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More Celebrations for His Holiness’ 80th Birthday
FPMT Mongolia and Gandan Do Ngag Shedrup Ling Center participated in a big 80th birthday celebration for His Holiness the Dalai Lama organized by all the Buddhist organizations in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. They write: “It was a first time we had ... Read more »
How Do Holy Objects Work?
By Ven. Tenzin Legtsok Recently, a Dharma friend asked me a question which comes up often in relation to holy objects such as stupas, sutras, and mantras. “So, there’s a story in the lam-rim about a fly unintentionally going around ... Read more »
FPMT Celebrates His Holiness the Dalai Lama
News of celebrations of His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s 80th birthday by FPMT centers, projects and services around the world are pouring in. Kopan Monastery in Nepal participated in a huge birthday celebration organized by all the Gelug monasteries in ... Read more »
Long Life Puja Offered to His Holiness the Dalai Lama
An important priority for FPMT is offering long life pujas every year for our immeasurably precious teachers: His Holiness the Dalai Lama and our Spiritual Director, Lama Zopa Rinpoche. All FPMT centers, projects and services as well as many FPMT ... Read more »
FPMT Centers, Projects and Services Celebrate His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s 80th Birthday
Celebrations of His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s 80th birthday, which is July 6 on the Western calendar, are taking place around the world. His Holiness is spending his birthday in Southern California in the US at the Global Compassion Summit. ... Read more »
His Holiness the Dalai Lama Celebrated Around the World
An inspiring number of celebrations of His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s 80th birthday are taking place around the world. On June 21 in Dharamsala, India, a huge long-life ceremony was offered to His Holiness. Dalailama.com wrote, “At 8 o’clock His ... Read more »
Kopan Helping Hands Work Continues Despite Danger and Difficulty
Kopan Monastery and Nunnery have been actively involved since the very beginning with relief efforts for those devastated by the Nepal earthquake and subsequent aftershocks. The Nepal Earthquake Support Fund, set up by FPMT International Office at the request of ... Read more »
Dharma Teachings in Russian
Many Russian FPMT students are meeting Lama Zopa Rinpoche for the first time, while he is in Moscow. Others are only seeing him again after many years. Rinpoche’s teachings there, which began on June 30, have been well attended. As ... Read more »
Tenzin Ösel Hita: ‘Lama Yeshe Is My Best Friend’
On February 19, Tenzin Ösel Hita, the recognized reincarnation of FPMT founder Lama Yeshe, made a surprise visit to Malaysian center Losang Dragpa Centre to participate in its Guru Puja for Losar, Tibetan New Year. Just before the puja began, ... Read more »
Shantideva Meditation Center Offers New Video Series
Shantideva Meditation Center in New York has recently started to offer short online videos to bring the wisdom of its visiting teachers to people outside of its geographic area. Unlike recorded teachings, which could be a few hours long and ... Read more »
‘Think Far’
On June 27, Ven. Roger Kunsang shared this from Lama Zopa Rinpoche, who is currently teaching in Moscow, on his Twitter page : “Lama Zopa; Kadampa geshes say … Think far, long term, very extensive study with big mind, at ... Read more »