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Lama Yeshe’s Wisdom: A Simple Explanation of Karma

Lama Yeshe’s Wisdom: A Simple Explanation of Karma

The Lama Yeshe Wisdom Archives offers a growing index of teaching excerpts from Big Love: The Life and Teachings of Lama Yeshe . In addition to the fascinating historical narrative from students of Lama Yeshe, Big Love is also filled ... Read more »
Most Secret Hayagriva: A Deep Connection to FPMT

Most Secret Hayagriva: A Deep Connection to FPMT

Hayagriva is the wrathful manifestation of Chenrezig, the Buddha of Compassion. The practice of Most Secret Hayagriva is extremely powerful to grant help and support and to quickly pacify obstacles. Lama Zopa Rinpoche has said that one of the reasons ... Read more »
Lotsawa Rinchen Zangpo Translator Program 9 Program Successfully Completed

Lotsawa Rinchen Zangpo Translator Program 9 Program Successfully Completed

Lotsawa Rinchen Zangpo Translator Program (LRZTP) is an FPMT project in Dharamsala, Himachal Pradesh, India. LRZTP has produced many gifted Dharma interpreters-translators for FPMT Dharma centers since its conception over twenty-three years ago. In addition to the two-year intensive training ... Read more »
Rejoicing in All the Pujas and Prayers Offered During Saka Dawa

Rejoicing in All the Pujas and Prayers Offered During Saka Dawa

During the twenty-four hours of Saka Dawa (June 11, 2025), which commemorates Shakyamuni Buddha’s birth, enlightenment, and parinirvana, and when karmic results are multiplied by 300 million times as it commemorates Shakyamuni Buddha’s three major life events, The FPMT Puja ... Read more »
Twenty-One Taras Thangka Displayed in Melbourne Town Hall for Vesak

Twenty-One Taras Thangka Displayed in Melbourne Town Hall for Vesak

In 2014, Lama Zopa Rinpoche requested Peter Iseli to paint a very big ( 15 meters x 9 meters, 49 ft x 30 ft) Twenty-One Taras thangka. Peter and his wife Jangchub Iseli-Sangmo spent four years creating the thangka, one ... Read more »
Saka Dawa: An Opportunity To Do Everything Best

Saka Dawa: An Opportunity To Do Everything Best

Today, June 11, 2025, is the day we observe the merit-making day of Saka Dawa Duchen which commemorates Shakyamuni Buddha’s birth, enlightenment, and parinirvana when karmic results are multiplied by 300 million times as it commemorates Shakyamuni Buddha’s three major ... Read more »
Rinpoche’s Animal Friends: A Heartwarming New Free Book from the Lama Yeshe Wisdom Archive

Rinpoche’s Animal Friends: A Heartwarming New Free Book from the Lama Yeshe Wisdom Archive

A new playful and heartwarming free book is available from the Lama Yeshe Wisdom Archive: Rinpoche’s Animal Friends. This book showcases more than one hundred images of the soft toys, also known as plushies, which appeared regularly in Lama Zopa ... Read more »
Saka Dawa: A Day of Merit and Prayers for All Beings

Saka Dawa: A Day of Merit and Prayers for All Beings

Following the precious advice of Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche, we have arranged the following extensive pujas and practices to be offered throughout the day of Saka Dawa*, (June 11, 2025), and is one of the most powerful days of the ... Read more »
Sixteenth Maitripa College Commencement: Honoring Graduates in Compassionate Service

Sixteenth Maitripa College Commencement: Honoring Graduates in Compassionate Service

On May 17, the Maitripa College community, Portland, OR, USA, gathered to celebrate the 16th Commencement Ceremony honoring the 2025 graduates of the Master of Arts in Buddhist Studies and Master of Divinity programs. Dean of Education, Namdrol Miranda Adams ... Read more »
Amitabha Buddha Gateway Restored According to Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s Wishes

Amitabha Buddha Gateway Restored According to Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s Wishes

Ven. Tenzin Tsultrim of Amitabha Buddhist Centre (ABC), Singapore. shares news of the completion of their newly renovated gateway: The Amitabha Buddha statue above ABC building’s gateway now shines with renewed radiance after over two months of repairs and repainting. ... Read more »
Advice for Practice on Saka Dawa Duchen 2025

Advice for Practice on Saka Dawa Duchen 2025

Saka Dawa, Duchen which occurs this year on June 11, is one of the four great holy days of the Tibetan calendar, each of which celebrates an anniversary of Shakyamuni Buddha’s display of extraordinary powerful deeds for sentient beings’ sake. On ... Read more »
In Honor of His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s 90th Birthday: A Heartfelt Offering from the FPMT Organization

In Honor of His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s 90th Birthday: A Heartfelt Offering from the FPMT Organization

On the joyful occasion of His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s ninetieth birthday on July 6, 2025, FPMT International Office—on behalf of the entire organization —will be offering one hundred statues of Shakyamuni Buddha to His Holiness. These beautiful statues are ... Read more »