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Ambulance, Mosquito Nets and Blankets Offered to Villagers in Kushinagar
In early 2014 Lama Zopa Rinpoche, via the Lama Zopa Rinpoche Bodhichitta Fund, offered a donation to Maitreya Project Kushinagar to be used toward the incredible humanitarian work they are now undertaking. Some of the money was used for a ... Read more »
Giant 21 Taras Thangka by Peter Iseli Making Progress
The Lama Zopa Rinpoche Bodhichitta Fund sponsored the creation of a workshop where large thangkas can be created at Institut Vajra Yogini in France. One of Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s Vast Visions for FPMT is to create many large thangkas around ... Read more »
Please Rejoice in Daily Offering of Three Meals to Monks of Sera Je Monastery
The Sera Je Food Fund offers 8,300 meals every single day to the monks studying at Sera Je Monastery. 3,300 monks are offered breakfast and 2,500 monks are offered lunch and dinner. Amazingly, approximately 65,900 pounds of rice are needed ... Read more »
Maitreya Project Blanket Distribution Project
On January 5, 2015, Maitreya Project Kushinagar published an update on the blanket distribution initiative taking place in Kushinagar which was made possible by an appeal to donors the month prior. You can read this update which includes information about ... Read more »
Long Life Puja Offered to Lama Zopa Rinpoche at the Conclusion of the 47th Kopan Course
From November 29 – December 7, 2014, Lama Zopa Rinpoche taught at the lam-rim retreat at Kopan Monastery, known as the November Course. The November Courses have been taking place at Kopan for more than 40 years. Many of FPMT’s ... Read more »
Puja Offered for Peace in Israel and Palestine
In November, Lama Zopa Rinpoche recommended for Shantideva Study Group, located in Israel, to arrange an extensive Medicine Buddha puja and to sponsor recitation of the Sutra of Golden Light to help the bring peace to the escalating situation between ... Read more »
Weekly Namgyalma Mantra Blessings for All Beings in the Ocean
Sangha at Kachoe Dechen Ling offer a weekly blessing of all sentient beings in the ocean by submerging large Namgyälma mantra boards into the water. The Namgyälma mantra is embossed and by entering the ocean, it blesses all beings who ... Read more »
Robes Offered to 75 Nuns of Tashi Chime Gatsal Nunnery
Due to the kindness of a very generous benefactor, a full set of robes are being made by tailors in Kathmandu and then will be offered to the 75 nuns of Tashi Chime Gatsal Nunnery and three monks (the abbot, ... Read more »
Long Life Puja for Lama Zopa Rinpoche Offered in Singapore
Amitabha Buddhist Centre’s 25th anniversary celebrations culminated with a very extensive long life puja with the five dakini dance offered to Lama Zopa Rinpoche on November 23, 2014. Follwing the puja, Rinpoche commented that he felt the students were sincerely ... Read more »
Pujas Offered to Prevent the Spread of and Eliminate Ebola
Recently, Lama Zopa Rinpoche checked what pujas could be done to help control and prevent this serious outbreak of Ebola, and requested Kopan Monastery and Khachoe Ghakyil Nunnery to offer three recitations of the Prajñaparamita; three extensive Medicine Buddha pujas; ... Read more »
Institut Vajra Yogini Commits to Daily Recitations of the Sutra of Golden Light
The students of Institut Vajra Yogini, France, have committed to engage in yet another one of Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s Vast Visions for FPMT. This is the third Vast Vision they are actively supporting. In addition to hosting yearly Nyung-Nä retreats ... Read more »