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Seasons Greetings From Us to You!
Warm Seasons Greetings from Lama Zopa Rinpoche and FPMT International Office! Our greetings of the season come as part of our December FPMT International Office e-News. In this month’s e-News you’ll also find: International Merit Box Collection Season has Begun!, ... Read more »
The Lama Tsongkhapa Teachers Fund Offers Support to the Teachers of Tomorrow
On Friday, December 23 Tibetan Buddhists of the Gelug tradition celebrate Lama Tsongkhapa Day, or Ganden Ngamchoe, a celebration of the anniversary of Lama Tsongkhapa’s parinirvana. Lama Tsongkhapa (1357-1419) was a Tibetan Buddhist master whose studies and meditations in all ... Read more »
Hunger in Nigeria: How to Help
There is starvation in Nigeria, and people are dying. Lama Zopa Rinpoche recently checked on what is best to be done in Nigeria, where so many people are dying of hunger. It seems that this is due in part to ... Read more »
Ven. Kabir Saxena Now Director of Maitreya Buddha Project Kushinagar
In early October 2016, Maitreya Buddha Project Kushinagar, a project to build a large statue of Maitreya Buddha in Kushinagar, India, announced that long-time student Ven. Kabir Saxena had taken over as director. Ven. Kabir wrote a letter to Maitreya ... Read more »
Saving Animals: Eat Rice, Have Faith in Mantras
How can we save animals? Ven. Thupten Wongmo, a nun who lives at Buddha Amitabha Pure Land (BAPL), is a vegetarian because of what Lama Zopa Rinpoche told her many years ago: “It’s best to avoid eating meat out of ... Read more »
Mandala Online: ‘Debate Is Analytic Meditation in Action’
“You can’t just repeat, ‘All phenomena lack inherent existence, all phenomena lack inherent existence’ and get a realization of emptiness! You have to see your own innate view and then use reasoning to discover what is really true.” So says ... Read more »
Celebrate Lama Tsongkhapa Day on December 23
Lama Tsongkhapa Day, or Ganden Ngamchoe, is a celebration of the anniversary of Lama Tsongkhapa’s parinirvana. It is celebrated on the 25th day of the 10th month in the Tibetan calendar. This year, Lama Tsongkhapa Day falls on Friday, December ... Read more »
Safe Travels!
The holiday season has arrived and with it the prospect of traveling, whether to go home or away, to spend time with family and friends. The following advice from Lama Zopa Rinpoche describes what to do before traveling in order ... Read more »
New Temple Ceremony at Ngari Khangtsen at Sera Je Monastery
Ngari Khangtsen recently completed a project that was over two years in the making, a new temple for the monks. The Supporting Ordained Sangha Fund was pleased to offer a grant of support as one of the main sponsors of ... Read more »
Dhi! Ven. Tenzin Namjong on Debate, Study, and Life at Sera Je
Ven. Tenzin Namjong (Matthew Pasion) was born in 1977 in Hawai’i, USA. He ordained in 2007 and is currently in the tenth year of the geshe studies program at Sera Je Monastery in South India. This interview brings together a ... Read more »
Kopan November Course Ends with a Birthday Celebration and Long Life Puja for Lama Zopa Rinpoche
The 2016 one-month “November course” at Kopan Monastery came to an end in early December with a birthday celebration and a long life puja for Lama Zopa Rinpoche. Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s birthday celebration was a fun and auspicious occasion. While ... Read more »