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Supporting Schools and Children in India and Nepal
Since 2012 the Social Services Fund has been offering substantial support to different schools in Nepal and India that are offering education to students of Tibetan, Nepali, and Indian heritage. Investing in education through schools is one way to help ... Read more »
The Buddhas and Bodhisattvas Cherish You
Lama Zopa Rinpoche gave this advice to a student in November 2016. When you have very negative thoughts, thinking that “Nobody loves me, no one cares for me,” and so on, you have so much unhappiness that is made by ... Read more »
Land of Medicine Buddha’s 100,000 Stupa Project Progresses
On the advice of Lama Zopa Rinpoche, Land of Medicine Buddha (LMB) has been building a 39-foot-tall Mahabodhi Stupa in California for the past six years. This stupa will be the main attraction of the 100,000 Stupa Project in a ... Read more »
FPMT Translation Services Update on Key Translation Projects
As the Dharma takes root in the West, clear and accurate translations of Buddhist texts, prayers, and teachings are crucial. FPMT Translation Services oversees the translating, editing, publishing, and updating of translations of sadhanas, prayers, rituals, sutras, and other key ... Read more »
What to Do When This Happens to You?
Lama Zopa Rinpoche continues his video teachings on thought transformation from Kopan Monastery in Nepal. Here is a summary of the most recent teaching: Rinpoche begins this teaching explaining that the reason why we practice lojong (thought transformation) is to ... Read more »
An Update on the Incredible Thame Stupa Project
The Mount Everest region of Thame, Nepal, is a special place for FPMT. Lama Zopa Rinpoche was born there and it is located near Lawudo which was the home of Rinpoche’s previous incarnation. Many Kopan monks are also from Thame. ... Read more »
The Winter Debate Festival at Kopan Nunnery
Monks have held the Jang Guncho, the winter debate festival, for centuries. The first Nuns’ Jang Guncho took place in Dharamsala, India, in 1995. An annual event, the Nuns’ Jang Guncho is an opportunity for nunneries to gather together to ... Read more »
This Is Going to Happen to You!
Lama Zopa Rinpoche continues his video teachings on thought transformation from Kopan Monastery in Nepal. Here is a summary of the most recent teaching: Rinpoche begins by explaining that although this teaching series has been labeled Rinpoche’s “thought transformation” teachings, ... Read more »
We Hope You Enjoy Our September e-News
Welcome to the September edition of our monthly FPMT International Office e-News. We bring you news to rejoice about: Inspirational teachings and advice from Lama Zopa Rinpoche, The IMI “Healing the World” Prayerathon, Support Offered to Tibetan Elders, … and ... Read more »
The Story of Khen Rinpoche Geshe Thubten Chonyi and the History of Kopan Monastery
Khen Rinpoche Geshe Thubten Chonyi is abbot of Kopan Monastery and Kopan Nunnery, the FPMT monastic institutions in Kathmandu, Nepal, and resident geshe at Amitabha Buddhist Centre (ABC), the FPMT center in Singapore. The online story “A Deep Interest in ... Read more »
A Deep Interest in Study: Khen Rinpoche Geshe Thubten Chonyi’s Story and the History of Kopan
Khen Rinpoche Geshe Thubten Chonyi is abbot of Kopan Monastery and Kopan Nunnery, the FPMT monastic institutions in Kathmandu, Nepal, and resident geshe at Amitabha Buddhist Centre (ABC), the FPMT center in Singapore. This story is based on the July ... Read more »