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Choe Khor Sum Ling Enjoys Discovering Buddhism
“As part of the ongoing Discovering Buddhism course at Choe Khor Sum Ling, we recently organized a four-day non-residential retreat,” said center member Shanti Gopinath in an email to Mandala in July. “Under the adept guidance of Ven. Tenzin Legtsok ... Read more »![Lama Zopa Rinpoche at the Great Stupa of Universal Compassion [Video]](https://fpmt.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/05/lama-zopa-rinpoche-at-the-great-stupa-of-universal-compassion-video/IMG_1577-web-320x320.jpg)
Lama Zopa Rinpoche at the Great Stupa of Universal Compassion [Video]
During the ongoing retreat in Australia, Lama Zopa Rinpoche has been teaching in the unfinished gompa at the Great Stupa of Universal Compassion. The Great Stupa, modeled on the stupa at Gyantse, Tibet, is one of three FPMT centers in ... Read more »
Three Months of Food Offerings to 2500 Monks
Every day, 8,300 meals are offered to all the monks studying at Sera Je Monastery. 3,300 monks join for breakfast and 2,500 monks are offered lunch and dinner. Every three months, approximately 750,000 meals are offered through the Sera Je ... Read more »
A Long, Slow Procession Leads Lama Zopa Rinpoche to the Gompa
On Wednesday, October 1, about 40 center directors and spiritual program coordinators (SPCs) from FPMT centers, projects and services around the world led FPMT spiritual director Lama Zopa Rinpoche from Thubten Shedrup Ling Monastery to the gompa in the Great ... Read more »
What Is Inside
“Lama Zopa: The great peace and happiness comes from inside. The real enemy is inside … Attachment to worldly pleasures of this life.” – From Ven. Roger Kunsang’s Twitter page, posted on October 1, 2014, during Bodhicaryavatara and Rinjung Gyatsa ... Read more »
Dharma Idea: Blessing Kayak Paddles
A third-year Maitripa College student sent Mandala this idea on how to use the Namgyälma mantra to make kayaking a more beneficial experience. “The Namgyälma mantra is extremely powerful,” Lama Zopa Rinpoche teaches. “It is the main mantra to purify ... Read more »
Benefiting the ‘Darling Ants’
Lama Zopa Rinpoche has been staying at Thubten Shedrup Ling Monastery very near the Great Stupa of Universal Compassion while leading the Bodhicaryavatara and Rinjung Gyatsa retreat. Ven. Holly Ansett, who is at the retreat, recently reported, “A few nights ... Read more »
Lama Zopa Rinpoche on Lama Chöpa Jorchö
On the second day of the Bodhicaryavatara and Rinjung Gyatsa retreat with Lama Zopa Rinpoche, Rinpoche attended the 9 a.m. session for Lama Chöpa Jorchö. You can watch a video recording of most of the Lama Chöpa Jorchö with Rinpoche. ... Read more »
Maitreya Project Kushinagar Update
In October 2014, Maitreya Project Kushinagar published an update regarding the project. You can read this update which includes details on the history of the project as well as its current and future aims. One of Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s Vast ... Read more »
Rejoicing in CPMT 2014 – and Rinpoche’s Teachings Livestreamed
CPMT, FPMT’s international meeting, which was recently hosted in the Great Stupa of Universal Compassion, Bendigo, Australia, successfully concluded with the official long life puja offered to Lama Zopa Rinpoche on September 19th. We invite you to read our
Lama Zopa Rinpoche Continues Golden Light Sutra Lung at Australia Retreat
Lama Zopa Rinpoche continues to give the extremely rare lung (oral transmission) of the 21 chapter version of the Golden Light Sutra at the Great Stupa of Universal Compassion in Australia. As part of the month-long Bodhicaryavatara and Rinjung Gyatsa ... Read more »