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Purification Practice for the New Year

Purification Practice for the New Year

With the new year approaching, many of us are reflecting on the past year— rejoicing in the blessings we received, and also assessing mistakes we have made in relation to ourselves and others. Fortunately, we have methods at our disposal ... Read more »
Year of the Wood Snake Liberation Tibetan Calendar 2025 Now Available

Year of the Wood Snake Liberation Tibetan Calendar 2025 Now Available

For twenty-six years, the Liberation Prison Project has been producing a Tibetan calendar to support their work helping people in prison with their Buddhist practice. This calendar is relied on by FPMT students around the world for information on auspicious ... Read more »
Silent Mind Holy Mind: Timeless Holiday Advice from Lama Yeshe

Silent Mind Holy Mind: Timeless Holiday Advice from Lama Yeshe

Around Christmas time between 1971 and 1975, Lama Yeshe gave several talks related to Christmas to the Western students at Kopan Monastery, Nepal, in case some of them were missing their families and being at home at that festive time ... Read more »
Rejoicing in the Activities of Lama Tsongkhapa Teachers Fund in 2024

Rejoicing in the Activities of Lama Tsongkhapa Teachers Fund in 2024

The Lama Tsongkhapa Teachers Fund is dedicated to upholding the Gelug lineage of Tibetan Mahayana Buddhism. The Lama Tsongkhapa Teachers Fund (LTKTF) has had another impactful year in 2024, supporting a variety of projects aimed at preserving and spreading the ... Read more »
Lama Tsongkhapa Day (Ganden Ngamchoe) is on December 25

Lama Tsongkhapa Day (Ganden Ngamchoe) is on December 25

Ganden Ngamchoe, literally “Ganden Offering of the Twenty-Fifth Day,” or Lama Tsongkhapa Day, is a celebration of the anniversary of Lama Tsongkhapa’s parinirvana. It is celebrated on the twenty-fifth day of the tenth month of the Tibetan calendar. This year, ... Read more »
December 2024 e-News is Now Available

December 2024 e-News is Now Available

Warmest seasons greeting from FPMT International Office. Our December e-news is now available and brings you news, resources, and special announcements including: Seasonal teachings from Lama Zopa Rinpoche and Lama Yeshe, Powerful pujas and prayers offered on Lhabab Duchen, Grants ... Read more »
Remembering the Exceptional Energy and Devotion of Jan Paul Kool

Remembering the Exceptional Energy and Devotion of Jan Paul Kool

Jan Paul Kool passed away from cancer on November 29, 2024 in Apeldoorn, the Netherlands, aged 78. Obituary by Paula de Wys with thanks to Ven. Yangdzom (Koosje vd Kolk) On December 9, 2024, a memorial service was held at ... Read more »
Institut Vajra Yogini Long-Term Retreat Rooms Fulfilling the Wishes of Lama Zopa Rinpoche

Institut Vajra Yogini Long-Term Retreat Rooms Fulfilling the Wishes of Lama Zopa Rinpoche

In January 2025, Institut Vajra Yogini (IVY), France, will host its 39th Annual Vajrayogini Retreat, guided this year by Jhampa Shaneman. This retreat, open to all who have received the Vajrayogini initiation, marks a special moment in fulfilling Lama Zopa ... Read more »
Wheel of Sharp Weapons Retreat at Kopan Monastery April 2025

Wheel of Sharp Weapons Retreat at Kopan Monastery April 2025

Kopan Monastery is hosting a Wheel of Sharp Weapons Retreat from April 17-23, 2025 with retreat leader, Geshe Legtsok. This retreat follows the CPMT meeting taking place at Kopan from April 6-11, Advancing Our Gurus’ Vision of a World Guided ... Read more »
Yearly Guru Bumtsog and Large Thangka Display at Kopan Nunnery

Yearly Guru Bumtsog and Large Thangka Display at Kopan Nunnery

For the ninth year in a row, a very large thangka of Padmasambhava (Guru Rinpoche) was displayed and an auspicious 100,000 tsog offering event (Guru Bumtsog) took place at Khachoe Ghakyil Ling (Kopan Nunnery). This giant holy object is 70 ... Read more »
FPMT Australia and New Zealand Regional Consultation and Australia National Meeting

FPMT Australia and New Zealand Regional Consultation and Australia National Meeting

The last of the four regional consultations planned in 2024 to pave the way for the CPMT 2025 meeting, FPMT Australia and New Zealand, as well as a national meeting for FPMT Australia, took place at Tara Institute, Melbourne, AUS, ... Read more »
Sangay Sherpa: Rejoicing in the Beneficial Life of Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s Brother

Sangay Sherpa: Rejoicing in the Beneficial Life of Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s Brother

Sangay Sherpa, the brother of Lama Zopa Rinpoche, passed away on December 8, 2024 after an admittance to HAMS hospital in Kathmandu for various health issues. Sangay offered a lifetime of service to Lama Zopa Rinpoche, His Holiness the Dalai ... Read more »