Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s Vast Visions for the FPMT organization include supporting practice and realizations, including sponsoring 100 Million OM MANI PADME HUM mantra retreats, sponsoring individuals to complete 1,000 Nyung Na retreats, and encouraging the recitation of the Golden Light…
Lama Zopa Rinpoche has said about the Sutra of Golden Light, “This text is very precious; it brings peace and happiness and is very powerful to stop violence. By hearing this text, one’s karma is purified.” Rinpoche has made a…
For many years, Lama Zopa Rinpoche has called on students around the world to recite the Sutra of Golden Light for world peace. “For anyone who desires peace for themselves and for others this is a powerful way to bring…
As the Dharma takes root in the West, clear and accurate translations of Buddhist texts, prayers, and teachings are crucial. FPMT Translation Services oversees the translating, editing, publishing, and updating of translations of sadhanas, prayers, rituals, sutras, and other key…
Lama Zopa Rinpoche continues his video teachings from Kopan Monastery in Nepal. Here is a summary of the most recent teaching: Lama Zopa Rinpoche begins this video by explaining that the subject of the teachings he has been providing from…
Students can find a variety of helpful resources for the Sutra of Golden Light (also known as the Golden Light Sutra) on FPMT.org. Lama Zopa Rinpoche teaches that “the most beneficial thing to have peace and to stop wars is…
On various occasions, Lama Zopa Rinpoche has taught that receiving the oral transmission (lung) of prayers, practices, and texts is very beneficial. In addition to multiplying the benefits of one’s own recitations of the text by one hundred, the oral…
“Anybody who wants peace in the world should read the Sutra of Golden Light [also known as the Golden Light Sutra],” Lama Zopa Rinpoche has advised. “This is a very important practice to stop violence and wars in the world.…
The Just King: The Tibetan Buddhist Classic on Leading an Ethical Life has recently been published by Snow Lion/Shambhala. It presents a lengthy work on ethics by Tibetan luminary Jamgön Mipham (1846-1912) translated by distinguished scholar-practitioner and former Sera Je…
“Anybody who wants peace in the world should read the Golden Light Sutra,” Lama Zopa Rinpoche taught in 2007. “This is a very important practice to stop violence and wars in the world. The Golden Light Sutra is one of…
Saka Dawa is one of the four great holy days of the Tibetan calendar, commemorating Shakyamuni Buddha’s birth, enlightenment, and passing into parinirvana. Any actions done during Saka Dawa, both auspicious and harmful, are multiplied in their power. Karmic results…
By Institut Vajra Yogini staff In September 2014, Lama Zopa Rinpoche gave the transmission of the Sutra of Golden Light at the Great Stupa of Universal Compassion and Wisdom in Bendigo, Australia. Inspired by Rinpoche’s emphasis on the sutra’s contribution…
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