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‘The Eight Mahayana Precepts,’ a Living in the Path Module
In the complimentary Living in the Path module “The Eight Mahayana Precepts,” Lama Zopa Rinpoche shows us the importance of taking and keeping these special one-day vows based on the Mahayana motivation of bodhichitta. If you have not previously received ... Read more »
Centro Shiwa Lha Studies Bodhicharyavatara with Geshe Lobsang Jamphel
FPMT center Centro Shiwa Lha in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, hosted Geshe Lobsang Jamphel, abbot of Nalanda Monastery in France, in July 2018. Ruth Saldanha, event production volunteer, shares the details of Geshe Jamphel’s visit. Geshe Jamphel graciously accepted our ... Read more »
Support Continues for Rabgay Ling Old Aged Home, Hunsur, India
Since 2015, the FPMT Social Services Fund has been supporting Rabgay Ling Old Aged Home in Hunsur, India, which serves 20 elderly residents. A grant for US$26,839.69 was offered this year to cover the cost of food for 2017 and ... Read more »
Animals on the Path at Buddha Amitabha Pure Land
Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s care for animals is well known. What’s perhaps less well known is Rinpoche’s creative whimsy with animal statues and the signs he has created for them. At Buddha Amitabha Pure Land, in a remote part of Washington ... Read more »
Foundation Service Seminar Held in London
The Foundation Service Seminar (FSS) is the “FPMT immersion retreat.” It provides essential information and nourishment for all serving, or wishing to serve, in the FPMT organization. The FSS Retreat is key to deeply understanding the FPMT organization and the ... Read more »
Lama Zopa Rinpoche Visits Kurukulla Center for Tibetan Buddhist Studies in Massachusetts, US
“There are no words to adequately describe the immense feelings of blessings, love, and bliss that everyone experienced in the presence of our beloved teacher Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche,” Margaret Anderberg, a fundraising volunteer at Kurukulla Center, in Medford, Massachusetts, ... Read more »
Vajra Cutter Sutra Resource Page
Did you know there is a Vajra Cutter Sutra resource page on FPMT.org? The page features translations of the Vajra Cutter Sutra (also known as Diamond Cutter Sutra or Diamond Sutra) into ten languages; links to audio CDs, MP3 downloads, ... Read more »
Studying the Twelve Links of Dependent Origination at The Guhyasamaja Center
Ven. Losang Dondrub, spiritual program coordinator at The Guhyasamaja Center, an FPMT center in the Washington, DC, US, metro area, shares details about Ven. Tenzin Legtsok’s visit to their center. On Saturday, July 21, and Sunday, July 22, 2018, The ... Read more »
Lama Zopa Rinpoche Arrives in Singapore
Lama Zopa Rinpoche has arrived in Singapore for teachings at Amitabha Buddhist Centre. A throng of students from Amitabha Buddhist Centre welcomed Rinpoche at the airport with khatas and flowers. Rinpoche will be in Singapore for three weeks of events. ... Read more »
Sponsorship of Annual Winter Jang Debate, Bodhgaya, India, and Special Memorization Exam for Monks
This January, monks from various Gelug monasteries participated in an extensive twenty-two day debate on Buddhist logic in Bodhgaya, India, known as the Winter Jang Debate. This annual debate dates back to the time of Lama Tsongkhapa and was continued ... Read more »
Live with Compassion Poster
In 2009, a design competition was held to find a poster that perfectly captured Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s “Live with Compassion” quote. Rinpoche personally selected the design from Amitabha Buddhist Centre’s Kennedy Koh as the winner. After a few small modifications, ... Read more »