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Preserving 50 Years of History: Chenrezig Institute’s Living Photo Archive
What begins as a box of old photographs can quietly become something much more — a living record of how the Dharma took root, spread, and touched countless lives. When Chenrezig Institute began preparing for its 50th Anniversary celebrations in ... Read more »
From a Personal Journey to Community Connection: A New Film about Chenrezig Institute
Chenrezig Institute was founded in 1974 on Eudlo land — 160 acres donated by devoted students of Lama Yeshe: Nick Ribush, Yeshe Khadro, and Tom and Kathy Vichta. With the approval of Trijang Rinpoche, who confirmed that the land was ... Read more »
Advice from Our Lamas: Death Education
H ow to deal with and prepare for the death of a loved one, and how to take care of a dying person—including oneself—are topics both Lama Yeshe and Lama Zopa Rinpoche gave several teachings on over the years, and ... Read more »
Buddhist Mind Science: Activating Your Potential — Online Self-Paced Course Available
We are delighted to share an opportunity for students to explore the Buddhist science of mind on their own terms. Buddhist Mind Science: Activating Your Potential is an introductory FPMT course that blends Buddhist wisdom with modern science to uncover ... Read more »
50 Years of FPMT: Ven. Thubten Gyatso’s Story
As the Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition (FPMT) reached its 50th anniversary in December 2025, we are celebrating this important milestone by sharing the inspiring stories of the students and centers who helped FPMT grow around the ... Read more »
Kopan Geshes Tour Sri Lanka and Bless the Country’s First Medicine Buddha Statue
Lama Namgyal Rinpoche and five Kopan geshes were welcomed to Sri Lanka for the first extended tour by Tibetan Buddhist monks in the country to fully consecrate Sri Lanka’s first Medicine Buddha statue. The tour was organized by the Tara ... Read more »
Advice from Lama Zopa Rinpoche: Generating Peace in the World
Over the years, Lama Zopa Rinpoche offered various pieces of advice on prayers and practices to follow when the world is in crisis and to help pacify the threat of war. When the world is in trouble, it can feel ... Read more »
Ganden Lha Gyama Retreat Teachings on the Lama Zopa Rinpoche Full-Length Teachings Podcast
We are happy to announce a new addition to the Lama Zopa Rinpoche Full-Length Teachings Podcast featuring teachings by Lama Zopa Rinpoche given at Istituto Lama Tzong Khapa (ILTK) in 2004. New episodes of this series will be released every ... Read more »
Advice from Lama Zopa Rinpoche: Medicine Buddha is Important for Dharma Centers
Lama Zopa Rinpoche advised that Dharma centers should perform the Medicine Buddha puja to bring peace and happiness, as well as inner and outer prosperity. Here we share Rinpoche discussing these benefits of Medicine Buddha practice in a teaching excerpt ... Read more »
Lama Zopa Rinpoche Offering “The Array of Sukhavati Pure Land” Oral Transmission
In this most precious video we are sharing today, Lama Zopa Rinpoche offers the oral transmission (*lung) of The Array of Sukhavati Pure Land: A Concise Mahayana Sutra , a prayer that came from Buddha Amitabha. This is an incredibly ... Read more »
Join Nalanda Monastery’s Gelug Monlam Festival Starting February 28!
During the Fifteen Days of Miracles, many Tibetan monasteries hold a Great Prayer Festival, which originates from Lama Tsongkhapa. Kopan Monastery has continued to host the Great Prayer Festival on behalf of the FPMT annually since 1998. The Monlam is ... Read more »