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Second 100 Million Mani Retreat Sponsored
Since 2009 the Lama Zopa Rinpoche Bodhichitta Fund has sponsored a small nunnery, Tashi Chime Gatsal Nunnery, located in a remote area of Nepal, to undertake annual 100 million mani retreats. In 2012 the fund started to sponsor two 100 ... Read more »
Monthly Medicine Buddha Puja Offered
The Puja Fund recently offered US$2,843.49 for six months of monthly Medicine Buddha pujas performed by the monks of Sera Mey Monastery, South India. This monthly puja is offered on the Tibetan 8th day of every month. 2,000 monks attend ... Read more »
$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
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 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!
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
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
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
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
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 »