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Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition
The FPMT is an organization devoted to preserving and spreading Mahayana Buddhism worldwide by creating opportunities to listen, reflect, meditate, practice and actualize the unmistaken teachings of the Buddha and based on that experience spreading the Dharma to sentient beings. We provide integrated education through which people’s minds and hearts can be transformed into their highest potential for the benefit of others, inspired by an attitude of universal responsibility and service. We are committed to creating harmonious environments and helping all beings develop their full potential of infinite wisdom and compassion. Our organization is based on the Buddhist tradition of Lama Tsongkhapa of Tibet as taught to us by our founders Lama Thubten Yeshe and Lama Thubten Zopa Rinpoche.
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Die Stiftung zur Erhaltung der Mahayana Tradition (FPMT) ist eine Organisation, die sich weltweit für die Erhaltung und Verbreitung des Mahayana-Buddhismus einsetzt, indem sie Möglichkeiten schafft, den makellosen Lehren des Buddha zuzuhören, über sie zur reflektieren und zu meditieren und auf der Grundlage dieser Erfahrung das Dharma unter den Lebewesen zu verbreiten.
Wir bieten integrierte Schulungswege an, durch denen der Geist und das Herz der Menschen in ihr höchstes Potential verwandelt werden zum Wohl der anderen – inspiriert durch eine Haltung der universellen Verantwortung und dem Wunsch zu dienen. Wir haben uns verpflichtet, harmonische Umgebungen zu schaffen und allen Wesen zu helfen, ihr volles Potenzial unendlicher Weisheit und grenzenlosen Mitgefühls zu verwirklichen.
Unsere Organisation basiert auf der buddhistischen Tradition von Lama Tsongkhapa von Tibet, so wie sie uns von unseren Gründern Lama Thubten Yeshe und Lama Thubten Zopa Rinpoche gelehrt wird.
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La Fundación para la preservación de la tradición Mahayana (FPMT) es una organización que se dedica a preservar y difundir el budismo Mahayana en todo el mundo, creando oportunidades para escuchar, reflexionar, meditar, practicar y actualizar las enseñanzas inconfundibles de Buda y en base a esa experiencia difundir el Dharma a los seres.
Proporcionamos una educación integrada a través de la cual las mentes y los corazones de las personas se pueden transformar en su mayor potencial para el beneficio de los demás, inspirados por una actitud de responsabilidad y servicio universales. Estamos comprometidos a crear ambientes armoniosos y ayudar a todos los seres a desarrollar todo su potencial de infinita sabiduría y compasión.
Nuestra organización se basa en la tradición budista de Lama Tsongkhapa del Tíbet como nos lo enseñaron nuestros fundadores Lama Thubten Yeshe y Lama Zopa Rinpoche.
A continuación puede ver una lista de los centros y sus páginas web en su lengua preferida.
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L’organisation de la FPMT a pour vocation la préservation et la diffusion du bouddhisme du mahayana dans le monde entier. Elle offre l’opportunité d’écouter, de réfléchir, de méditer, de pratiquer et de réaliser les enseignements excellents du Bouddha, pour ensuite transmettre le Dharma à tous les êtres. Nous proposons une formation intégrée grâce à laquelle le cœur et l’esprit de chacun peuvent accomplir leur potentiel le plus élevé pour le bien d’autrui, inspirés par le sens du service et une responsabilité universelle. Nous nous engageons à créer un environnement harmonieux et à aider tous les êtres à épanouir leur potentiel illimité de compassion et de sagesse. Notre organisation s’appuie sur la tradition guéloukpa de Lama Tsongkhapa du Tibet, telle qu’elle a été enseignée par nos fondateurs Lama Thoubtèn Yéshé et Lama Zopa Rinpoché.
Visitez le site de notre Editions Mahayana pour les traductions, conseils et nouvelles du Bureau international en français.
Voici une liste de centres et de leurs sites dans votre langue préférée
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L’FPMT è un organizzazione il cui scopo è preservare e diffondere il Buddhismo Mahayana nel mondo, creando occasioni di ascolto, riflessione, meditazione e pratica dei perfetti insegnamenti del Buddha, al fine di attualizzare e diffondere il Dharma fra tutti gli esseri senzienti.
Offriamo un’educazione integrata, che può trasformare la mente e i cuori delle persone nel loro massimo potenziale, per il beneficio di tutti gli esseri, ispirati da un’attitudine di responsabilità universale e di servizio.
Il nostro obiettivo è quello di creare contesti armoniosi e aiutare tutti gli esseri a sviluppare in modo completo le proprie potenzialità di infinita saggezza e compassione.
