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Lama Tsongkhapa Day (Ganden Ngamchoe) is December 7
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 »
Commemoration of Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s Birthday, December 3
On December 3 we observe the birth date of Lama Zopa Rinpoche and FPMT International Office is sponsoring Lama Chopa with Tsog and recitation of Chanting the Names of Noble Manjushri at Kopan Monastery. Students of Lama Zopa Rinpoche are ... Read more »
Heart Sutra Retreat Offered at Kopan Monastery, April 15-20, 2024
Save the date: From April 15-20, 2024, Kopan Monastery is hosting a Heart Sutra Retreat. His Eminence the 104th Ganden Tripa Rinpoche will offer commentary during the retreat; and participants will be guided to meditate on the meaning of the ... Read more »
Advice from Lama Zopa Rinpoche: The Merit of Offering to the Guru
In this short and intimate teaching from Lama Zopa Rinpoche, which was recorded over lunch at Maitreya Instituut, the Netherlands, in July 2015, Rinpoche explains the incredible merit that is collected by offering to the guru. https://youtu.be/_gUIT1aXRRY?feature=shared Lama Zopa Rinpoche ... Read more »
Swift Return Prayers for Lama Zopa Rinpoche
We are happy to share that the English translations for the swift return prayers composed by His Holiness the Dalai Lama and other distinguished lamas with whom Rinpoche had a connection in this lifetime, including Khenzur Jhado Rinpoche, Rangjung Neljorma ... Read more »
Advice from Lama Zopa Rinpoche: Benefiting Turkeys During the US Thanksgiving Holiday
Every year in the United States, tens of millions of turkeys are killed for the holiday of Thanksgiving, which is this Thursday, November 23, 2023. Lama Zopa Rinpoche offered advice in a 2018 teaching to help benefit the turkeys killed, ... Read more »
Rejoicing in Support offered to the Sangha in 2023
The Supporting Ordained Sangha Fund (SOSF) is offering comprehensive support to nunneries, monasteries, and individual monks and nuns across the globe. With a wide range of charitable activities, including providing food, accommodation, healthcare, education, and practice resources, the SOSF aims ... Read more »
November 2023 e-news Now Available
Our November e-News is now available! This issue brings you news, resources, and special announcements including: 31-foot Amoghapasha above Lawudo, White Tara oral transmission and visualization from Lama Zopa Rinpoche, Daily and Lifetime practice advice from Lama Zopa Rinpoche, Compassion ... Read more »
Lama Zopa Rinpoche Offering White Tara Oral Transmission and Visualization
On April 8, 2023, five days before showing the aspect of passing away, Lama Zopa Rinpoche offered a White Tara oral transmission and visualization at Kopan Monastery to Glen H. Mullin and a group of his students. This was one ... Read more »
Life Practice Advice from Lama Zopa Rinpoche
One of Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s highest priorities was providing guidance to students’ requests for advice on daily and lifetime practices. We are so happy to let you know we have created a new page that is based on Rinpoche’s essential ... Read more »
Chanting the Names of Noble Manjushri for the Swift Return of Lama Zopa Rinpoche
In October we shared the very precious advice we received from His Holiness the Dalai Lama to recite Chanting the Names of Noble Manjushri continuously for a few months, for the swift return of Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s reincarnation. With great ... Read more »