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Lama Zopa Rinpoche: Photos Through the Years, Part 2
Lama Zopa Rinpoche and students doing animal liberation practice in Hong Kong, March 22, 2008. Photo by Ven. Thubten Kunsang.
Lama Zopa Rinpoche is liberating a fish during the animal liberation practice in Hong Kong, March 23, 2008. Photo by Ven. Thubten Kunsang.
Lama Zopa Rinpoche giving teachings in Mexico, April 14, 2008. Photo by Ven. Thubten Kunsang.
Lama Zopa Rinpoche with copies of 16 Guidelines for a Happy Life and Ready, Set, Happy, Soquel, California, USA, April 27, 2008. Photo by Ven. Thubten Kunsang.
Lama Zopa Rinpoche with his dog OM MANI PADME HUNG at the beach near Aptos, California, USA, May 26, 2008. Photo by Ven. Roger Kunsang.
Lama Zopa Rinpoche circumambulating a stupa, Crestone, Colorado, USA, June 6, 2008. Photo by Ven. Thubten Kunsang.
Lama Zopa Rinpoche with nuns from the Khari Gompa, Lawudo, Nepal, June 21, 2008. Photo by Ven. Thubten Kunsang.
Lama Zopa Rinpoche meeting the directors of the Italian FPMT centers, Lama Tsongkhapa Institute, Pomaia, Italy, June 30, 2008. Photo by Ven. Thubten Kunsang.
Lama Zopa Rinpoche circumambulating the statue of Lama Yeshe at Lama Tsongkhapa Institute, Pomaia, Italy, July 3, 2008. Photo by Ven. Thubten Kunsang.
Lama Zopa Rinpoche greeting His Holiness the Dalai Lama at Deer Park Buddhist Center, Madison, Wisconsin, USA, July 18, 2008. Photo by Ven. Thubten Kunsang.
Lama Zopa Rinpoche giving an interview to the education TV channel, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, September 18, 2008. Photo by Ven. Thubten Kunsang.
Lama Zopa Rinpoche giving teachings to Indian children, Bodgaya, India, January 3, 2009. Photo by Ven. Thubten Kunsang.
Lama Zopa Rinpoche, Light of the Path Retreat, Black Mountain, North Carolina, United States, 2009. Photo by Sarah Brooks (Thubten Choying).
Long Life Puja offered to Lama Zopa Rinpoche at the end of the Light of the Path retreat, Black Mountain, North Carolina, September 21, 2009. Photo by Ven. Roger Kunsang.
Lama Zopa Rinpoche with one of his gurus His Holiness the 41st Sakya Trizin, India, October 7, 2009. Photo by Ven. Roger Kunsang.
Lama Zopa Rinpoche, Woser Rinpoche, Richard Gere meeting the reincarnation of Ribur Rinpoche, India, January 10, 2010. Photo by Ven. Roger Kunsang.
Lama Zopa Rinpoche and Khandro la at Vulture's Peak, Rajgir, India, January 11, 2010. Photo by Ven. Roger Kunsang.
Lama Zopa Rinpoche with students holding toys with Dharma messages, Indonesia, February 6, 2010. Photo by Ven. Roger Kunsang.
Lama Zopa Rinpoche and Sangha in Aptos, California, USA, April 18, 2010.
Lama Zopa Rinpoche receiving teachings from Choden Rinpoche, Aptos, California, USA, May 1, 2010. Photo by Ven. Roger Kunsang.
Lama Zopa Rinpoche, Osel Hita, and Sangha, Aptos, California, USA, May 5, 2010.
Lama Zopa Rinpoche with the Board of Directors and Osel Hita, Portland, USA, May 17, 2010.
Lama Zopa Rinpoche with Puntsok Rinpoche, Nepal, June 1, 2010. Photo by Ven. Roger Kunsang.
The Mongolian President awarded Rinpoche the Medal of the Order of the Polar Star, the highest honor bestowed upon a foreign person, Mongolia, October 20, 2010. Photo by Ven. Roger Kunsang.
Lama Zopa Rinpoche writing mantras on a stone, Buddha Amitabha Pure Land, Washington, USA, November 16, 2010. Photo by Ven. Thubten Kunsang.
Rinpoche and students at the Great Stupa of Universal Compassion, Bendigo, Australia, April 15, 2011. Photo by Ven. Roger Kunsang.
Lama Zopa Rinpoche at the Great Stupa of Universal Compassion, Bendigo, Australia, April 15, 2011. Photo by Ven. Roger Kunsang.
Lama Zopa Rinpoche giving teachings at Atisha Centre, Bendigo, Australia, April 20, 2011. Photo by Ven. Thubten Kunsang.
Rinpoche at the hospital after a stroke, Australia, April 27, 2011. Photo by Ven. Holly Ansett.
Rinpoche and Venerable Roger at the hospital, Australia, April 28, 2011. Photo by Ven. Holly Ansett.
Lama Zopa Rinpoche shopping cards at the hospital shop, Australia, April 28, 2011. Photo by Ven. Holly Ansett.
