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Long Life Puja for Lama Zopa Rinpoche Concludes Australia Retreat
The Australia retreat with Lama Zopa Rinpoche at the Great Stupa of Universal Compassion concluded on October 23 with a long life puja for Lama Zopa Rinpoche. You can watch video recordings of the long life puja and Rinpoche’s teachings ... Read more »![Amitabha Buddha Celebrated at Buddha Amitabha Pure Land [Part 2]](https://fpmt.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/21/amitabha-buddha-celebrated-at-buddha-amitabha-pure-land-part-1/DSC06764-540x431.jpg)
Amitabha Buddha Celebrated at Buddha Amitabha Pure Land [Part 2]
By Ven. Holly Ansett Preparations for Buddha Amitabha Celebration Day While Gelek painted, Ven. Yarphel started to prepare the grounds for the celebration day, putting woodchips down and hanging giant flower baskets. A few weeks earlier, Rinpoche had said he ... Read more »
The Kindness of Our Gurus
“The benefit that we have been able to offer to sentient beings and the teachings of the Buddha, particularly to spread the teachings of Tibetan Mahayana Buddhism in this world, this is due to the kindness of our Gurus. That ... Read more »
The Method for Water Charity Now Available
FPMT Education Services is pleased to announce the release of The Method of Water Charity which is a compilation by Lama Zopa Rinpoche containing many valuable practices including “Water Offering to Dzambhala,” “Water Charity to Preta Beings,” “The Dharani of ... Read more »![Amitabha Buddha Celebrated at Buddha Amitabha Pure Land [Part 1]](https://fpmt.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/21/amitabha-buddha-celebrated-at-buddha-amitabha-pure-land-part-1/DSC06451-320x228.jpg)
Amitabha Buddha Celebrated at Buddha Amitabha Pure Land [Part 1]
By Ven. Holly Ansett A solid white marble Amitabha Buddha statue arrived at Buddha Amitabha Pure Land (BAPL) in Washington State on June 30, 2014. Resident Sangha and students from nearby Pamtingpa Center welcomed the statue with incense and blowing ... Read more »
What You Can Do for Animals in Everyday Life
“It’s not enough that you look after animals and they give you comfort. You must do something of practical benefit for them. This is what you can do every day,” Lama Zopa Rinpoche instructed: “Circumambulate with them around holy objects, ... Read more »
Many Holy Objects Sponsored for Inside of Large Stupa
Lama Zopa Rinpoche, through the Lama Zopa Rinpoche Bodhichitta Fund, is sponsoring the creation of Five Dhyani Buddha statues, a Guru Rinpoche (Padmasambhava) statue and a number of other Buddhist statues which will go inside a large stupa that is ... Read more »
‘The Inner-Most Greatest Happiness’
On September 28, Ven. Roger Kunsang shared on his Twitter page that “Rinpoche [has been] creating Dharma messages along the path to the monastery [Thubten Shedrup Ling] for all to see, accompanied by cool little animals.” In this photo, a ... Read more »
Ven Tsering Continues Writing out the Prajnaparamita Daily
Last year we shared a very moving interview with Ven. Tsering, a Kopan monk, who has devoted his life to writing out the Prajnaparamita Sutra in pure gold at Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s California residence. As Ven. Tsering is approaching his ... Read more »
‘The Moment You Are Born …’
“Lama Zopa: [The] moment you are born, wrinkles begin and you speed non-stop to death. Without hesitation, cut attachment and benefit others.” – From Ven. Roger Kunsang’s Twitter page, posted on September 19, 2014 Ven. Roger Kunsang, Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s ... Read more »
Belated Obituary for Jacques Haesaert
In September 2014 during the CPMT 2014 meeting, managing editor Laura Miller met with student Françoise Majeste who revealed that a close student of Lama Yeshe and a long-time student of Institut Vajra Yogini in France – Jacques Haesaert – ... Read more »