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Rinpoche Visits Jangtsa Dumtseg Lhakhang in Bhutan

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 »
Supporting Sera Je Monastery’s Ngari Khangtsen

Supporting Sera Je Monastery’s Ngari Khangtsen

While at Sera Je Monastery recently, Lama Zopa Rinpoche was requested to help Ngari Khangtsen raise money needed to build extended accommodation for this community. Each khangtsen (hostel in Tibetan) is linked to a region in Tibet and has to ... Read more »
Welcome to the June FPMT International Office e-News

Welcome to the June FPMT International Office e-News

The June edition of our FPMT International Office e-News is out now – we hope you enjoy it. This month you’ll find: Grants awarded from the Merit Box, Supporting Elderly Tibetan Refugees, Thank you from our Work a Day for ... Read more »
Garsha Drink Offering Practice

Garsha Drink Offering Practice

Eating and drinking is an essential part of daily life for most living beings. By taking a few minutes to offer what we are about to consume, we can create merit and transform a seemingly mundane activity into a blessing. ... Read more »
Rinpoche Makes Pilgrimage to Paro Taktsang (Tiger’s Nest), Bhutan

Rinpoche Makes Pilgrimage to Paro Taktsang (Tiger’s Nest), Bhutan

On May 31, Lama Zopa Rinpoche made a special pilgrimage to Paro Taktsang (Tiger’s Nest), a very special temple complex associated with Guru Rinpoche (Padmasambhava) on the steep cliffsides of the upper Paro valley. According to legend, in the 8th ... Read more »
Medicine Buddha Practice and Compassion for Orlando Tragedy

Medicine Buddha Practice and Compassion for Orlando Tragedy

When Lama Zopa Rinpoche heard about the June 12 attack on a nightclub in Orlando, Florida, USA, which resulted in the tragic deaths of 50 people and injuries to at least 50 more, he began offering prayers immediately. Lama Zopa ... Read more »
Lama Zopa Rinpoche Benefits Taiwan

Lama Zopa Rinpoche Benefits Taiwan

In May 2016, Lama Zopa Rinpoche made a private visit to Taiwan. While there, Rinpoche found plenty of time to benefit others. Rinpoche, with the assistance of Sangha members, preformed naga torma puja near the river next to Shakyamuni Center ... Read more »
Verses for the Eight Auspicious Noble Ones for Success

Verses for the Eight Auspicious Noble Ones for Success

Mipham Jamyang Namgyal Gyatso (1846–1912), also commonly known as Ju Mipham, was an important Nyingma scholar, lama and practitioner and was also a central figure of the non-sectarian Rime movement. Mipham was born in Derge, Kham. It was exactly in ... Read more »
Lama Zopa Rinpoche Travels to Bhutan and Visits Kyichu Lhakhang with Khadro-la

Lama Zopa Rinpoche Travels to Bhutan and Visits Kyichu Lhakhang with Khadro-la

In May, Lama Zopa Rinpoche traveled to Bhutan, a Buddhist country located in the Eastern Himalayas. On his first day there, he was joined by Khadro-la (Rangjung Neljorma Khadro Namsel Drönme) and they had lunch and visited the holy temple ... Read more »
Translating His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s Teachings into Tibetan

Translating His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s Teachings into Tibetan

Lama Zopa Rinpoche has offered a grant for the translation of His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Howard C. Cutler’s Art of Happiness series from English into Tibetan. These translated books will be offered to the Tibetan community free of ... Read more »
Lama Zopa Rinpoche on Making Offerings [Video]

Lama Zopa Rinpoche on Making Offerings [Video]

While Lama Zopa Rinpoche was at Maitreya Instituut Loenen in July 2015, he gave a short impromptu talk during lunch on offerings. Rinpoche talked about the incredible merit that one can collect making offering to different beings from parents up ... Read more »
Supporting Elderly Tibetan Refugees in India

Supporting Elderly Tibetan Refugees in India

Due to the kindness of a generous benefactor, FPMT has been able to invest more resources into taking care of the elderly Tibetans living in India, many of whom fled Tibet starting in 1959. In 1950 His Holiness assumed full ... Read more »