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Khadro-la’s Spontaneous Long Life Prayer for Lama Zopa Rinpoche

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!

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

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’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

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

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

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 »
Advice While Breaking Up with a Partner

Advice While Breaking Up with a Partner

A student wrote Lama Zopa Rinpoche because he was having a hard time after breaking up with his partner and was finding it hard to practice. My very dear, precious, kind, wish-fulfilling student, Thank you very much your kind email ... Read more »
The Preliminary Practice of Altar Set-up and Water Bowl Offerings

The Preliminary Practice of Altar Set-up and Water Bowl Offerings

The practice of offering 100,000 water bowls is one of nine preliminary practices or “ngöndros” performed in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition. The preliminary practices are designed to accumulate merit and purify negativities in order to quickly generate realizations on the ... Read more »
Lama Zopa Rinpoche in Singapore, Watch Long Life Puja Webcast Live

Lama Zopa Rinpoche in Singapore, Watch Long Life Puja Webcast Live

Lama Zopa Rinpoche has been in Singapore since February 26, when he was welcomed by hundreds of people at the airport. The next day, Rinpoche began his spring teaching tour at Amitabha Buddhist Centre (ABC) where he led a refuge ... Read more »
1,000 Statues of Lama Yeshe for Vajrapani Institute’s New Gompa

1,000 Statues of Lama Yeshe for Vajrapani Institute’s New Gompa

Since 2011, Vajrapani Institute has been working with others to create a lifelike statue of FPMT’s precious founder, Lama Yeshe. In 2013, Lama Zopa Rinpoche offered US$10,000 toward the completion of his statue. In November of 2015, after an unusual ... Read more »
Practice and Merit Making at Maratika Caves

Practice and Merit Making at Maratika Caves

Before traveling to Singapore, Rinpoche spent six days at Maratika Caves (also known as Haleshi), during the 15 Days of Miracles. This holy site is where Guru Rinpoche, with the wisdom-mother Mandarava, achieved immortal life through the practice of Amitayus. ... Read more »