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These photo galleries are collections of some of the group prayers, pujas, and practices done for the swift return of Lama Zopa Rinpoche in Kopan Monastery; as well as monastic institutions and communities, FPMT centers, and at the sites of…
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With the new year approaching, many of us are reflecting on the past year— rejoicing in the blessings we received, and also assessing mistakes we have made in relation to ourselves and others. Fortunately, we have methods at our disposal…
As a reminder, an official long life puja will be offered on behalf of FPMT centers, projects, services, study groups, and students for Lama Zopa Rinpoche, on December 21, at Kopan Monastery, Nepal. This second long life puja in 2022…
Birthday Celebration On Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s birthday, December 3, the Kopan community, joined by monks and nuns, locals, and November Course participants, offered a Sixteen Arhats long-life puja to Rinpoche, and organized a joyous celebration for FPMT’s spiritual director, which…
Yesterday Lama Zopa Rinpoche officially started teaching from the fifty-third lamrim meditation course at Kopan Monastery in Nepal. In this teaching Rinpoche discussed the importance of the lamrim teachings and he stressed to the participants how meaningful it is for…
Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s birthday is celebrated on December 3. We invite you to join the entire FPMT community as we rejoice in another year of Rinpoche’s compassionate and inspiring life, and transformative teachings. A celebration for Rinpoche will begin at…
Since our last update, Lama Zopa Rinpoche offered very precious teachings at Amitabha Buddhist Centre, Singapore, in August and September. Some of these teachings have been part of the ongoing thought transformation series, and some were various talks given on…
Sera Je Monastery is offering a long-life puja for Lama Zopa Rinpoche on October 14 at the Main Prayer Hall in the monastery, and presenting Rinpoche with a special “Gratitude Award” for the many decades of support Rinpoche has shown…
Since the early days of the COVID pandemic, Lama Zopa Rinpoche has been offering teachings on thought transformation (lojong). In these teachings, Rinpoche has been urging us to use these difficult times, and any obstacles in life, on the path…
In 2006, Lama Zopa Rinpoche offered a teaching at Tara Institute, AUS. We are pleased to offer this teaching in four parts, which has just been added to the FPMT website and the FPMT YouTube channel. In the first video…
Teachings from Tara Institute Melbourne 2006 Venue: Tara Institute, Melbourne, Australia Date: June 2 – 3, 2006 Lama Zopa Rinpoche gave these teachings at Tara Institute in Melbourne on June 2 and 3, 2006. These teachings were part of a…
Teachings from Singapore 2022 Venue: Amitabha Buddhist Centre, Singapore Date: August 6, 2022 – Lama Zopa Rinpoche gave a talks and a few teachings upon requests from various centers and students, which you will find on this page. On August…