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Take a Look! White Umbrella Deity (Sitatapatra) Resources
FPMT.org makes available a variety of White Umbrella Deity (Sitatapatra) resource to interested students, including a devotional card and White Umbrella Deity practices in PDF format. Students can also find a White Umbrella Deity text than can be worn as ... Read more »
Buddhism for Young Adults Group in Mexico City, Mexico
Thubten Kunkyab Study Group, an FPMT study group in Mexico City, Mexico, has organized a Buddhism for Young Adults group that began meeting in January 2019. Buddhism for Young Adults group coordinators Nancy Torres Lopez and Ricardo Mesta Esparza, young ... Read more »
Practices Completed for the Long Life of Rangjung Neljorma Khadro Namsel Drönme
Recently Lama Zopa Rinpoche arranged for several practices, sponsored by the Puja Fund, for the long life of Rangjung Neljorma Khadro Namsel Drönme (Khadro-la). 57,232 animals were liberated by the Sangha at Kachoe Dechen Ling in California, and Buddha Amitabha ... Read more »
Benefits of Working at a Dharma Center
Lama Zopa Rinpoche sent this letter to all the staff at an FPMT center, thanking them for working at the center. My most dear, most kind, most precious, wish-fulfilling one, My thanks, first of all, that you have taken a ... Read more »
Treat Others Peacefully, Be a Good Example for the World
A student wrote to Lama Zopa Rinpoche about how she and her brothers and sisters responded to the murder of their father and grandmother. Lama Zopa Rinpoche wrote back to the student and then requested that his letter and an ... Read more »
Take a Look! Buddhism in a Nutshell: Essentials for Practice and Study
The book Buddhism in a Nutshell: Essentials for Practice and Study combines short teachings of the precious gurus Lama Thubten Yeshe and Lama Zopa Rinpoche with short teachings by the much-loved American nun, Ven. Amy Miller. It comes with an ... Read more »
Journey to Lawudo with Ven. Amy Miller
Venerable Amy Miller, an FPMT registered teacher, has been informally leading people to Lawudo in Nepal’s Solu Khumbu District since 1990. She shares about the October 5-22, 2018, trip she led for twenty-three people from around the world. This is ... Read more »An Adventurous Trip to Lawudo in Nepal
Ven. Amy Miller, an FPMT registered teacher, has been informally leading people to Lawudo in Nepal’s Solu Khumbu District since 1990. She shares about the October 5-22, 2018, trip she led for twenty-three people from around the world. It was ... Read more »
Extensive Offerings Offered Daily in Mongolia by Dedicated Senior Volunteers
Since 2000, a group of very dedicated volunteers have been offering over a thousand water bowls plus extensive offerings of flowers, incense, candles, and food daily at Ganden Do Ngag Shedrub Ling Center, Mongolia. In August, Lama Zopa Rinpoche offered ... Read more »
Clean Your Mind to Prepare for Retreat
During the 2018 retreat in Australia, Lama Zopa Rinpoche gave advice on how to prepare for retreat, captured in this excerpt and video clip: … I escaped [Tibet] through Bhutan to Buxa [Duar in India]. For eight years I lived ... Read more »
We Invite You To Read Our April e-News!
We hope you enjoy the April FPMT International Office e-News. This month we bring you: Highlights of Advice from Lama Zopa Rinpoche, How FPMT Invests in Education in Nepal, An Offer from the Foundation Store, …and more! Have the e-News ... Read more »