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The Education and Preservation Fund supports Dharma study and contributes to the development of Buddhist education programs and the preservation of the Dharma through the publication of Dharma practice materials and translations.
The fund also supports the publishing of the vast archive of Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s teachings; the development of the Rinpoche Available Now project; and contributing to important initiatives that preserve the Dharma and the Mahayana tradition as identified by Lama Zopa Rinpoche.
[I would like] the organization to provide scholarships for students to study. Buddhist philosophy based on the lam-rim and lojong: academic studies with practice experience. We need teachers who are not just teaching from texts, but teaching from some experience, then there is so much more benefit. By teaching from one’s experience it brings deeper benefit. Then there is change and transformation of the mind.
—Lama Zopa Rinpoche
Areas of Support
Please see below information on our work through the Education Fund and Translation Fund, and ways to support these specific education and preservation efforts.
Lama Zopa Rinpoche with students from FPMT Basic Program and FPMT Masters Program in Italy.
Education
Qualified teachers and practitioners are essential to the successful transmission of the Dharma around the world. FPMT Education Services has developed a wide range of education programs to meet the needs of every student, and continues to develop new programs that preserve the lineage and educate the next generation.
The Education Fund provides the funding needed to create our comprehensive education programs and helps FPMT centers and students enrolled in FPMT programs, enabling them to become FPMT Dharma teachers, meditators, and practitioners.
Projects we have supported include:
- Creation of the FPMT Masters Program
- Development of FPMT Masters Program Guidelines for FPMT-wide implementation
- Creation and development of the FPMT Basic Program, hosted at FPMT centers around the world, and available as a homestudy program
- Scholarships to FPMT Masters Program students
- Scholarships to students of Maitripa College’s Master of Arts in Buddhist Studies, USA
- Creation of Discovering Buddhism, hosted at FPMT centers around the world, and available as a homestudy program.
- Teacher Training Seminars
The opportunity to receive a Dharma education is most precious. You can help us educate and support the next generation of teachers and practitioners with a donation to the Education Fund below.
Translation
The FPMT Translation Fund supports the critical work of translating classic texts and sutras from the original Tibetan into English, French, Spanish, German, Italian, Portuguese, Chinese, Mongolian, and other languages. These translations support FPMT Masters Program and the FPMT Basic Program as well as providing essential practice materials that have been advised by Lama Zopa Rinpoche.
These are the current translation projects that need support.
Previously sponsored translation work includes:
- The Dalai Lama’s books Essence of the Heart Sutra and The Meaning of Life in Vietnamese
- Translation offices in France, Spain, and Brazil translating FPMT practices and course materials
- Translation of Sanghata Sutra and Sutra of Golden Light into eleven languages, with more to come!
- Je Tsongkhapa’s Lamrim Chenmo in Chinese
- Je Tsongkhapa’s Middle Length Lamrim (Lam rim ‘bring ba) in German and English
- The Second Panchen Lama’s The Swift Path: A Meditation Manual on the Stages of the Path to Enlightenment
- Translation of Sutra of Great Liberation.
If you would like to help sponsor the translation of these precious texts, click the donate button below to make a donation to the Translation Fund.
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Rejoicing in the Activities Supported by the FPMT Education & Preservation Fund in 2023
Offer Your Compassionate Support
The Education and Preservation Fund is a project of FPMT Inc. and is administered by FPMT International Office located in Portland, Oregon, United States. All donations made to this fund are tax-deductible within the United States in accordance with IRS Code article 501(c)(3) to the extent allowed by law.
For larger donations, wire transfers, or check donations, contact FPMT Donor Services.
For questions about the Education and Preservation Fund projects, please contact the Charitable Projects Coordinator.