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Unmistaken Incarnation Fund
For the swift return, education, and support of the incarnation of Lama Zopa Rinpoche
Offering support to our kind lamas in any way possible is the root of the path to enlightenment and creates the cause for all the realizations. This fund supports the activities needed for the swift return of our incomparable kind Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche and the education and needs of the future incarnation.
The Fund Offers Support in Various Ways to Create the Cause for the Swift Return
- By creating a life size statue of Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche, that will be used as a basis to create smaller statues. The artwork for the main statue is ongoing. We hope these statues will be in all FPMT centers around the world.
- By creating the statue that will encase the precious kudung (holy body relic) of Lama Zopa Rinpoche after the embalming process is completed.
- By sponsoring pujas and prayers as advised for the swift return of Lama Zopa Rinpoche.
- By providing all the support needed for the care and education of the future incarnation.
“While it is devastating that Zopa Rinpoche has departed in this way, the most important thing is that when he was with us, he made the precious mind of enlightenment the foundation of his practice, and so, if his followers who have been left behind properly emulate the Guru’s life, it is exactly that which will definitely fulfill Rinpoche’s wishes. Therefore, keep this in mind, and from now on also make requests to the Three Jewels and earnest dedication prayers.” —His Holiness the Dalai Lama
The last meeting of His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Lama Zopa Rinpoche, three months before Rinpoche’s parinirvana, January 7, 2023. Photo courtesy of The Office of His Holiness the Dalai Lama.
We have a page for all updates on advice given for the swift return of Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche as well as links to the swift return prayers.
Arise! Arise! Arise from the dharmakāya!
I invoke you! I call upon you! I implore you on behalf of all beings!
Do not rest in Khecara or other pure realms.
Rather, to benefit the Buddha’s teachings and all living beings,
Swiftly return to this southern continent to spread the Buddhadharma of study and realization.
—A Lamenting Wail A Supplication for the Swift Return of Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche, by Rangjung Neljorma Khandro Tseringma
Altar holding Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s holy body, Kopan Monastery, Nepal, May 13, 2023. Photo by Ven. Lobsang Sherab.
Offer your compassionate support
The Unmistaken Incarnation Fund is a project of FPMT Inc. All donations made to the 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 Social Services Fund activities, please contact the Charitable Projects Coordinator.