India Sera Je Monastic University December 2013-January 2014

Lama Zopa Rinpoche's arrival at Sera Je Monastery, Osel Labrang driveway, India, December 16, 2013. Photo by Ven. Thubten Kunsang.

Sera Je abbot greeting Lama Zopa Rinpoche, Sera Je Monastic University, India, December 2013. Photo by Ven. Roger Kunsang.

Lama Zopa Rinpoche teaching at Drati Khangsten and giving Most Secret Hayagriva lungs, Sera Je Monastic University, India, December 2013. Photo by Ven. Roger Kunsang.

His Eminence Ling Rinpoche and Lama Zopa Rinpoche, Bylakuppe, India, December 2013. Photo by Ven. Roger Kunsang.

Lama Zopa Rinpoche with Khensur Rinpoche Losang Tsering, who is offering a long life statue to Rinpoche, Sera Monastery, India, December 2013. Photo by Ven. Roger Kunsang.

Bylakuppe School for Tibetans students greeting Lama Zopa Rinpoche, India, December 2013. Photo by Ven. Roger Kunsang.

Plaque commemorating the new kitchen at Bylakuppe School for Tibetans, Bylakuppe, Karnataka, India, December 2013. Photo by Ven. Roger Kunsang.

Long life puja for Lama Zopa Rinpoche, Drati Khangsten, Sera Je Monastic University, India, December 22, 2013. Photo by Ven. Roger Kunsang.

After long life puja for Lama Zopa Rinpoche in Drati Khangtsen, where 70 FPMT centers were represented, 17 FPMT geshes were present and as well as many overseas students. More than a thousand monks and many lay people were in attendance, Sera Je Monastic University, India, December 2013. Photo by Ven. Roger Kunsang.

Lama Zopa Rinpoche being offered a relic of Lama Atisha, Sera Monastery, India, December 2013. Photo by Ven. Roger Kunsang.

Tenzin Phuntsok Rinpoche greeting Lama Zopa Rinpoche at Sera Monastery, India, December 2013. Photo by Ven. Roger Kunsang.

Lama Zopa Rinpoche with European FPMT center directors, Osel Labrang, Sera Monastery, India, December 2013. Photo by Ven. Roger Kunsang.

Lama Zopa Rinpoche with International Mahayana Institute (IMI) monks at Sera Monastery, India, December 2013. Photo by Ven. Roger Kunsang.

Lama Zopa Rinpoche with the tulku of Bakula Rinpoche, Sera Monastery, December 2013. Photo by Ven. Roger Kunsang.

Lama Zopa Rinpoche at Sera Monastery, India, December 24, 2013. Photo by Melissa Mouldin.

Khadro-la greeting Lama Zopa Rinpoche, Sera Monastery, December 24, 2013. Photo by Melissa Mouldin.

Lama Zopa Rinpoche, Sera Monastery, India, December 24, 2013. Photo by Melissa Mouldin.

Khadro-la greeting Lama Zopa Rinpoche at Sera Monastery, India, December 2013. Photo by Ven. Roger Kunsang.

Lama Zopa Rinpoche with two of the young Mongolian tulkus who are studying at Sera Je, India, December 2013. Photo by Ven. Roger Kunsang.

Lama Zopa Rinpoche meeting with Serkong Tsenshab Rinpoche, Sera Je Monastery, India, January 2014. Photo by Ven. Roger Kunsang.

Lama Zopa Rinpoche with a group from Kurukulla Center in the US including the resident geshe, Geshe Tenley, Sera Je Monastery, India, January 2014. Photo by Ven. Roger Kunsang.

His Holiness the Dalai Lama with Lama Zopa Rinpoche and the giant Guru Rinpoche thangka, Sera Je Monastery, India, December 29, 2013. Photo copyright Rio Helmi/Jangchup Lamrim Teaching Organizing Committee.

His Holiness the Dalai Lama blessing the thangka, Sera Monastery, India, December 29, 2013. Photo copyright Rio Helmi/Jangchup Lamrim Teaching Organizing Committee.

Lama Zopa Rinpoche at Sera Je, India, January 2014. Photo by Bill Kane.

