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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 »
The Puja Fund Makes Exentensive Offerings this Chokhor Duchen on Behalf of Entire FPMT Organization
Each year on Chokhor Duchen, one of the four great holy days of the Tibetan Buddhist calendar, The Puja Fund sponsors pujas and offerings all over the world dedicated to the success of the entire FPMT organization. This year Chokhor ... Read more »
New Photo Gallery for Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s Visit to Australia
Lama Zopa Rinpoche spent over two months visiting Australia earlier this year. We’ve created a new photo gallery sharing images from the time he spent at the Great Stupa of Universal Compassion, Atisha Centre, and Thubten Shedrup Ling Monastery in ... Read more »
The Power of the Eight Auspicious Signs and Four Harmonious Brothers
Lama Zopa Rinpoche sent the following advice to a student who had slowly drifted apart from his son until there was no contact between them. The student had also lost two partners to cancer. It is very good if you ... Read more »
Students Offer Thanksgiving Puja at the Conclusion of Istituto Lama Tzong Khapa’s Third Basic Program
On June 10, 2018, several students from Istituto Lama Tzong Khapa’s 2015-2018 Basic Program met to offer a thanksgiving puja to mark the conclusion of their program. From among the thirty-five students who participated in the three-month review and passed ... Read more »
Maitreya School Children Took Bodhgaya’s Waste Management Matters into Their Own Hands
Anrich Bester, a volunteer at Maitreya School in Bodhgaya, India, shares stories about the students’ involvement with the Bodhgaya Clean Environment Hygiene and Sanitation Program. Maitreya School, a social project of Root Institute for Wisdom Culture (Root Institute), collaborated with ... Read more »
Grant for Animal Liberation Sanctuary, Nepal, Issued Again this Year
Every day around the world millions of animals are killed and mistreated needlessly. In countries like Nepal, the care and management of animals is very poor and animal sacrifices are common creating tremendous suffering for the animals and those involved. ... Read more »
How to Practice While Walking or Traveling
A student was taking time off after serving at a center for ten years and was planning to do a walking retreat for several months. Lama Zopa Rinpoche offered this advice: Yes, doing 200,000 Vajrasattva mantras as you walk is ... Read more »