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A New Book by Lama Zopa Rinpoche: ‘How to Help Your Loved Ones Enjoy Death and Go Happily to Their Next Rebirth’
In this handbook – now available as a free download – Lama Zopa Rinpoche gives a huge amount of advice about how to help our loved ones before, during, and after death. This 400+ page book, compiled and edited by ... Read more »
Rinpoche Prays for Those Suffering after Second Nepal Earthquake
A second big earthquake has hit Nepal. Ven Roger Kunsang writes from New Zealand: “The earthquake hit near Everest and Namche [in Solu Khumbu quite close to Lawudo and Thame]. The first measured 7.4, and then there was another soon ... Read more »![Lama Zopa Rinpoche Teaches at Mahamudra Centre [Video]](https://fpmt.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/11/lama-zopa-rinpoche-teaches-at-mahamudra-centre-video/IMG_6664-web-320x320.jpg)
Lama Zopa Rinpoche Teaches at Mahamudra Centre [Video]
Lama Zopa Rinpoche began teaching in New Zealand over the weekend at Mahamudra Centre. Rinpoche taught on “Working for Peace – Pacifying Inner and Outer Turmoil.” Rinpoche also reconsecrated the stupa at Mahamudra Centre. Due to water leaking into the ... Read more »
Losang Namgyal Rinpoche Offering Essential Relief Aid in Nepal
The Nepal Earthquake Support Fund has been contributing to the efforts of Losang Namgyal Rinpoche’s Nepal Earthquake Disaster Relief Fund. US$10,000 has been offered to these efforts. Losang Namgyal Rinpoche’s organization is helping save the lives of some of the ... Read more »
The Benefits of Chanting OM MANI PADME HUM
“The benefits of reciting the Compassion Buddha mantra are infinite, like the limitless sky,” Lama Zopa Rinpoche said in July 2000. “Even if you don’t have much intellectual understanding of Dharma, even if the only thing you know is OM ... Read more »
An Update from Ven. Roger Kunsang Concerning the Nepal Earthquake Support Fund
Ven. Roger Kunsang released this recent update: First, I would like to extend a very big THANK YOU to everyone for moving on this emergency relief effort so quickly by offering to the Nepal Earthquake Support Fund, which we set ... Read more »
News from FPMT’s Center in Pokhara, Nepal
Ganden Yiga Chözin Buddhist Meditation Centre in Pokhara (about 200 km/120 miles from Kathmandu) was the only FPMT center in Nepal to not experience structural damage by the recent earthquake. Director Drolkar Maree Court shared in an email how the ... Read more »
Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s Teachings from Bodhgaya
During February and March of this year, Lama Zopa Rinpoche taught in Bodhgaya at Root Institute. FPMT International Office is happy to make these teachings available to the public as videos and MP3 downloads via Rinpoche Available NOW. Topics covered ... Read more »
Extensive Damage at Lawudo Gompa and Retreat Centre
Lawudo Gompa and Retreat Centre , located in the mountainous Solu Khumbu region of Nepal, is an essential part of FPMT. “Lawudo is the heart where FPMT started,” FPMT spiritual director Lama Zopa Rinpoche has said. The cave at Lawudo ... Read more »
Lama Zopa Rinpoche Arrives in New Zealand
Lama Zopa Rinpoche arrived at Mahamudra Centre , in Colville, New Zealand, which is on the Coromandel Peninsula on New Zealand’s North Island. On May 9-10, Rinpoche is scheduled to teach at Mahamudra Centre on ”Working for Peace – Pacifying ... Read more »
Gold for Jowo Buddha Statue Offered for Another Year
Every month, the Puja Fund offers gold to the most precious Jowo Buddha statue in Lhasa, Tibet. US$3,000 was just sent to cover this offering for the next year. The gold is offered on the full moon and all are ... Read more »