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Updates from the Maitreya Projects
The Maitreya Buddha Project Kushinagar and Buddha Maitreya Bodhgaya (formerly, Maitreya Project Bodhgaya), projects to build large statues of Maitreya Buddha in Kushinagar and Bodhgaya, India, continue to make progress. On December 13, 2013, Lama Zopa Rinpoche attended and spoke ... Read more »
Dog Shelter in Malaysia Caring for over 1,000 Destitute Dogs
While in Malaysia recently Lama Zopa Rinpoche heard about a dog shelter, Auntie Mee Fah’s Dogs’ Shelter, which is caring for over 1,000 at-risk dogs with food and shelter. Rinpoche very much wanted to visit the shelter to bless the ... Read more »
Lama Zopa Rinpoche Visits the Annual Flower Exhibition in Paro, Bhutan
On June 6, Lama Zopa Rinpoche visited the beautiful annual flower exhibition in Paro, Bhutan, in front of the magnificent Rinpung Dzong in the gardens of the Kings Palace. “Rinpoche walked around all the beautiful flower offerings, reciting the multiplying ... Read more »
Statues of 18 Arhats Installed at Thubten Shedrup Ling Monastery
In late May, Thubten Shedrup Ling Monasatery near Bendigo, Australia, received and installed a shipment of solid marble statues of Shakyamuni Buddha and the 18 Arhats carved in Vietnam. The entire project was sponsored by Quang Minh Buddhist Temple, a ... Read more »
Lama Zopa Rinpoche Meets Dilgo Khyentse Yangsi Rinpoche
On June 4, Dilgo Khyentse Yangsi Rinpoche, the reincarnation of the previous Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche, and Shechen Rabjam Rinpoche invited Lama Zopa Rinpoche for lunch at Satsam Chorten in Paro, Bhutan. Shechen Rabjam Rinpoche is the previous Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche’s ... Read more »
Materials for Benefiting Animals
Animal liberation is a specific practice done for animals which would otherwise be killed. The practice involves taking the animals-in-danger around holy objects to leave positive imprints in their minds, reciting mantras for them, blessing water to sprinkle onto their ... Read more »
Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s Visit to Thimphu, Bhutan
On June 1, 2016, Lama Zopa Rinpoche visited Thimphu, the capital of Bhutan. Ven. Roger Kunsang, CEO of FPMT, Inc. and Rinpoche’s assistant, described the trip: “On a mountain above Thimphu is an extraordinary 169-foot (52-meter) statue of Buddha Shakyamuni ... Read more »
Continual Offering of Lights to Holy Objects
Through the Puja Fund, Lama Zopa Rinpoche sponsors continuous light offerings to two precious statues in Mongolia and India. Electricity is sponsored for lotus light offerings to all the holy objects on the altar at Idgaa Choizinling College in Mongolia. ... Read more »
New Merit Box Grants Awarded Around the World
The International Merit Box Project has reached its 15th year, and 21 new Merit Box grants totaling US$33,500 were awarded in May for qualified projects and initiatives spanning six countries. The funding for the grants comes from a year’s worth ... Read more »
10 Million Have Visited Jade Buddha for Universal Peace
“The Jade Buddha for Universal Peace has reached a huge milestone –10 million people have now visited the Jade Buddha in the last seven years,” reported project staff. “The Jade Buddha for Universal Peace is still on the world tour, ... Read more »
Rinpoche Visits Jangtsa Dumtseg Lhakhang in Bhutan
On the May 28, Rinpoche visited Jangtsa Dumtseg Lhakhang, a Buddhist stupa-shaped temple in Western Bhutan between Paro and Dopchari valleys, built by Thangtong Gyalpo in 1421 (or 1433 depending on the source) to counteract malevolent spirits. Thangtong Gyalpo (1385–1464), ... Read more »