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Moving Video of Venerable Roger Kunsang Visiting Jampaling Elders Home, Dharamsala, India
Recently, when Venerable Roger Kunsang was in Dharamsala meeting His Holiness the Dalai Lama, he also took the opportunity to visit Jampaling Elders Home. This home is located on the circumambulation path that surrounds the residence of His Holiness the ... Read more »
Join Our Saka Dawa Day of Merit: 10,000 Sangha Praying for All Beings
Saka Dawa falls on May 23, 2024, and is a very special day to create merit and offer prayers and practices*. On behalf of the entire FPMT organization we have arranged a full day of merit making practices undertaken by ... Read more »
Update on the Building of Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s Stupa of Complete Victory at Kopan
We are so happy to share with you an update on the progress of the building of the Stupa of Complete Victory at Kopan Monastery. This stupa is being built for the swift return of Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche and ... Read more »
Grants Offered Through FPMT Charitable Projects in 2023
Last week we shared FPMT International Office’s 2023 Annual Review, Repaying the Kindness, Looking to the Future. We hope you have enjoyed reading about our various accomplishments from the past year. Today we would like to bring your attention to ... Read more »
Help Actualize Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s Stupa of Complete Victory
The Fifteen Days of Miracles (Feb 10-24 this year) is an auspicious time when merit is multiplied by 100 million each day. We want to take this opportunity to invite everyone who wishes to, to support the building of Lama ... Read more »
Rejoicing in New Holy Objects Created for the Success of FPMT and For All Beings
Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche always emphasized the importance of holy objects and how they are wish-fulfilling. This is evident in the amount of teachings that Rinpoche has given on their benefits and importance, how to make extensive offerings to them, ... Read more »
Rejoicing in the Activities Supported by the FPMT Education & Preservation Fund in 2023
In 2023, an incredible US$173,156 was disbursed in grants from the FPMT Education and Preservation Fund to promote the development of Buddhist education programs and the preservation of the Dharma through the publication of Buddhist practice materials and translations. We ... Read more »
Construction of Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s Stupa of Complete Victory Has Begun!
We are so excited to share the news that the Stupa of Complete Victory being built at Kopan Monastery, Nepal, for Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s swift return is well underway. In October 2023 special pujas for the groundbreaking and blessing of ... Read more »
Large Padmasambhava Thangka and 100,000 Tsog Offerings at Khachoe Ghakyil Ling, Nepal
For the eighth year in a row, a very large thangka of Padmasambhava (Guru Rinpoche) was displayed and an auspicious 100,000 tsog offering event (Guru Bumtsog) took place at Khachoe Ghakyil Ling (Kopan Nunnery) on December 16, 2023, in the ... Read more »
Rejoicing in the Activities of Lama Tsongkhapa Teachers in 2023
The Lama Tsongkhapa Teachers Fund (LTKTF) is dedicated to upholding the Gelug lineage of Tibetan Mahayana Buddhism and has been instrumental since its establishment in 1997 at the request of His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Named after the Gelug lineage ... Read more »
Animal Blessings and Rescue from Untimely Death in 2023
Benefiting animals in any way possible is a high priority for the FPMT organization and was one of Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s Vast Visions. Rinpoche explained many ways that we can benefit animals, not just by saving them from untimely death ... Read more »