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His Eminence Ling Rinpoche on Interfaith Dialogue

His Eminence Ling Rinpoche on Interfaith Dialogue

“Harmony among the major faiths has become an essential ingredient of coexistence in our world,” says His Holiness the Dalai Lama. “From this perspective, mutual understanding among these traditions is not merely the business of religious believers—it matters for the ... Read more »
Lama Zopa Rinpoche Visits Maitripa College and FPMT International Office

Lama Zopa Rinpoche Visits Maitripa College and FPMT International Office

Lama Zopa Rinpoche gave an oral transmission of the 8000 verse Prajnaparamitra Sutra over the weekend of August 11-12 at Maitripa College in Portland, Oregon, US. More than 200 students attended the event, including fifteen ordained Sangha members as well ... Read more »
Out Now – the August FPMT International Office e-News

Out Now – the August FPMT International Office e-News

We hope you will enjoy our latest e-News, out now! This month we bring you: New Advice and a New Book from Lama Zopa Rinpoche, New Opportunities to Rejoice with us:, 108 Nyung Nās! Millions of Mani Mantras Recited A ... Read more »
Support Continues for the Compassionate Work of Maitreya School, Bodhgaya

Support Continues for the Compassionate Work of Maitreya School, Bodhgaya

Maitreya School, a social service project of Root Institute, Bodhgaya, is a free school benefiting impoverished children from neighboring villages. The school offers children living in one of India’s poorest states a precious opportunity. Not only do they engage in ... Read more »
Tara Institute Healing Meditation Group Volunteer Honored with Award

Tara Institute Healing Meditation Group Volunteer Honored with Award

Social or Community Service is one of FPMT’s Five Pillars of Service. The Social or Community Service pillar sits with the other four Pillars of Service—Dharma, Universal Education for Compassion and Wisdom, Interfaith activities, and Revenue-generating activities. Llysse Velez, center ... Read more »
Death and Dying Materials from FPMT

Death and Dying Materials from FPMT

It is difficult to accept the inevitability of our own deaths or the deaths of our loved ones. And although avoiding death is not possible, it is possible to prepare for death and equip ourselves with tools to help those ... Read more »
Celebrating His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s Birthday on Réunion Island [Video]

Celebrating His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s Birthday on Réunion Island [Video]

Marc Salamolard, center director of Gyaltsab Je Center on Réunion Island east of Madagascar shares a summary of the celebration held for His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s eighty-third birthday. On Saturday, July 7, 2018, Gyaltsab Je Center, Tara Association, and ... Read more »
Monthly Extensive Most Secret Hayagriva Puja Sponsored at Sera Je Monastery

Monthly Extensive Most Secret Hayagriva Puja Sponsored at Sera Je Monastery

Twenty-three years ago, Lama Zopa Rinpoche established the Puja Fund as a way to sponsor ongoing prayers and practices dedicated to the success and longevity of the entire FPMT organization. One puja that Rinpoche advised as particularly important for FPMT, ... Read more »
Watch Lama Zopa Rinpoche Teach Live in the United States

Watch Lama Zopa Rinpoche Teach Live in the United States

Lama Zopa Rinpoche teaches at Maitripa College in Portland, Oregon, US, on Saturday and Sunday, August 11-12. Rinpoche is scheduled to give an oral transmission of the 8000 verse Prajnaparamita Sutra on Saturday and a Medicine Buddha jenang on Sunday. ... Read more »
The Benefits of Reciting Amitabha’s Name Every Day

The Benefits of Reciting Amitabha’s Name Every Day

Lama Zopa Rinpoche had a sign placed in front of the large Amitabha statue at Buddha Amitabha Pure Land in Washington State, US. The sign read: If you recite Amitabha’s name every day, when you die you will go to ... Read more »
Showing Respect to Holy Objects

Showing Respect to Holy Objects

Holy objects and Dharma materials represent and contain the teachings of the Buddha and thus protect against lower rebirth and reveal the path to enlightenment. Therefore, they should be treated with respect. Below is advice taken from Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s ... Read more »
An Interfaith Retreat in Honor of His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s Birthday

An Interfaith Retreat in Honor of His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s Birthday

Istituto Lama Tzong Khapa (ILTK) in Pisa, Italy, celebrated His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s eighty-third birthday by hosting a three-day interfaith meditation retreat on universal compassion. Manuela Ferro, communications manager at ILTK, and Jeremy Luedtke share the details. Held over ... Read more »