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$50,000 Offered to Land of Medicine Buddha’s Amazing New Stupa
Lama Zopa Rinpoche had previously pledged to support Land of Medicine Buddha’s planned 39-ft stupa which is a replication of the holy Mahabodhi Temple in Bodhgaya, India, the site where the Buddha attained enlightenment. We are happy to report that ... Read more »
Lama Zopa Rinpoche Inspired By Maitripa College
Lama Zopa Rinpoche recently offered a series of teachings at Maitripa College in Portland, OR. These teachings were streamed live and are now available to watch at any time. Rinpoche was very inspired by the work being done at Maitripa ... Read more »
Yeshe Norbu Association: Supporting Tibetan Refugees
Yeshe Norbu Association is an Italian FPMT non-profit association which supports important projects benefiting Tibetan refugees and children. One project that Yeshe Norbu has benefited immensely is the Sera Je Food Fund. Over the past ten years, Yeshe Norbu has ... Read more »
Monthly Activities Offered by the Puja Fund
The extensive range of practices and pujas that are offered in India, Nepal and around the world through the Puja Fund is astounding. As Charitable Projects Coordinator, Ven. Holly Ansett, recently commented, “It is like Rinpoche has taken on the ... Read more »
Offering Three Meals Daily to 2,500 Monks
Every day, the Sera Je Food Fund offers three vegetarian meals to all of the monks studying at Sera Je Monastery (with an additional 800 monks from the Sera Je School joining for breakfast). The fund currently offers 8,300 meals ... Read more »
Support for the Nuns of Tashi Chime Gatsal Nunnery Continues
Lama Zopa Rinpoche recently raised US$20,000 for the Tashi Chime Gatsal Nunnery, Nepal, for the building of ten rooms for the nuns’ accommodation. The offering was made from a number of extremely kind benefactors in Singapore. Providing quality housing for ... Read more »
The Great Prayer Wheel at Land of Medicine Buddha
Please enjoy this short video of Land of Medicine Buddha’s Great Prayer Wheel being turned by many. This incredible prayer wheel contains over 170 billion mantras as well as many sets of texts.Lama Zopa Rinpoche Meeting the Children from Ngari Institute
In this touching video, Lama Zopa Rinpoche meets the children of the Ngari Institute of Buddhist Dialectics in Ladakh, India. Rinpoche is listening to the children reciting many prayers that they have memorized. Lama Zopa Rinpoche, through the Lama Zopa Rinpoche ... Read more »The Best Long Life Puja: Practice Dharma
Remember the Guru’s Kindness By Lama Zopa Rinpoche The following advice was given by Lama Zopa Rinpoche in response to requests by students to help them understand how best to prolong the life of the guru, and how to avoid ... Read more »
Don’t Miss Any News from the Lama Zopa Rinpoche Bodhichitta Fund!
The sheer volume of compassionate activity undertaken by Lama Zopa Rinpoche every year, day in and day out, is astounding. The Lama Zopa Rinpoche Bodhichitta Fund was established to enable Rinpoche’s kindness and generosity to flourish around the world. You ... Read more »
Lama Zopa Rinpoche and Sangha Liberate Many Mother Sentient Beings
When Lama Zopa Rinpoche is at his residence in Calfornia, Kachoe Dechen Ling, he often joins in the weekly animal liberations that the Sangha do on behalf of all who are sick. These liberations include extensive prayers and practice, according ... Read more »