receive our newsletters
join Friends of FPMT
FPMT News
Our main aggregated news feed contains articles from all of our news categories.
Narrow your results
The ‘Mother’ of Lawudo
Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s older sister Ani Ngawang Samten visited with Rinpoche after his return to Kopan Monastery in November. Ani Samten came down to Kathmandu from Lawudo Retreat Centre, in the mountainous Solu Kumbu region of Nepal. Ven. Roger Kunsang, Rinpoche’s assistant, described ... Read more »
Become a Wish-Fulfilling Jewel
“… When you abandon harm to others, you receive so much happiness from others, from life to life, for 100 lifetimes,” Lama Zopa Rinpoche advised. “Just by abstaining from harm to others one time you receive benefit for 100 lifetimes. ... Read more »
Maitreya Project Kushinagar Takes Important Step Forward
The laying of the foundation stone for a very large Maitreya Buddha statue in Kushinagar, Uttar Pradesh, India, will take place during a ceremony on Friday, December 13, 2013. The ceremony and foundation stone laying will signify the handing over ... Read more »
Photos from the 100 Million Mani Retreat in Mongolia
The new issue of Mandala features a first-hand report from the historic 100 Million Mani Retreat in Mongolia held in August 2013 in Ulaanbaatar. Lama Zopa Rinpoche led the month-long retreat, which was hosted by FPMT Mongolia. As part of ... Read more »
Playing the Damaru
Ven. Roger Kunsang, Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s assistant and CEO of FPMT, shared that “Rinpoche [is] playing the damaru with his right hand. [It’s] a little difficult, but managing. The right leg and arm continue to improve.” Rinpoche manifested a stroke in 2011, which affected his right arm and leg. His recovery continues to progress. Rinpoche is able to do ... Read more »
Students begin 108 Nyung-Na Retreats Sponsored by Lama Zopa Rinpoche
On November 15, students began the first of 108 Nyung-Nä retreats at Institut Vajra Yogini, France. Four of these students are sponsored by the Lama Zopa Rinpoche Bodhichitta Fund. The retreats will be completed in June of 2014. The cost ... Read more »
Long Life Puja for Lama Zopa Rinpoche at Kopan
The annual long life puja for FPMT spiritual director Lama Zopa Rinpoche offered on behalf of FPMT centers, projects, services and students took place at Kopan Monastery in Nepal on December 9. Hundreds of people attended the puja, which took ... Read more »
Rejoice! Prayer Flags for Rinpoche’s Long Life
Special new prayer flags for Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s health and long life are flying and flapping in the breeze throughout the international FPMT mandala. Since July 2013, the Tendil Nyersel prayer flags are being hung based on advice given by ... Read more »
The Purpose of FPMT
“Lama Zopa: The purpose of the FPMT is to teach Dharma, to end the suffering of living beings.” – From Ven. Roger Kunsang’s Twitter page, posted on November 28, 2013 Ven. Roger Kunsang, Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s assistant and CEO of ... Read more »
Update from the Sera Je Food Fund
The Sera Je Food Fund continues to offer three nutritious meals daily for all 2,500 monks living at Sera Je Monastery in southern India. We currently offer 3,029,500 meals every year, that is 8,300 every day! This project is only ... Read more »