La nostra organizzazione si basa sulla tradizione buddhista di Lama Tsongkhapa del Tibet, così come ci è stata insegnata dai nostri fondatori Lama Thubten Yeshe e Lama Zopa Rinpoche.
Di seguito potete trovare un elenco dei centri e dei loro siti nella lingua da voi prescelta.
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“护持大乘法脉基金会”( 英文简称:FPMT。全名:Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition) 是一个致力于护持和弘扬大乘佛法的国际佛教组织。我们提供听闻,思维,禅修,修行和实证佛陀无误教法的机会,以便让一切众生都能够享受佛法的指引和滋润。
我们全力创造和谐融洽的环境, 为人们提供解行并重的完整佛法教育,以便启发内在的环宇悲心及责任心,并开发内心所蕴藏的巨大潜能 — 无限的智慧与悲心 — 以便利益和服务一切有情。
FPMT的创办人是图腾耶喜喇嘛和喇嘛梭巴仁波切。我们所修习的是由两位上师所教导的,西藏喀巴大师的佛法传承。
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護持大乘法脈基金會”( 英文簡稱:FPMT。全名:Found
ation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition ) 是一個致力於護持和弘揚大乘佛法的國際佛教組織。我們提供聽聞, 思維,禪修,修行和實證佛陀無誤教法的機會,以便讓一切眾生都能 夠享受佛法的指引和滋潤。 我們全力創造和諧融洽的環境,
為人們提供解行並重的完整佛法教育,以便啟發內在的環宇悲心及責 任心,並開發內心所蘊藏的巨大潛能 — 無限的智慧與悲心 – – 以便利益和服務一切有情。 FPMT的創辦人是圖騰耶喜喇嘛和喇嘛梭巴仁波切。
我們所修習的是由兩位上師所教導的,西藏喀巴大師的佛法傳承。 察看道场信息:
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Our grabbing ego made this body manifest, come out. However, instead of looking at it negatively, we should regard it as precious. We know that our body is complicated, but from the Dharma point of view, instead of putting ourselves down with self-pity, we should appreciate and take advantage of it. We should use it in a good way.
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Items displayed in the shop are made available for Dharma practice and educational purposes, and never for the purpose of profiting from their sale. Please read FPMT Foundation Store Policy Regarding Dharma Items for more information.
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International Office News
April 2019
Lama Zopa Rinpoche teaching and giving initiations, Kopan Nunnery, Nepal, April 2019. Photo by Ven. Lobsang Sherab.
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New Materials from Education Services
Investing in Education in Nepal
New Advice from Rinpoche via the CPMT e-group
Lama Zopa Rinpoche News:
Khadro-la (Rangjung Neljorma Khandro Namsel Drönme), Khen Rinpoche Geshe Chonyi, and Ven. Roger Kunsang offering to Lama Zopa Rinpoche during the long life puja offered to Rinpoche at Kopan Monastery, Nepal, on April 6 2019. Photo by Ven. Lobsang Sherab.
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Recordings of Rinpoche’s recent teachings are always available to you at Rinpoche Available Now.
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The Benefits of Serving the Guru
Lama Zopa Rinpoche in the Peace Park at the Great Stupa of Universal Compassion, Bendigo, Australia, May 2018. Photo by Ven. Roger Kunsang.
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The FPMT Annual Review 2018 featured a letter from Lama Zopa Rinpoche, advising on the benefits of serving the guru. Here’s a key excerpt:
“From the bottom of my heart, thank you all numberless times for all your service, dedication, practice of holy Dharma with your body, speech, and mind, and for your devotion and good heart. Here I wanted to give you this advice……the heavy karma that otherwise would have resulted in you being born in the lower realms, for so many eons, it all gets finished by serving the guru.” Read in full …
The Best Way to Develop Bodhichitta
Lama Zopa Rinpoche blessing chickens at Thubten Shedrup Ling Monastery, Bendigo, Australia, April 2018. Photo by Ven. Lobsang Sherab.
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Lama Zopa Rinpoche was asked, “What is the best way to develop bodhichitta?” You can read Rinpoche’s response (excerpt below), and watch a video clip:
“Many people think there must be some other way to develop bodhichitta. There must be some other way, not lamrim. There must be something special. Not lamrim, not lamrim! Something fantastic! Some other way. I say “renunciation.” My answer is “renunciation.” The more strongly you see your own suffering in samsara, then when you think of others, you have stronger compassion. You feel others’ suffering in samsara. Then also you have loving kindness for others. You want others to have happiness. And then you have stronger compassion for others to be free from samsara.” Read in full …
How to Use a Stupa to Bring You to Enlightenment
Lama Zopa Rinpoche circumambulating stupas and tsa-tsas at Kachoe Dechen Ling, Aptos, California, US, November 2016. Photo by Ven. Lobsang Sherab.
