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Maitreya Buddha Project Kushinagar’s Winter Blanket Distribution
Maitreya Buddha Project Kushinagar distribute blankets to Musahar community, Koluha, Kushinagar, India, January 2016. Photo courtesy of Maitreya Buddha Project Kushinagar. Every January, with the help of generous donors, Maitreya Buddha Project Kushinagar offers heavy woolen blankets to Kushinagar’s poor. ... Read more »
Food Offered to Ngari Institute in Ladakh, India
For the fourth year, Lama Zopa Rinpoche, through the Social Services Fund, has offered food every day of the year to the school children and staff of Ngari Institute in Ladakh, India. This year, 46 school children, 16 teachers and ... Read more »
Prison Is the Best Opportunity
A student in prison wrote Lama Zopa Rinpoche to ask Rinpoche to be his guru. My most dear, most kind, most precious, wish-fulfilling one, Thank you very much for your kind letter. I accept. I am not qualified, but I ... Read more »
End of the Merit Box Season Approaching
Each year the International Merit Box Project has a collection and grant application season when Merit Box practitioners send in their accumulated offerings for the year, and Dharma communities, projects and services apply for grants. That season is closing at ... Read more »
Khadro-la’s Spontaneous Long Life Prayer for Lama Zopa Rinpoche
Khadro-la (Rangjung Neljorma Khadro Namsel Drönme) is consulted every year for advice on practices to clear obstacles for Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s health and long life. This year she advised that all the students in all the FPMT centers, projects and ... Read more »
Read your March FPMT International Office E-News!
We invite you into the March FPMT International Office e-News! Find news about: The Long Life Puja and practices offered to Lama Zopa Rinpoche, New from Education Services, Deadline for making your Merit Box Offerings, and more!
Commonly Used Prayers and Practices Available
FPMT Education Services has made available a variety of commonly used prayers and practices which students can download for free or utilize online. On this page you can find resources for death and dying, long life prayers and practices, plus ... Read more »
Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s Visit to Kopan in February
Lama Zopa Rinpoche spent several days at Kopan Monastery in February. Arriving from India, he stopped over at Kopan one day and night before going to Maratika Caves. During that day Rinpoche met with Khadro-la (Rangjung Neljorma Khadro Namsel Drönme) ... Read more »
Losang Dragpa Centre Reaches Out to Thailand
In early February, Losang Dragpa Centre in Malaysia, helped reach out to Dharma practitioners in Bangkok, Thailand. Thai Lamrim Group, a sister group of Losang Dragpa Centre under the leadership of Irene Ong, invited former center resident teacher Geshe Tenzin ... Read more »
Monthly Offerings to Statues of Buddha in Bodhgaya and Tibet
Every month, on the full moon, the Puja Fund sponsors offerings to Buddha statues in Tibet and Bodhgaya. An offering of robes, made of the most precious material chosen by Lama Zopa Rinpoche, to the Buddha Statue in Mahabodhi Temple, ... Read more »
Long Life Puja for Lama Zopa Rinpoche in Singapore
On Sunday, March 13, the official long life puja for Lama Zopa Rinpoche offered by the entire FPMT organization took place at Amitabha Buddhist Centre (ABC) in Singapore. About 750 people attended the beautifully arranged puja in person, with hundreds, ... Read more »