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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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Buddhism is not saying that objects have no beauty whatsoever. They do have beauty. The craving mind, however, projects onto an object something that is beyond the relative level, which has nothing to do with that object. That mind is hallucinating, deluded and holding the wrong entity.
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International Office News
June 2018
Lama Zopa Rinpoche, Australia, May 2018. Photo by Ven. Lobsang Sherab.
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Update to the FPMT Mission Statement
Become a Friends Supporter by July 1 to Receive the Next Issue of Mandala!
Sutra of Golden Light Resources
Ongoing Support to Nepal Following 2015 Earthquakes
News from the Foundation Store
Worldwide Support for Work a Day for Rinpoche!
Rinpoche’s Request for Practices
Rinpoche’s Advice on Offering Service: Affiliates Area Highlight
Have this translated into your native language by using our convenient translation facility located on the right-hand side of the page. French and Spanish speakers will find the FPMT International Office News translated each month in the “Bienvenue” and “Bienvenidos” tabs on the FPMT homepage!
Lama Zopa Rinpoche News:
Schedule
The next public teaching by Lama Zopa Rinpoche is scheduled to be in the USA – see Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s schedule.
Enjoy livestreams of Rinpoche’s current teachings and recordings of recent teachings via Rinpoche Available Now!
Advice
Highlights from our blogs:
Generate Bodhichitta to Benefit Every Single Sentient Being
Lama Zopa Rinpoche and Mahamudra, Adelaide, Australia, May 2018. Photo by Ven. Lobsang Sherab.
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Lama Zopa Rinpoche advised a student seeking life practice advice to make the most of their life by practicing lamrim and bodhichitta, thereby bringing as much benefit as possible to all sentient beings. Read in full …
Collect Merit by Making Offerings to the Pores of Your Guru
Making offerings to monks during Losar at Kopan Monastery, Nepal, February 2017. Photo by Laura Miller.
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Lama Zopa Rinpoche answered a student’s question about why monks receive offerings before nuns during pujas, and advised that if the student makes offerings to the pores of the guru then the student will collect the same merit as having offered to numberless buddhas, Dharma, Sangha, statues, stupas, and scriptures. Read in full …
Find a wide range of advice from Lama Zopa Rinpoche on Rinpoche’s Advice page. Subscribe to our FPMT news blog to get updates as soon as they are announced.
International Office News:
Update to the FPMT Mission Statement
The updated wording is in bold. This update was approved by the board of FPMT Inc. earlier this month:
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 Zopa Rinpoche.
Become a Friends Supporter by July 1 to Receive the Next Issue of Mandala!
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Mandala July-December 2018 will be sent to Friends of FPMT supporters in a few weeks. If you would like to receive this issue of the magazine and aren’t already a Friend, sign up as a supporter of Friends of FPMT at the Foundation Friends level or higher by July 1.
In the upcoming issue, we explore the importance of creating harmony in our Dharma communities. We hear from twenty FPMT teachers, directors, spiritual program coordinators, Foundation Service Seminar facilitators, and national and regional coordinators, sharing their experiences and thoughts on this key aspect of spiritual practice.
Also in this issue, we feature an interview with the 104th Ganden Tripa; an excerpt from His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s Life of My Teacher: A Biography on Kyabje Ling Rinpoche; an interview with Geshe Tashi Tsering, who was recently appointed abbot of Sera Me Monastery; a story on Tara Institute’s very large Twenty-One Taras thangka; plus teachings from Lama Yeshe and Lama Zopa; and more!
Sutra of Golden Light Resources
Lama Zopa Rinpoche giving an oral transmission of the Sutra of Golden Light, Bodhgaya, India, March 2014. Photo by Andy Melnic.
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Lama Zopa Rinpoche teaches that “the most beneficial thing to have peace and to stop wars is recitation of the Golden Light Sutra (also known as the Sutra of Golden Light). … It is extremely powerful and fulfills all one’s wishes, as well as brings peace and happiness for all sentient beings, up to enlightenment. It is also extremely powerful for one’s own protection and for the protection of the country and the world.” Read the advice in full …
Reciting this sutra all over the world for peace is one of Rinpoche’s vast visions for FPMT. As Rinpoche has requested students to recite this sutra as much as possible, we have put together a variety of helpful resources regarding the Sutra of Golden Light on FPMT.org. Receive the oral transmission online; support the translation of the 29-chapter edition from Tibetan into English; and more.
