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Lama Zopa Rinpoche To Sponsor 10 People Doing 108 Nyung-Na Retreats!
The Lama Zopa Rinpoche Bodhichitta Fund is extremely honored to sponsor another 10 people to do 108 Nyung-Nä retreats at Institut Vajra Yogini, France. The 108 Nyung-Nä retreats starts in November 2013 and lasts until June 2014. In 2012 the ... Read more »
Lama Zopa Rinpoche Joins 100 Million Mani Retreat in Mongolia
On the morning of August 15, Lama Zopa Rinpoche joined the 100 Million Mani Retreat currently taking place in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. FPMT Mongolia organized the retreat, which is being held at Idgaa Choizinling Dratsang (College), Gandan Monastery. The retreat began ... Read more »
FPMT Education Study Programs
FPMT Education offers study programs to students at all stages of their Buddhist education. You can learn at home, online, or at an FPMT center near you. If you have any questions about how to take the next step with ... Read more »
1974: ‘The Biggest Buddha, Dear’
In 1974, FPMT founders Lama Yeshe and Lama Zopa Rinpoche were continuing to teach Kopan meditation courses at the request of their Western students. The courses, which are still offered annually, exposed students to their unique and experiential understanding of ... Read more »
Lama Zopa Rinpoche at Kopan Monastery, part 2
“First thing in the morning, Lama Zopa Rinpoche is doing prostrations to the altar in his room,” Ven. Roger Kunsang, Rinpoche’s assistant wrote on August 10 from Kopan Monastery in Nepal. “There is one altar that has many holy relics ... Read more »
Lama Zopa Rinpoche at Kopan Monastery
FPMT Spiritual Director Lama Zopa Rinpoche is making a brief stop at Kopan Monastery in Nepal. Rinpoche arrived on August 8 and will be staying for a few days. Rinpoche had been in private retreat in northern India for several ... Read more »
Blessing the Waters of New Zealand’s North Island
“It felt like an odyssey imbued with divine inspiration, magnitude and benefit,” shared long-time student Murray Wright. “During the worst New Zealand drought in 65 years, Ven. Tenzin Chogkyi, Brian Rae and I offered holy crystals to bless the waters ... Read more »
Animal Liberation Fund Donates US$2,000 to Benefit Animals in Singapore
In July, FPMT’s Animal Liberation Fund announced that it had donated SGD$2,500 (US$2,051) toward animal liberations – the practice of extending and protecting an animal’s life and exposing it to Dharma – organized by student Fred Cheong and fellow students ... Read more »
What It Takes to Offer Food to all the Monks of Sera Je Monastery
The Sera Food Fund kitchen continues to stay within the budget and be able to offer excellent nutritious vegetarian meals to all the monks of Sera Je Monastery (see photos of 7 days of breakfast, lunch and dinner). Some recent ... Read more »Questions about Vegetarianism
In the 2011 FPMT Annual Review: Cherishing Life, Lama Zopa Rinpoche included advice about becoming vegetarian: When I was in the hospital I saw a program about animals that were sold to be killed in Indonesia and other countries (live ... Read more »
Understanding Lam-rim: An Interview with Ven. Sangye Khadro on the Masters Program
Ven. Sangye Khadro (Kathleen McDonald), a senior American nun, is currently in the process of completing the seven-year Masters Program at Istituto Lama Tzong Khapa (ILTK) in Italy. Before entering the program, Ven. Khadro already had extensive teaching experience and ... Read more »