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Rejoicing in the Magnificent Thame Prayer Wheel and Extensive Dedication from Lama Zopa Rinpoche
Lama Zopa Rinpoche was born in The Mount Everest region of Thame, Nepal, located near Lawudo which was the home of Rinpoche’s previous incarnation. Rinpoche’s sister, Anil-la Ngawang Samten, had the wish to build a prayer wheel in Thame, near ... Read more »
Institut Vajra Yogini Has Completed 108 Nyung-na Retreats for the 11th Year!
The Nyung Na retreat is a two-day intensive practice that includes taking the 24-hour Mahayana precepts every day, with the addition of complete fasting and silence every second day. There are three sessions of about three hours each day, including ... Read more »
Rejoicing in Support Offered to Hundreds of Students in India and Nepal
Since 2012 the Social Services Fund has been supporting schools in India and Nepal that have students of Tibetan, Nepali, Sherpa, and Indian heritage. Approximately 1,000 school-aged children in seven different schools benefit from this support. FPMT’s Social Services Fund ... Read more »
Rejoice in Amazing Prayers on Chokhor Duchen and Extensive Offerings to the Sangha
This year on August 1 we celebrate Chokhor Duchen, one of the four annual holy days of Guru Shakyamuni Buddha which commemorates Buddha’s first turning of the wheel of Dharma and on which merit generated is multiplied one hundred million ... Read more »
Offering Support for Medical Care, Food, and Other Essential Service for those in Need in 2022
The FPMT Social Services Fund offers grants to beneficial projects primarily in India, Nepal, and Mongolia, which are aimed at serving children, the elderly, the sick, and very poor. We offer grants for schools, hospices, health clinics, soup kitchens, and ... Read more »
Rejoicing in Animal Care and Rescue from Untimely Death
Lama Zopa Rinpoche has made it very clear that our job as Buddhists is to help all living beings achieve their highest potential, including the most vulnerable among us. While animals cannot create much merit on their own, there are ... Read more »
Support to Nine Elderly Homes Serving Tibetan Elders in 2022
For the seventh consecutive year, the FPMT Social Services Fund has continued to offer essential support to 320 elderly Tibetans living in homes throughout India and in Nepal. This service has become an essential mission of this fund with nine ... Read more »
Please Join us this Saka Dawa in Offering Powerful Pujas and Practices for All Living Beings
This year on Saka Dawa, June 14, when merit is multiplied 300 million times, the Puja Fund, on behalf of the entire organization, will be arranging the following pujas and practices for the benefit of all beings: 100,000 Praises to ... Read more »
Supporting the Food Fund of Gyudmed Tantric Monastery
Since 1433, Gyudmed Monastery has been providing the highest education to many of the top Buddhist scholars and teachers. Through the Supporting Ordained Sangha Fund, and the kindness of Lama Zopa Rinpoche, we are pleased to now be supporting this ... Read more »
Long Life Puja Being Offered to Lama Zopa Rinpoche, March 11
Every year Ven. Roger Kunsang, on behalf of the FPMT organization, checks with Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s gurus and/or Rangjung Neljorma Khadro Namsel Drönme (Khadro-la), to determine what practices should be done to help create the conditions for Lama Zopa Rinpoche ... Read more »
Rejoicing in New Holy Objects Created for the Success of FPMT and All Beings
Holy objects are so powerful one can purify negativities and create merit just by seeing them. According to the Sutra of the Mudra of Developing the Power of Devotion, “The minute you see a holy object you create infinite merits, ... Read more »