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Gold Offered Every Month to Holy Jowo Statue in Tibet
Every month, the Puja Fund offers gold to the most precious Jowo Buddha statue in Lhasa, Tibet. Said to have been blessed by Shakyamuni Buddha himself, the Jowo Buddha statue is one of the most sacred statues in all of ... Read more »
Lama Zopa Rinpoche Visits Tushita Mahayana Meditation Centre
Lama Zopa Rinpoche gave teachings and an oral transmission of the Golden Light Sutra at Tushita Mahayana Meditation Centre in New Dehli, India, between January 25-31. Ven. Sarah Thresher, who was there, shared the following: “Rinpoche gave five teachings on ... Read more »
‘Bodhisattvas Learn Anything to Benefit Sentient Beings’: The Benefits of Knowing How to Cook
“At the beginning, when the Sangha was flourishing, Lama Yeshe got all the monks and nuns to take turns to cook for the other Sangha members. Ven. Pemo didn’t know how to cook, so when it was her turn, she ... Read more »
Grants from Merit Box Project Support Carers in UK and Australia
Every year, the International Merit Box Project collects offerings from students all around the world and disburses them as grants to deserving FPMT centers, projects and services. Since 2001, almost US$1,000,000 in Merit Box grants has been given to build ... Read more »
Milarepa Center October News
“The seasons are changing and Milarepa Center has been filled with programs throughout the fall,” shared work study participant Tommy Nimrod with Mandala in October 2014. “A work party was offered to celebrate summer’s end and prepare the grounds for ... Read more »![How to Benefit the Bodies and Minds of Birds [Video]](https://fpmt.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/06/how-to-benefit-the-bodies-and-minds-of-birds-video/MG_0788-320x448.jpg)
How to Benefit the Bodies and Minds of Birds [Video]
In August 2014, Lama Zopa Rinpoche spent some time at Buddha Amitabha Pure Land in the United States. While there, he explained on camera some of the ways he and Buddha Amitabha Pure Land residents benefit local birds with a ... Read more »
Please Rejoice in Incredible Year of Benefiting Animals
Benefiting animals in any way possible is a high priority for FPMT and one of Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s Vast Visions for the organization. The Animal Liberation Fund helps carry forth this work. In 2014, approximately 77,100 animals were liberated by ... Read more »
MAITRI Charitable Trust Supports World Leprosy Day
On January 25, MAITRI Charitable Trust participated in World Leprosy Day, founded in 1953 by French writer and humanitarian Raoul Follereau. Director Adriana Ferranti serves some of India’s poorest people in the state of Bihar and has worked for 25 ... Read more »
Remembering the Kindness of the Guru
“Up to now, what we have been able to accomplish, benefiting this world in various ways, is, I think, basically through the kindness of the guru: His Holiness, who is the only object of refuge of all sentient beings and ... Read more »
Once-in-a-Lifetime Opportunity to Join Tenzin Ösel Hita on a Pilgrimage to India and Nepal
From April 12-26, 2015, pilgrims will have a rare opportunity to join Tenzin Ösel Hita, recognized by His Holiness the Dalai Lama as the reincarnation of Lama Thubten Yeshe, (the incomparably kind founder of the FPMT), on a pilgrimage to ... Read more »
How to Take Care of Your Life
In late November and early December 2014, Lama Zopa Rinpoche taught as part of the annual month-long Kopan course at Kopan Monastery in Nepal. Rinpoche’s teachings covered a variety of subjects. What follows is an excerpt from a lightly edited ... Read more »