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Choe Khor Sum Ling Expands Prison Project to Women
Rashmi Krishnan, a student and volunteer of Choe Khor Sum Ling in Bangalore, India, shares news about the center’s encouraging expansion of its prison outreach through the Liberation Prison Project (LPP) to women: For over two years, students at Choe ...
‘The More Vows, the More Merit, the More Power’ [Video]
In the video below, Lama Zopa Rinpoche talks about the impact of keeping vows on the power of prayer. He says that the more vows we have, and keep purely, the more power our prayers will have. Therefore, when monastics ...
Registration Open for Australia 2018 Retreat with Lama Zopa Rinpoche
Registration is now open for Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s Bodhicaryavatara and Rinjung Gyatsa retreat at the Great Stupa of Universal Compassion in Bendigo, Australia, March 30-May 12, 2018! This six-week retreat is the third in series of retreats given in Australia ...
This Issue
In Mandala July-December 2017, we share news from Kopan Monastery—where the seed of FPMT first sprouted—including a story on the enthronement of Thubten Rigsel Rinpoche, the reincarnation of Kopan Monastery’s former abbot, the beloved Khensur Rinpoche Lama Lhundrup Rigsel; a report on the two Kopan nuns receiving their geshema degrees; and a look at the state of Buddhism in the Himalayas. We also explore the transformative power of ritual with a collection of pieces: a teaching on the benefits of ritual by Lama Lhundrup, an interview with scholar José Cabezón, and personal stories from five Western monks studying at Sera Je in India. Plus, teachings from Lama Yeshe, Lama Zopa Rinpoches, new photos, interviews and much more! Read this issue …
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