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The Benefits of Practice in Bodhgaya
“I think you are very fortunate to be able to come to Bodhgaya, where a thousand buddhas will descend, place their holy feet, display holy deeds, and achieve enlightenment. Guru Shakyamuni Buddha is the fourth of the thousand buddhas. The ... Read more »
Considerations for Animal Blessings and Animal Liberations
Animal liberation is a practice often recommend to students for removing obstacles and to create the causes for a long life . With animal liberation, special care needs to be taken since the practice involves direct contact with living beings. ... Read more »
Without Dharma There Is No Happiness
“Your inspiration to practice Dharma is the most important thing in your life. Without Dharma there is no happiness, and there is no question that you can’t achieve enlightenment. You can’t liberate sentient beings from all the sufferings and causes ... Read more »
Top Scholars Awarded in Annual Oral Examination
For over ten years the Lama Tsongkhapa Teachers Fund has sponsored a special annual oral examination of Sera Je Monastery’s top scholars who have shown incredible aptitude for memorization. In 2013, 225 students were awarded new robes and khatas (cost ... Read more »
Lama Zopa Rinpoche with Children from Ladakh
In January, Lama Zopa Rinpoche gave many oral transmissions and teachings to school children from the Ngari Institute of Buddhist Dialectics in Ladakh, India. The school was set up by the monks of Ngari Khangtsen at Sera Je Monastery in South India. The children had been brought to Sera Je ... Read more »
‘Ultimately, the Real Guru Is Inside Ourselves’
“Ultimately, the real guru is inside ourselves. We are our own guru, we are by ourselves. So it’s up to us to walk the path, always. We are born by ourselves in this body, and we will die by ourselves. ... Read more »
‘It Is Great Compassion’
“The Destroyer Qualified Gone Beyond One (Bhagawan) said, ‘The bodhisattva does not follow many Dharmas. The bodhisattva holds one Dharma well and realizes it well. The whole Buddhadharma will be in the hand of that person.’ What is that Dharma? ... Read more »
Lama Zopa Rinpoche Offers US$12,106 to Two California Stupas
Following the long life puja offered to Lama Zopa Rinpoche at Land of Medicine Buddha, CA, USA, on September 29, 2013, Rinpoche offered US$12,106, toward the completion of two stupas being build in California. US$6,053 was offered to the Stupa ... Read more »
His Holiness the Karmapa and Lama Zopa Rinpoche at Root Institute
His Holiness the Karmapa visited Root Institute and Maitreya School in Bodhgaya, India, on January 31. Lama Zopa Rinpoche, who is currently staying at Root Institute, welcomed the Karmapa. After giving a talk to students and teachers at the Maitreya ... Read more »
His Holiness the Karmapa Visits Maitreya School
His Holiness the Karmapa visited Maitreya School and Root Institute in Bodhgaya, India, on January 31. Lama Zopa Rinpoche was also at Root Institute and welcomed His Holiness. The Maitreya School is a project of Root Institute and offers children ... Read more »
Lama Zopa Rinpoche and Gen Lamrimpa
While staying at Sera Monastery in India, Lama Zopa Rinpoche visited with many young tulkus including the reincarnation of Gen Lamrimpa, who is currently studying at Sera Me. The previous Gen Lamrimpa was born in Tibet in 1936 and was ... Read more »