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$US100,000 Offered to the Projects of Sera Lachi

$US100,000 Offered to the Projects of Sera Lachi

Lama Zopa Rinpoche was very pleased to offer, through the Lama Zopa Rinpoche Bodhichitta Fund, $US100,000 toward the various projects Sera Lachi is undertaking. Sera Lachi is made up of Sera Je and SeraMey Monasteries and this donation benefits both ... Read more »
Padmasambhava Statues Completed for Lawudo Gompa, Nepal

Padmasambhava Statues Completed for Lawudo Gompa, Nepal

In 2011 the Padmasambhava Project for Peace offered US$14,000 toward the creation of three Padmasambhava statues at Lawudo Retreat Center, Nepal. Lawudo is an incredibly special location for FPMT. The cave of Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s previous incarnation, known as the ... Read more »
Lama Zopa Rinpoche Helps Fund Panchen Otrul Rinpoche’s Charitable Work in Mongolia

Lama Zopa Rinpoche Helps Fund Panchen Otrul Rinpoche’s Charitable Work in Mongolia

Lama Zopa Rinpoche met Panchen Otrul Rinpoche during his recent visit to Mongolia and was very inspired by the many charitable projects Panchen Otrul Rinpoche has initiated. These projects benefit hundreds of people now suffering as a result of the ... Read more »
Funds Raised to Offer 750,000 Meals through the Sera Je Food Fund!

Funds Raised to Offer 750,000 Meals through the Sera Je Food Fund!

Tremendous thanks to everyone who participated in the recent Sera Je Food Fund Campaign! Please Rejoice! Due to the kindness and generosity of many, we raised just over a quarter of the food fund’s annual budget. That’s more than 750,000 ... Read more »
Top Sera Je Scholars Awarded in Annual Oral Examination

Top Sera Je Scholars Awarded in Annual Oral Examination

For over ten years the Lama Tsongkhapa Teachers Fund has sponsored a special annual oral examination of Sera Je Monastery’s top scholars who have shown incredible aptitude for memorization. 223 students were awarded new robes and khatas (cost of US$3,268) ... Read more »
Long Life Puja for Lama Zopa Rinpoche at Land of Medicine Buddha

Long Life Puja for Lama Zopa Rinpoche at Land of Medicine Buddha

A long life puja was held for Lama Zopa Rinpoche on Sunday, September 29, 2013 at Land of Medicine Buddha in California. Dagri Rinpoche, Yangsi Rinpoche, Geshe Ngawang Dakpa as well as Tenzin Ösel Hita all attended the puja along ... Read more »
Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s Vast Vision for 100,000 Stupas Around the World

Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s Vast Vision for 100,000 Stupas Around the World

In 2007, Lama Zopa Rinpoche gave advice about several of his Vast Visions for the FPMT organization spanning lifetimes into the future. One of his wishes is for the organization to build 100,000 stupas around the world. About this initiative ... Read more »
Cooking with Bodhichitta- Mandala Magazine Highlights the Sera Je Food Fund

Cooking with Bodhichitta- Mandala Magazine Highlights the Sera Je Food Fund

Mandala magazine recently published the October-December 2013 issue which featured the Sera Je Food Fund in their Cooking with Bodhichitta section. The piece, written by Ven. Ngawang Sangye is a fantastic overview of the daily kitchen schedule for the Sera ... Read more »

The Stupa Fund Contributes to The Great Stupa of Universal Compassion

The Stupa Fund was delighted to offer US$50,000 in 2011 toward the building of The Great Stupa of Universal Compassion in Bendigo, Australia. Recently a video was produced with a camera attached to a mini-drone and shows the incredible awe-inspiring ... Read more »
Sera Je Food Fund’s Abundant Monthly Offerings

Sera Je Food Fund’s Abundant Monthly Offerings

Each month, the Sera Je Food Fund offers an incredible amount of food to the monks of Sera Je Monastery. In July, 1,308,787 Rs. (approximately US$20,872) were spent on food for meals offered at breakfast, lunch, and dinner daily. The ... Read more »
Roof Repair Offered to Tenzin Osel Hita’s Teacher, Geshe Gendun Chompel

Roof Repair Offered to Tenzin Osel Hita’s Teacher, Geshe Gendun Chompel

The Lama Zopa Rinpoche Bodhichitta Fund recently offered US$14,463 for the roof repair of Tenzin Ösel Hita’s teacher, Geshe Gendun Chompel. Ösel requested that Lama Zopa Rinpoche help in this way because the roof was very old and extremely hot ... Read more »
Animal Liberations for Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s Health

Animal Liberations for Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s Health

Ven. Roger Kunsang recently requested that all FPMT centers need to begin, or continue, regularly offering animal liberations for Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s health and long life. The Animal Liberation Fund sponsors weekly animal liberations as well as large animal liberations ... Read more »