Ongoing Support to Nepal Following 2015 Earthquakes
This Kagyu nunnery is under construction thanks to grants from the FPMT Social Services Fund.
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To date, US$1,714,864 in grants has been distributed from the FPMT Social Services Fund toward disaster relief and rebuilding following the earthquakes that hit Nepal in 2015. Most recently, three grants totaling US$185,000 were offered to a Kagyu nunnery, Shri Sengedrak Ngedhon Samten Choeling Retreat Center, located on the Nepal side of the Nepal-Tibet border. The nuns had been living in temporary shelter in modest conditions. Read more about these grants …
News from the Foundation Store
We’re happy to announce that the shipment of new holy objects and other items to support your Dharma practice has arrived in our warehouse! Please take a look at our superior statues and thangkas, extensive incense collection, authentic ritual items, beautiful brocades, and inspiring prayer flags, among other quality Buddhist accessories from Nepal.
Worldwide Support for Work a Day for Rinpoche!
Lama Zopa Rinpoche during the Saka Dawa celebrations at Chenrezig Institute, Australia, May 2018. Photo by Ven. Lobsang Sherab.
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The Work a Day for Rinpoche campaign, which culminated on Saka Dawa last month, has gathered support from 45 countries, with 390 “workers” contributing more than US$47,700 so far. These contributions will fund activities and projects working to fulfill Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s vision for the organization.
The campaign also encouraged the recitation of the Sutra of Golden Light and we received reports of over 275 complete recitations of the sutra from 34 countries! There were also many others who recited portions of the Sutra of Golden Light from their home or Dharma center. We rejoice!
For Center, Project and Service Directors, SPCs, Board Members, Registered Teachers and Coordinators:
(This advice is specifically for those offering service in these roles.)
Rinpoche’s Request for Practices
Please organize the practices just requested by Lama Zopa Rinpoche, sent earlier via the CPMT e-group. You can find the request under Practices, in the Collected Advice from Rinpoche section of the Affiliates Area.
Ethical Policy Update
The board of FPMT Inc. have approved an update to the FPMT Ethical Policy, which is in the Ethics and Ethical Policy section of the Affiliates Area. The update has been made to the confidentiality clause, which is specific to teachers, introductory class leaders, and interpreters. The change was made because California law, and likely law in other states and some countries, mandates that clergy are required to break confidentiality to report child/elder/vulnerable adult abuse.
Rinpoche’s Advice on Offering Service: Affiliates Area Highlight
Lama Zopa Rinpoche cooking dinner for a number of people from Buddha House, Australia, May 2018. Photo by Ven. Lobsang Sherab.
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Fresh advice from Rinpoche that has been sent out via the CPMT e-group is also put in the Affiliates Area so that you can easily find and refer to it later. Find the recent advice regarding offering service in Key Advice for Offering Service, part of the Offering Service: Job Descriptions section. Recent advice is also findable in Collected Advice from Lama Zopa Rinpoche!
FPMT World:
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: Root Institute, Bodhgaya, India, has new volunteer opportunities for their 2018-2019 season. Chenrezig Institute, Australia, is looking for a program team assistant. Vajrapani Institute, USA, is looking for a lead cook and summer work-study volunteers.
Impermanence at Work
Contact information for FPMT centers, projects, and services can be found in the FPMT Directory.
Chenrezig Institute, Australia
We welcome new resident teacher – Ven. Chokyi
Gyaltsab Je Center, Ile de la Reunion
We welcome new spiritual program coordinator (SPC) – Nicole Neveur
With grateful thanks to outgoing SPC – David le Perff
Jamyang Buddhist Center, UK
Grateful thanks to outgoing resident geshe (and now abbot of Sera Me Monastery) – Geshe Tashi Tsering
Karuna Hospice Service, Australia
We welcome new director – Tracey Porst
With grateful thanks to outgoing director – Lea-Ann Tuaoi
Khamlungpa Center, Mexico
We welcome new director – Laura Lugo
With grateful thanks to outgoing director – Ven. Jangchub
Land of Joy, UK
We welcome new spiritual program coordinator (SPC) – Beth Halford
With grateful thanks to outgoing SPC – Andy Wistreich
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