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Lama Zopa Rinpoche advised a student who said they had a new stupa in their house: “You don’t have to put this stupa on your altar. Many times people don’t even look at the altar. So here, it is so important to see the stupa. Each time you see it there is great, great purification and that brings you to enlightenment; this is just by looking at the stupa. Therefore, it is better to put it in the kitchen or living room or on a table. If you have many stupas then you can put them on a table, then you can go around all these holy objects that are on the table. It makes it so easy to circumambulate them.” Read in full …
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New Materials from Education Services
Find The Method to Transform a Suffering Life into Happiness (Including Enlightenment) with Additional Practices: A Commentary and other FPMT titles available by print-on-demand today!
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Investing in Education in Nepal
Students of Sagarmatha Secondary School.
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Since 2015, the Social Services Fund has been offering support to Sagarmatha Secondary School in Chailsa, Nepal. The school stands on what was once a Tibetan refugee camp. It currently serves 170 students, including 79 young lay students who live at the school hostel and 25 young monks who live at Thubten Shedrup Ling Monastery, which shares the school grounds. Eleven teachers and one additional employee support these students. Investing in education through schools is one way we can help break the cycle of poverty in disadvantaged areas. Since 2012 grants have been offered to seven schools providing education to over 500 children. Please read more about the most recent grant offered.
Foundation Store Offer
Buddhism in a Nutshell: Essentials for Practice & Study: This book provides an overview of the lamrim. It blends ancient wisdom with a modern perspective, while preserving the unique blueprint for enlightenment that Tibetan Buddhist practitioners have relied upon, with success, for centuries. It does so by skillfully combining the teachings of Lama Yeshe and Lama Zopa with teachings on the same subjects from the Western perspective. Buddhism in a Nutshell is also a helpful resource for workshops. Get it now at 60% discount!
For Center, Project and Service Directors, SPCs, Board Members, Registered Teachers and Coordinators:
(This advice is specifically for those offering service in these roles.)
Lama Zopa Rinpoche checking the handwriting of someone writing the Prajnaparamita in gold, Kopan Monastery, Nepal, April 2019. Photo by Ven. Roger Kunsang.
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New Advice from Rinpoche via the CPMT e-group
We hope you received two emails sent out via the CPMT e-group with new advice from Lama Zopa Rinpoche. One was regarding artwork which Rinpoche wanted all FPMT centers, projects, and services to have access to; the second was regarding a card for centers, projects and services which have many flowers and/or water offerings to display.
Coming Soon: We will be sending you (via the CPMT e-group), Rinpoche’s request for practices to do to celebrate the 600th anniversary of Lama Tsongkhapa.
Also, we hope you received the update sent recently regarding changes to our menu of FPMT education programs.
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Opportunities to Offer Service in the FPMT Organization
Would you like to spend your days in a very meaningful way? Have a look at the regularly updated meritorious opportunities to offer service as a volunteer or as paid staff in FPMT centers, projects, and services around the world. Newly added: Vajrapani Institute, USA is looking for a spiritual program coordinator; Jamyang Buddhist Center Leeds, UK is looking for a spiritual program coordinator and has many volunteer opportunities; Jamyang Buddhist Center, London, UK has volunteer opportunities; and Root Institute, India has a receptionist work-study volunteer position.
New FPMT Study Group
We welcome Land Removing the Darkness of the Mind Study Group (probationary center), in California, USA.
Impermanence at Work
Contact information for FPMT centers, projects, and services can be found in the FPMT Directory.
Latin America Regional Office
We welcome new regional coordinator – Mauricio Roa Mackenzie
fpmt.latinoamerica@gmail.com
With grateful thanks to outgoing regional coordinator – Ven. Paloma Alba
Jamyang Buddhist Center, Leeds, UK
New address:
Clyde Works, Ingram Road, Leeds, LS11 9RQ, UK
Mahamudra Center, New Zealand
We welcome new director – Jan van der Vliet
With grateful thanks to outgoing acting director – Roy Fraser
Shiwa Lha Center, Brazil
We welcome new director – Ven. Namdrol
With grateful thanks to outgoing director – Neyl Soares
Tse Chen Ling, USA
Ven. Carol Corradi is now sole director – with grateful thanks to previous co-director, Peggy Bennington
Tushita Meditation Center, India
We welcome new director – Pema Wangmo
With grateful thanks to outgoing director – Archhana Kombrabail
Yamantaka Center, Colombia
We welcome new spiritual program coordinator (SPC) – Doris Julio
With grateful thanks to outgoing SPC – Felipe Angel
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