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Lama Zopa Rinpoche Visits Elderly Homes in India
In recent years, thanks to the kindness of generous donors, FPMT has been able to invest more resources into taking care of the elderly Tibetans living in India. Recently Lama Zopa Rinpoche visited elderly homes in southern India, giving teachings ... Read more »
Many Lamas Join Lama Zopa Rinpoche to Celebrate Root Institute
During Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s stay at Root Institute, he was joined there by many important lamas. On January 12-13, His Eminence Ling Rinpoche visited Root Institute and gave teachings, which were attended by Lama Zopa Rinpoche and many Sangha members ... Read more »
Lama Zopa Rinpoche Visits Root Institute, Offered Long Life Puja
Lama Zopa Rinpoche arrived at Root Institute in Bodhgaya, India, on January 3, traveling from Kopan Monastery in Nepal. The day after arriving, Rinpoche invited Khadro-la (Rangjung Neljorma Khandro Namsel Drönme) to Root Institute for lunch. When Rinpoche meets his ... Read more »
Upcoming Lunar and Solar Eclipses
Lunar and solar eclipses are auspicious days for practice and provide opportunities for accumulating increased merit. Lama Zopa Rinpoche advises that the merit generated on lunar eclipses is multiplied by 700,000 and by 100 million on solar eclipses. Upcoming lunar ... Read more »
From FPMT Mongolia, The Mahayana Children’s Programme Shares Merits of Mantra Video
The Mahayana Children’s Programme, a program of FPMT Mongolia, is now celebrating its tenth anniversary. To mark the occasion, FPMT Mongolia director Ianzinha Bartanova shared a video of the children, recorded in Ulaanbaatar, the nation’s capital. Ianzinha writes the following ... Read more »
Investing in a Recycling Program at Lugsum Samduling Home for the Aged and Disabled in Bylakuppe, India
The Social Services Fund offered a grant to Lugsung Samdupling Tibetan Settlement in Bylakuppe, India for investment into a recycling initiative which will raise money for the elderly home located on the settlement. The grant paid for a recycling truck, ... Read more »
Rinpoche Attends Guru Bumtsog at Khachoe Ghakyil Ling
In December, Khachoe Ghakyil Ling in Nepal hosted a 100,000 tsog offerings for Guru Rinpoche in front of the gigantic Guru Rinpoche (Padmasambhava) thangka. Lama Zopa Rinpoche attended the special puja, known as a “Guru bumtsog,” along with the young ... Read more »
Available Now – the January FPMT International Office e-News!
We invite you to enjoy our January e-News. This month we bring you: How to Report your Recitations for Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s Health , Rejoicing in Another Year of Charitable Giving , Two New Stories from Mandala magazine , Two ... Read more »
Two Long Life Puja Texts for Your Center to Use
FPMT Education Services now makes available two long life puja texts to support FPMT centers and their students in offering long life pujas to Lama Zopa Rinpoche and other gurus. The first, the Long Life Lama Chopa with Request to ... Read more »
The Power of Guru Rinpoche: The Heart-Opening Guru Bumtsog Experience
In June 2017, FPMT in Australia (FPMTA) and Chag Tong Chen Tong Tibetan Buddhist Centre (CTCT) organized 100,000 tsog offerings to Guru Rinpoche, also known as a “Guru bumtsog.” More than 160 students from twenty or so Australian FPMT centers, ... Read more »The Power of Guru Rinpoche: The Heart-Opening Australian Guru Bumtsog Experience
In June 2017 FPMT in Australia (FPMTA) and Chag Tong Chen Tong Tibetan Buddhist Centre (CTCT) organized 100,000 tsog offerings to Guru Rinpoche, also known as a “Guru bumtsog.” Participants from all over Australia took part in the powerful and ... Read more »