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Nolsang Incense Ritual Now Available!
FPMT Education Services is delighted to make available an important incense offering ritual (nolsang) which is a translation of Padmasambhava’s The Divine Blue Water Clearing Away Contamination. This practice has been made available at the request of Lama Zopa Rinpoche ... Read more »
Lama Zopa Rinpoche at Kadampa Center
On his way to the Light of the Path retreat, Lama Zopa Rinpoche spent a day at Kadampa Center on Saturday, May 3. During the visit, Rinpoche taught two sessions on the Eight Verses of Thought Transformation. Kadampa Center is ... Read more »
Lama Zopa Rinpoche in North Carolina
After arriving in Raleigh, North Carolina, Rinpoche was very happy to find 48 buddhas to circumambulate in the house where he was staying. Rinpoche taught at Kadampa Center in Raleigh on May 3 and then continued on to teach at ... Read more »
Support for the Nuns of Tashi Chime Gatsal Nunnery Continues
Lama Zopa Rinpoche recently raised US$20,000 for the Tashi Chime Gatsal Nunnery, Nepal, for the building of ten rooms for the nuns’ accommodation. The offering was made from a number of extremely kind benefactors in Singapore. Providing quality housing for ... Read more »
Lama Zopa Rinpoche Photos from Around the World
Do you want to see where Lama Zopa Rinpoche has been? Visit the Lama Zopa Rinpoche Photo Gallery! With more than 100 albums and thousands of photos going back to 2001, this extensive collection of photos of Rinpoche’s beneficial activities ... Read more »
UPDATE: Lama Zopa Rinpoche Live Webcast in English, Spanish and French
Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s teachings at the Light of the Path retreat are being streamed live in English, Spanish and French! Rinpoche is expected to teach one or two times each day during the two-week retreat that began on Sunday, May ... Read more »
Lama Zopa Rinpoche Teaches at Kadampa Center
Lama Zopa Rinpoche arrived in North Carolina and visited Kadampa Center in Raleigh on Saturday, May 3. During the one-day visit, Rinpoche taught on the Eight Verses of Thought Transformation. The following day, Rinpoche traveled to the Light of the ... Read more »
Khadro-la on “Integrating Lam-Rim into Daily Life”
Rangjung Neljorma Khadro Namsel Drönme first appeared to the international FPMT community through “Interview with a Dakini.” She’s since become known through the assistance she has been offering Lama Zopa Rinpoche since he manifested a stroke in 2011 and also ... Read more »
Live Webcast: Lama Zopa Rinpoche Teaching at Light of the Path Retreat
Beginning on Sunday, May 4, Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s teachings at the Light of the Path retreat will be webcast live for students around the world to watch. The teaching on Sunday is scheduled to begin at 7:30 p.m. EDT (4:30 ... Read more »![The Benefits of the Namgyälma Mantra [Video]](https://fpmt.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/05/Lama-Zopa-Rinpoche-Namgyalma-video-20140421-540x540.jpg)
The Benefits of the Namgyälma Mantra [Video]
While visiting the FPMT International Office, Lama Zopa Rinpoche carefully explained the benefits of carrying the powerful Namgyälma mantra and having it on one’s car and home. Rinpoche offered Namgyälma amulets and decals to staff. Rinpoche explained that if you ... Read more »
Book Review: ‘The Princeton Dictionary of Buddhism’
The Princeton Dictionary of Buddhism By Robert E. Buswell, Jr. and Donald S. Lopez, Jr.; Reviewed by Michael Ium As the academic field of Buddhist Studies becomes more divergent, the criticism has been made that the field has become overly ... Read more »