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Beneficial Kopan Monastery—Sera Je Monastery—California Connection
Andrew Schrage, marketing coordinator, Gonpo Ludup Study Group in Laguna Beach, California, US, shared this story about FPMT touring teacher Geshe Ngawang Sangye’s visits to their study group: Geshe Ngawang Sangye came to Orange County, California, to take an intensive ... Read more »
Nyung Nä Retreats and 100 Million Mani Retreats Continue at Tashi Chime Gatsal Nunnery, Nepal
Since 2009 sponsorship has been offered to the nuns of Tashi Chime Gatsal Nunnery, Nepal. Funds have been offered to complete two 100 million mani retreats (100 million recitations of the mantra OM MANI PADME HUM) every year. In addition ... Read more »
Newest Issue of Mandala Magazine is Now Available
The July-December 2018 issue of Mandala magazine is on its way in the mail to Friends of FPMT supporters and to the FPMT centers, projects, and services who offer the magazine as a benefit. For those wishing to purchase a ... Read more »
FPMT E-News – Out Now!
We hope you will enjoy the July FPMT International Office e-News! This month we bring you: Updates on Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s Schedule, News about the Ongoing Investment by the FPMT Puja Fund, How the International Merit Box Project is Helping, ... Read more »
New Advice on Lunar and Solar Eclipses
Lama Zopa Rinpoche recently offered some new advice about lunar and solar eclipses, which are considered auspicious days for practice and provide opportunities for accumulating increased merit. In addition to Lama Zopa Rinpoche reminding students that the merit generated on ... Read more »
Feng Shui Survey Performed at Maitreya Buddha Project Kushinagar
Marcel Bertels, director of FPMT project Maitreya Buddha Kushinagar, shares an update. This news comes from Kushinagar, India, where Shakyamuni Buddha entered into Mahaparinirvana. Marcel served as country director of Maitreya Project Trust until 2003. He recently rejoined the project. ... Read more »
Support Continues for the Young Monks of Idgaa Choizinling Dratsang, Mongolia
The Supporting Ordained Sangha Fund offers sponsorship of daily lunch for the young monks studying at Idgaa Choizinling Dratsang in Mongolia. Recently US$9,000 was offered to cover May 2018 to April 2019. Idgaa Choizinling was established in 2003 through Ganden ... Read more »
Sangha Are the Real Champions
Lama Zopa Rinpoche sent these words of encouragement and advice in a handwritten card to the monks at Nalanda Monastery. My dear venerable, courageous, brave warriors, Like the worldly Olympic champions, you are all like warriors against the enemy: delusion, ... Read more »
FPMT’s International Sangha Day Is July 16, 2018
Founded by Lama Yeshe in 1974 at Kopan Monastery, the International Mahayana Institute (IMI) is FPMT’s community of monks and nuns. IMI Sangha members serve in the FPMT organization as registered teachers, directors, spiritual program coordinators, editors, and more. On ... Read more »
Bring Dharma to the World through the FPMT Translation Fund
“The Buddha taught in Pali and Sanskrit. Later, the pandits, those great holy beings, translated them into the Tibetan language. Tibetan holds the meaning. … It is a perfect translation and gives great understanding. Those great translators were holy beings; ... Read more »
Shantideva Study Group Working for Peace in Israel and Palestine
Shuki Preminger, coordinator of the Shantideva Study Group in Israel, introduces us to Women Wage Peace and Combatants for Peace—two groups of Palestinians and Israelis working together to create peace—and shares the details of their meetings with Dagri Rinpoche, Geshe ... Read more »