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His Holiness the Dalai Lama Visits FPMT International Office
His Holiness the Dalai Lama visited FPMT International Office on Friday, May 10, prior to speaking at Maitripa College’s graduation ceremony. During the visit to International Office, His Holiness had a tour of the offices and was offered a body, ... Read more »
His Holiness the Dalai Lama Promotes Religious Harmony
His Holiness the Dalai Lama spoke to a sold-out crowd at the University of Portland on the first of his 3-day visit to the state of Oregon on the U.S. West Coast. As part of Maitripa College’s His Holiness the ... Read more »New Products from FPMT Education Services
New Products Available at the FPMT Foundation Store! Long Life Lama Chopa with Request to the Dakinis eBook—Please note, this is one of the current recommended practices for Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s health. , Sixteen Arhats Puja available as eBook as ... Read more »
Ven. Freeman Trebilcock on Harmony in Diversity
FPMT News Around the World In early December 2012, Ven. Freeman Trebilcock, a 25-year-old Australian FPMT monk and director of Loving Kindness Peaceful Youth, was interviewed on “Harmony in Diversity,” a community television program focused on the issues and activities ... Read more »
Kalachakra Initiation, Bodhgaya 1974
“In January 1974 His Holiness the Dalai Lama bestowed the Kalachakra (Wheel of Time) initiation for the fifth time in his life, and the third since leaving Tibet,” writes Adele Hulse, author of Big Love , the forthcoming biography of ... Read more »
Daily Stupas and Tsa-Tsas Made for Those who have Passed Away or are Sick
Lama Zopa Rinpoche has requested the Sangha at his house to make stupas and tsa-tsas dedicated for those who have passed away and for those who are sick, every single day. Stupas Dedicated for Those Who Have Passed Away Every ... Read more »
100,000 Guru Rinpoche Tsog Sponsored
Dakinis making offerings during 100,000 Guru Rinpoche Tsog.This is the second year that the Lama Zopa Rinpoche Bodhichitta Fund partially sponsored a very successful 100,000 Guru Rinpoche Tsog offering puja that was held in Switzerland. US$28326.91 was offered toward this ... Read more »
Support Offered to the Family of Dromo Rinpoche
Lama Zopa Rinpoche with the family of Dromo Rinpoche. April 2013: The Lama Zopa Rinpoche Bodhichitta Fund is offering a small amount of annual monetary support to the family of the incarnation of Dromo Geshe Rinpoche who are very much ... Read more »
Winter Debate and Robes Offered to Top Scholars
Monks debating during last year’s Winter Debate. April 2013: The Lama Tsong Khapa Teachers Fund offered US$22,396.26 for the 2012 Winter Debate (Jang Gun-choe). 635 of the top debaters from Sera Je traveled to Drepung Monastery to participate with 8,000 ... Read more »
US$30,000 Offered to Central School for Tibetans Kitchen
Students of Central School for Tibetans.April 2013: Lama Zopa Rinpoche and the Lama Zopa Rinpoche Bodhichitta Fund recently donated US$30,000 for the complete renovation of a school kitchen at the Central School for Tibetans in Bylakuppe in South India. The ... Read more »
The Path of Awakening
FPMT News Around the World Mandala’s April-June issue explores the path of pilgrimage. In it, we offer readers many original stories and accounts of pilgrimage sites in Tibet, India, Nepal and China. In a recent essay, Buddhist writer Martine Batchelor ... Read more »