FPMT Charitable Projects had an incredible year offering support to beneficial initiates which include: offering food to ordained Sangha; providing scholarships to study Buddhist philosophy; offering to the main teachers of the Lama Tsongkhapa tradition and sponsoring annual debates; offering ... Read more »
Tushita Meditation Centre Hosted Lama Zopa Rinpoche in Dharamsala, India
Lama Zopa Rinpoche visited Tushita Meditation Centre in Dharamsala, India, from August 29-September 8, 2018. Ven. Tenzin Kunphen, spiritual program coordinator, and Maria Nobuko Corrales, assistant spiritual program coordinator share the story. In August 2018 our Dharma wishes came true ... Read more »
Nuns’ Jang Guncho and Geshema Graduation Ceremony Held at Kopan Nunnery in Nepal
Monks have held the Jang Guncho for centuries. The first Nuns’ Jang Guncho took place in Dharamsala, India, in 1995. An annual event, the Nuns’ Jang Guncho is an opportunity for nunneries to gather together to train in and practice ... Read more »
Gendun Drupa Center Hosted Lama Zopa Rinpoche in Savièse, Switzerland
Gendun Drupa Centre, an FPMT center in Martigny, Switzerland, hosted Lama Zopa Rinpoche from November 14 until December 4, 2018. The center’s spiritual program coordinator, Séverine Gondouin shares the story with help from Caro Solloso and Sophie Lacroix. Lama Zopa ... Read more »
Season’s Greetings and Latest News!
Please find Season’s Greetings from Lama Zopa Rinpoche and all of us at Rinpoche’s Office, together with our latest e-News! In addition to our Season’s Greetings, we bring you news of: How to Give A Gift to Benefit Others New ... Read more »
News from Maitreya Buddha Project Kushinagar
Marcel Bertels, director of Maitreya Buddha Project Kushinagar, shares an update about the project. This news comes from Kushinagar, India, where Shakyamuni Buddha entered into Mahaparinirvana. Maitreya Buddha Project Kushinagar has now peacefully settled onto the 170-acre site made available ... Read more »
Holiday Gift Giving Option from FPMT
The Give a Gift that Helps Others program was created four years ago by FPMT International Office as a gift giving option that serves as an alternative to material gifts. Focusing on four FPMT Charitable Projects, the “Give a Gift” ... Read more »
Magnificent Stupa Rebuilt in Thame, Nepal, to Benefit All
Lama Zopa Rinpoche was born in the Mount Everest region of Thame, located close to Lawudo which was the home of his previous incarnation known as the Lawudo Lama. Many Kopan monks are also from Thame. During the earthquake of ... Read more »
Longku Center Hosted Lama Zopa Rinpoche in Bern, Switzerland
Longku Center, an FPMT center in Bern, Switzerland, hosted Lama Zopa Rinpoche from November 12-14, 2018. Lama Zopa Rinpoche arrived from Munich, Germany, where Rinpoche was hosted by Aryatara Instituut. Brigitte Brunner and Andrea Meier, long-time students and members of ... Read more »
Updated! Buddhist Meditation 101 and Buddhism in a Nutshell
Two introductory online FPMT education courses—Buddhist Meditation 101 and Buddhism in a Nutshell—have recently been revised and are now available to new students as well as to all current and past online course participants. The courses are taught by FPMT ... Read more »
Monks Engage in the Traditional Rains Retreat at Nalanda Monastery in France
Ven. Losang Tendar is the director of International Mahayana Institute, the FPMT community of monks and nuns. He shares about the annual rains retreat held at Nalanda Monastery, a FPMT center in Lavaur, France, from August 26-October 9, 2018. A ... Read more »