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A Very Happy and Auspicious Birthday to His Holiness the Dalai Lama
Today, communities of students and supporters of the universal message of loving-kindness around the world celebrate His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s 91st birthday on July 6, 2026. The Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition (FPMT) International Office joins ... Read more »
H.E. Kyabje Ling Rinpoche Teaches Across Europe
His Eminence Kyabje Yongzin Ling Rinpoche embarked on a two-month European tour beginning in April 2026, visiting FPMT centers and Dharma communities across nine countries. We are delighted to share a digest of his visits to FPMT centers across Germany, ... Read more »
Honoring His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s 91st Birthday: Resources for Practice
On July 6, 2026, Tibetan communities together with FPMT centers and projects, students, friends, and supporters around the world will celebrate His Holiness the Fourteenth Dalai Lama’s 91st birthday. We would like to remind you of the wide range of ... Read more »
June 2026 Newsletter is Now Available!
Welcome to this month’s newsletter! We hope that you all took advantage of many merit-increasing opportunities over the Saka Dawa period. In this month’s newsletter, you will find many causes for rejoicing from around the FPMT mandala, as well as ... Read more »
Exploring Tara Practice: New Resources Now Available from the FPMT Store
The FPMT Store has recently published a new series of prayers and practices dedicated to Arya Tara, the swift and compassionate mother of all buddhas, drawn from the rich lineage of Tibetan Buddhist masters—including the First Dalai Lama, Kyabje Trijang ... Read more »
An Update from the FPMT Inc. Board, June 26, 2026
Today, we are sharing some follow-up information with you on topics we have mentioned in recent Board Updates. Executive Director and Strategic Plan: Following the resignation of our previous Executive Director, Ven. Roger Kunsang has kindly agreed to serve as ... Read more »
Lama Yeshe’s Wisdom: Transforming Our Surroundings
The Lama Yeshe Wisdom Archives offers a growing index of teaching excerpts from Big Love: The Life and Teachings of Lama Yeshe. In addition to the fascinating historical narrative from students of Lama Yeshe, Big Love is also filled with ... Read more »
Twenty-Nine Years of Vesak: Amitabha Buddhist Centre’s Offering to the Community
From May 29 to 31, 2026, Amitabha Buddhist Centre (ABC) held its twenty-ninth annual public Vesak celebration — marking the full moon day on which Buddhists around the world commemorate the Buddha’s birth in Lumbini, his enlightenment in Bodhgaya, and ... Read more »
Artist and Poet Lawrence Greenberg Passes Away
Lawrence Greenberg passed away recently at the age of 83 in Downey, California. The following words in celebration of Lawrence’s life were offered by Thubten Wongmo, Lawrence’s former wife. I n 1969, I met Lawrence at a wedding party in ... Read more »
Remembering Robert A.F. Thurman: Scholar, Teacher, and Friend of Tibet
Robert Alexander Farrar Thurman passed away on June 16, 2026, at the age of eighty-four, at his home in Woodstock, New York. Professor Robert Alexander Farrar (Bob) Thurman was widely regarded as America’s foremost scholar of Tibetan Buddhism and a ... Read more »
Saka Dawa 2026 Around the FPMT Mandala
News Roundup Special Saka Dawa Edition: May 17, 2026 marked the beginning of the holy month of Saka Dawa, which continued through June 15 and commemorates the birth, enlightenment, and parinirvana of Shakyamuni Buddha. The most sacred day of the ... Read more »