His Holiness the Dalai Lama with Lama Zopa Rinpoche and Ani Ngawang Samten, Sera Monastery, India, January 2, 2014. Photo courtesy OHHDL.

Lama Zopa Rinpoche offering a Dharmachakra to His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Sera Monastery, Bylakuppe, Karnataka, India, January 2, 2014. Photo courtesy of OHHDL.

Lama Zopa Rinpoche with Filippo Scianna (left) and Fabrizio Pallotti, Sera Je Monastery, India, January 2014. Photo by Ven. Roger Kunsang.

Lama Zopa Rinpoche with Geshe Jampa Gelek and Geshe Tenzin Tenphel (right), the resident geshes at Istituto Lama Tzong Khapa in Italy, and Lara Gatto, the national coordinator for the FPMT Italian National Office; Sera Je Monastery, India, January 2014. Photo by Ven. Roger Kunsang

Tenzin Phuntsok Rinpoche and Lama Zopa Rinpoche, Sera Je Monastery, India, January 2014. Photo by Ven. Roger Kunsang.

Lama Zopa Rinpoche with Ribur Rinpoche, Sera Je Monastery, India, January 2014. Photo by Ven. Roger Kunsang.

Lama Zopa Rinpoche offering gifts to Domo Geshe Rinpoche after arriving for dinner at Domo Labrang, Sera Je Monastery, India, January 2014. Photo by Ven. Roger Kunsang.

Geshe Domo Rinpoche's tulku with Lama Zopa Rinpoche, Domo Labrang, Sera Monastery, India, January 2014. Photo by Ven. Roger Kunsang.

Rinpoche thanking benefactors for their very kind and generous donations to the Sera Je Food Fund, Sera Je Monastery, India, January 2014. Photo by Ven. Roger Kunsang.

Lama Zopa Rinpoche with framed Heart Sutra carved in gold letters on large silver plates hanging on the walls, which will go into the heart of the Maitreya statue, Osel Labrang, Sera Je Monastery, India, January 2014. Photo by Ven. Roger Kunsang.

Lama Zopa Rinpoche writing the special mantra Om Pema Ushnisha Bimala Hum Phat, which will go above where all the white rabbits live at Osel Labrang, Sera Je Monastery, India, January 2014. Photo by Ven. Roger Kunsang.

During long life puja for all the former abbots, the current abbot and the most senior monks who were at Buxa Duar, including Lama Zopa Rinpoche, Sera Je Monastery, India, January 2014. Photo by Ven. Roger Kunsang.

Lama Zopa Rinpoche explaining in a video interview the path to enlightenment and how fortunate all are, Osel Labrang, Sera Je Monastery, India, January 2014. Photo by Ven. Roger Kunsang.

Lama Zopa Rinpoche with the children from the Ngari Institute of Buddhist Dialectics, Sera Monastery, India, January 2014. Photo by Ven. Roger Kunsang.

Lama Zopa Rinpoche teaching and giving oral transmissions to children from Ladakh at Sera Monastery, India, January 2014. Photo by Ven. Roger Kunsang.

Lama Zopa Rinpoche teaching and giving oral transmissions to children from Ladakh at Sera Monastery, India, January 2014. Photo by Ven. Roger Kunsang.

Lama Zopa Rinpoche teaching and giving oral transmissions to children from Ladakh at Sera Monastery, India, January 2014. Photo by Ven. Roger Kunsang.

Lama Zopa Rinpoche talking to the reincarnation of Gen Lamrimpa, Sera Monastery, India, January 2014. Photo by Ven. Roger Kunsang.

Lama Zopa Rinpoche with the tulku of Gen Lamrimpa, Sera Me Monastery, India, January 2014. Photo by Ven. Roger Kunsang.

From left: Dagri Rinpoche, Lama Zopa Rinpoche, Özer Rinpoche and Khyongla Rato Rinpoche, Osel Labrang, Sera Je Monastery, India, January 2014. Photo by Ven. Gyalten Samten.

Lama Zopa Rinpoche offering a thank you mandala to Khyongla Rato Rinpoche at the end of the oral transmission of His Holiness Trijang Rinpoche’s sum bum, Osel Labrang, Sera Je Monastery, India, January 2014. Photo by Ven. Roger Kunsang.