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Lama Zopa Rinpoche Leads 100 Million Mani Retreat in Elista, Kalmykia
On September 30, Lama Zopa Rinpoche arrived in Elista, the capital city of the Russian Republic of Kalmykia. Rinpoche was enthusiastically greeted as soon as he stepped out of the airplane. Rinpoche was welcomed by the abbot of the monastery ...
16 Guidelines for Life Benefit Incarcerated Communities
In 2008, David Machles completed the 16 Guidelines for Life Level 1 course , an initiative of the Foundation for Developing Compassion and Wisdom (FDCW), and later completed Levels 2 and 3. David is part of FDCW’s Universal Education community. ...
Video Tour of Buddha Amitabha Pure Land
FPMT spiritual director Lama Zopa Rinpoche has done much to care for the animals at Buddha Amitabha Pure Land (BAPL), located in a remote area of Washington State, in the northwestern United States. One examples is creating a bird feeder ...This Issue
Mandala July–December 2019 shines a spotlight on the forthcoming biography of Lama Yeshe, who founded FPMT with Lama Zopa Rinpoche. Big Love: The Life and Teachings of Lama Yeshe is a monumental accomplishment—1,400 pages with more than 1,500 photos! We offer a chapter from the book plus the story of how it came to be. Also in this issue, we have an interview with Geshe Ngawang Chokyi, who was among the first Tibetan nuns to be awarded the geshema degree and who also happens to be Lama Yeshe’s niece. The Maitreya Loving Kindness Tour is remembered in a new book; we share its story and a short excerpt. We celebrate the tremendous contributions of Lama Je Tsongkhapa, founder of the Gelug tradition, with an excerpt from a new translation requested by Lama Zopa Rinpoche. Plus, new teachings from Lama Yeshe and Lama Zopa Rinpoche! Read this issue …
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Lama Zopa Rinpoche gives teachings throughout the year at FPMT centers around the world. Many of these teachings are livestreamed – these video and audio recordings together with other resources are available as part of our Rinpoche Available Now (RAN) project.
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