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Prayers and Practices for the Time of Death
Lama Zopa Rinpoche has given extensive advice and instruction for caring for ourselves and others during death and dying. FPMT Education Services would like to remind students of all the materials available to them for this critical time of transition. ... Read more »
Lama Zopa Rinpoche Goes on Pilgrimage to Holy Sites
Lama Zopa Rinpoche visited some of Buddhism’s most important holy sites in January 2017, including Bodhgaya, where the Buddha attained enlightenment; Sarnath, where the Buddha gave his first teaching; and the ruins of the ancient Buddhist university of Nalanda, where ... Read more »
Annual Winter Jang Debate at Drepung Monastery, India
Monks from various Gelug monasteries are currently participating in an extensive twenty-two day debate on Buddhist logic at Drepung Monastery, India, known as the Winter Jang Debate. There are two sessions daily: prayers for world peace, and debate. This annual ... Read more »
Lama Zopa Rinpoche in Bodhgaya, India
Lama Zopa Rinpoche has been in Bodhgaya, India, since late December, attending the Kalachakra initiation offered by His Holiness the Dalai Lama and himself offering teachings and initiations, as well as going on pilgrimage to many of Buddhism’s holiest sites, ... Read more »
‘Educating the Heart’: Life Advice from Tenzin Ösel Hita
On January 28, the Foundation for Developing Compassion and Wisdom (FDCW) hosted a talk by Tenzin Ösel Hita on “Educating the Heart.” “And what a sweet treat it was,” said FDCW student Esther Garibay. “The last time I had the ... Read more »![Vajrapani Institute Launches 5 Trillion Mantra Prayer Wheel Project [Video]](https://fpmt.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/03/vajrapani-institute-launches-5-trillion-mantra-prayer-wheel-project/VPI-prayer-wheel-320x308.jpg)
Vajrapani Institute Launches 5 Trillion Mantra Prayer Wheel Project [Video]
In December 2016, Vajrapani Institute, an FPMT retreat center in Northern California, launched the 5 Trillion Mantra Prayer Wheel Project. The prayer wheel will contain 5 trillion (5,000,000,000,000) copies of OM MANI PADME HUM, the mantra of Chenrezig, the Buddhist ... Read more »
A Guide to Sanskrit Transliteration and Pronunciation
FPMT Education Services is pleased to offer a new resource for FPMT students, A Guide to Sanskrit Transliteration and Pronunciation. We will soon begin releasing texts using transliterated Sanskrit and this document will help students with the reading and pronunciation ... Read more »
Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s Teachings in Bangalore, December 2016
Choe Khor Sum Ling (CKSL) members in Bangalore, India, are rejoicing in their recent good fortune: hosting extensive teachings by Lama Zopa Rinpoche in December 2016. About 32 FPMT Sangha and 80 lay people from around the world attended the ... Read more »
Lama Zopa Rinpoche Offered Long Life Puja on Behalf of Sera Je Monastery
A long life puja was offered to Lama Zopa Rinpoche on behalf of Sera Je Monastery on the Maitreya Project land in Bodhgaya on January 2, 2017. The puja was to thank Rinpoche for twenty-six years of support offered through ... Read more »
How to Bless Tea Sold at a Center: Advice from Lama Zopa Rinpoche
Lama Zopa Rinpoche was offered tea recently by Kunsang Yeshe Retreat Centre in Australia, which was selling the tea as a fundraiser. He responded with the following advice on how to “really” bless the tea. My most dear, most kind, ... Read more »
Dieter Kratzer on Becoming a Teacher
In an interview with Mandala now published online, FPMT registered in-depth teacher Dieter Kratzer, 75, talks about his life in the Dharma, and particularly the process of becoming a teacher. Dieter met the Dharma in 1973 and was among the ... Read more »