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Centro Shiwa Lha Studies Bodhicharyavatara with Geshe Lobsang Jamphel
FPMT center Centro Shiwa Lha in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, hosted Geshe Lobsang Jamphel, abbot of Nalanda Monastery in France, in July 2018. Ruth Saldanha, event production volunteer, shares the details of Geshe Jamphel’s visit. Geshe Jamphel graciously accepted our ...
Animals on the Path at Buddha Amitabha Pure Land
Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s care for animals is well known. What’s perhaps less well known is Rinpoche’s creative whimsy with animal statues and the signs he has created for them. At Buddha Amitabha Pure Land, in a remote part of Washington ...
Foundation Service Seminar Held in London
The Foundation Service Seminar (FSS) is the “FPMT immersion retreat.” It provides essential information and nourishment for all serving, or wishing to serve, in the FPMT organization. The FSS Retreat is key to deeply understanding the FPMT organization and the ...This Issue
Mandala July-December 2018’s cover story “Creating Harmony through Our Thoughts and Actions” opens up the conversation on how we cultivate an environment of peace and unity in our Dharma communities.Also in this issue, we share an interview with the 104th Ganden Tri Rinpoche Lobsang Tenzin; an excerpt from His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s The Life of My Teacher: A Biography of Kyabje Ling Rinpoche; and an interview with the new abbot of Sera Mey Monastery, Geshe Tashi Tsering, who served for twenty-four years as the resident teacher of Jamyang Buddhist Center. Finally, we share story about how an enormous Twenty-one Taras thangka brings blessings of peace to our chaotic world. Plus, teachings from Lama Yeshe, Lama Zopa Rinpoche, and more! Read this issue …
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