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Rejoicing in Support Offered to 1,500 Students in India and Nepal in 2024!

Rejoicing in Support Offered to 1,500 Students in India and Nepal in 2024!

Since 2012, the FPMT’s Social Services Fund has been a cornerstone of support for schools in India and Nepal, catering to students from Tibetan, Nepali, Sherpa, and Indian backgrounds. This initiative ensures that these schools can provide quality education at ... Read more »
The Stupa of Complete Victory at Kopan Monastery Reaches the Vase Level!

The Stupa of Complete Victory at Kopan Monastery Reaches the Vase Level!

As we have previously reported, a Stupa of Complete Victory is being built at Kopan Monastery, Nepal, for the swift return of Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche and actualization of all his wishes. Venerable Tenzin Tsultrim was recently at Kopan Monastery ... Read more »
Rejoicing in Healthcare and Essential Services Offered in 2024

Rejoicing in Healthcare and Essential Services Offered in 2024

In 2024, the FPMT Social Services Fund, driven by a commitment to compassion to others, made a significant impact by allocating over US$501,284 to support various initiatives in India, Nepal and Mongolia. Dedicated to improving the lives of those in ... Read more »
An Update from Thame: Ven. Sarah Thresher Reports

An Update from Thame: Ven. Sarah Thresher Reports

As previously reported, on August 16 of this year, the village of Thame, birthplace of Lama Zopa Rinpoche, was hit with a devastating flood which destroyed homes, community property, and everything owned or cherished by villagers. Remarkably, not a single ... Read more »
Devastation of Thame and How to Help Through the Thame Support Fund

Devastation of Thame and How to Help Through the Thame Support Fund

On August 16, 2024, the serene Himalayan village of Thame, birthplace of our kind guru Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche, faced an unprecedented calamity. Two Thyanbo glacial lakes burst their banks, unleashing a devastating flood that would forever alter the landscape ... Read more »
Writing Out the Prajnaparamita for as Long as FPMT Exists

Writing Out the Prajnaparamita for as Long as FPMT Exists

In the heart of Kopan Monastery, nestled in the beautiful hills of Nepal, a quiet yet monumental task unfolds each day. Ven. Lobsang Tsering has been entrusted with a project that embodies the very essence of continuous joyous effort and ... Read more »
Devastating Flood Destroys Thame Village, the Birthplace of Lama Zopa Rinpoche

Devastating Flood Destroys Thame Village, the Birthplace of Lama Zopa Rinpoche

Co-director of Lawudo Retreat Centre, Frances Howland reports on the flood that struck the village of Thame, Nepal, birthplace of Lama Zopa Rinpoche: In a tragic event, the village of Thame in the Solu Khumbu district of Nepal, was devastated ... Read more »
Rejoicing in Support Offered to Ordained Sangha in 2024

Rejoicing in Support Offered to Ordained Sangha in 2024

The Supporting Ordained Sangha Fund (SOSF) is offering comprehensive support to nunneries, monasteries, and individual monks and nuns across the globe. This essential support includes providing food, accommodation, healthcare, education, and practice resources. This fund is not limited to any ... Read more »
Recitation of the Entire Kangyur Teachings and Prajnaparamita during Chokhor Duchen

Recitation of the Entire Kangyur Teachings and Prajnaparamita during Chokhor Duchen

Chokhor Duchen (commemorating Shakyamuni Buddha’s first Turning of the Wheel of Dharma) occurs on July 9, 2024 and is an extremely powerful day to undertake practices, as the merit is multiplied 100 million times. In honor of Buddhas first teaching, ... Read more »
A Most Happy and Auspicious 89th Birthday to His Holiness the Dalai Lama!

A Most Happy and Auspicious 89th Birthday to His Holiness the Dalai Lama!

Today, on July 6, 2024, the world celebrates His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s 89th birthday! We’ve collected several resources for students to use in their celebration of His Holiness and in their ongoing Buddhist study. FPMT International Office wishes His ... Read more »
Foundation for Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s Stupa of Complete Victory has Begun: New Videos of Progress

Foundation for Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s Stupa of Complete Victory has Begun: New Videos of Progress

We are very happy to share this short update on recent progress that has been made on the Stupa of Complete Victory that is being built at Kopan Monastery for the swift return of Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche and actualization ... Read more »
Rejoicing in the Support Offered to Seven Elder Homes in India in 2024

Rejoicing in the Support Offered to Seven Elder Homes in India in 2024

Since 2016, FPMT’s Social Services Fund has been offering essential support to Tibetan refugees living in elderly homes in India and Nepal. This support includes food, medical care, and upgrades to the elderly homes. In 2024, we granted US$141,834 to ... Read more »