Venerable Holly holding Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s paralyzed arm upright (as requested by Rinpoche), so Rinpoche could put his two hands together in the mudra of prostration, during extensive offering prayer at the hospital, Australia, April 28, 2011. Photo by Ven. Sangpo.
Lama Zopa Rinpoche is practicing writing with his left hand at the hospital. The right side of Rinpoche's body was paralyzed after the stroke, Australia, May 4, 2011. Photo by Ven. Holly Ansett.
Lama Zopa Rinpoche with Khandro la, his brother Sangye, sister Ani Samten who came from Lawudo to see Rinpoche, and thangka shop owner Surendra, Kopan Monastery, Nepal, June 16, 2011. Photo by Ven. Roger Kunsang.
Lama Zopa Rinpoche visiting Lama Lhundrup who suffers from advanced stomach cancer, Kopan Monastery, Nepal, September 8, 2011. Photo by Ven. Roger Kunsang.
Lama Zopa Rinpoche and Puntsok Rinpoche at the dismantling of the cremation site for the recently passed away Lama Lhundrup, Kopan Monastery, Nepal, September 18, 2011. Photo by Ven. Thubten Kunkhen.
Lama Zopa Rinpoche checking the progress of a huge Guru Rinpoche thangka. Date unknown.
Lama Zopa Rinpoche giving teachings at Nalanda monastery, France, October 26, 2011. Photo by Ven. Thubten Kunsang.
Lama Zopa Rinpoche and students circumambulating the Mahabodhi Stupa, Bodhgaya, India, December 28, 2011. Photo by Ven. Roger Kunsang.
Long life puja offered to Lama Zopa Rinpoche on behalf of Sera Je Monastery on the Maitreya Project land, Bodhgaya, India, January 2, 2012, in presence of His Eminence Jangtse Choje Lobsang Tenzin Rinpoche. Photo by Bill Kane.
Lama Zopa Rinpoche offering a mandala to His Holiness the 41st Sakya Trizin, Dehradun, India, April 29, 2012. Photo by Ven. Roger Kunsang.
Lama Zopa Rinpoche with attendants at Kopan Monastery, Nepal, June 3, 2012. Photo by Chris Majors.
Lama Zopa Rinpoche showing the Dharma quotes to Khandro la at the International Office, Portland, Oregon, USA, June 22, 2012. Photo by Ven. Thubten Kunsang.
Lama Zopa Rinpoche shopping postcards to send to students, Washington, USA, July 3, 2012. Photo by Ven. Thubten Kunsang.
Lama Zopa Rinpoche and Sangha after shopping flowers, Buddha Amitabha Pure Land, Washington, USA, July 17, 2012.
Tenzin Osel Hita and Yangsi Rinpoche during the Vajrasattva initiation Vajrapani Institute, Boulder Creek, California, September 30, 2012. Photo by Chris Majors.
His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Lama Zopa Rinpoche at Kurukulla center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA, October 16, 2012. Photo by Ven. Roger Kunsang.
Lama Zopa Rinpoche with Geshe Wangdue and Venerable Tenzin Namdak at Sera Je Monastery, Bylakuppe, India, October 28, 2012. Photo by Ven. Roger Kunsang.
Losang Namgyal Rinpoche offering a mandala to Lama Zopa Rinpoche, Kopan Monastery, Nepal, December 23, 2012. Photo by Ven. Roger Kunsang.
Lama Zopa Rinpoche giving teachings to Kopan Sangha, Kopan Monastery, Nepal, January 11, 2013. Photo by Ven. Roger Kunsang.
Lama Zopa Rinpoche with FPMT Taiwan Sangha and students on Losar, Taichung, Taiwan, February 11, 2013. Photo by Ven. Thubten Kunsang.
Lama Zopa Rinpoche and Choden Rinpoche with Sangha members in Taiwan, February 12, 2013. Photo by Ven. Thubten Kunsang.
Lama Zopa Rinpoche, Khenrinpoche Geshe Chonyi, and Sangha taking a walk in Singapore, March 4, 2013.
Lama Zopa Rinpoche with students in Malaysia, March 14, 2013. Photo by Ven. Thubten Kunsang.
Lama Zopa Rinpoche with Venerable Tenzin Pemba and students in Hong Kong, March 23, 2013. Photo by Ven. Thubten Kunsang.
Khensur Lama Lhundrup's stupa consecration at Kopan Monastery, May 3, 2013. Photo by Ven. Roger Kunsang.
Lama Zopa Rinpoche and Richard Gere in Kopan where they had lunch together. Rinpoche was telling lots of old stories about meditators and Dharma practitioners. The stories went on for a long time, interspersed with lots of laughter. May 3, 2013, Nepal. Photo by Ven. Roger Kunsang.
Rinpoche had lunch with Tushita staff on the roof of the gompa, Tushita, Dharamsala, India, June 18, 2013. Photo by Ven. Sarah Thresher.
Rinpoche entering the Kopan Nunnery gompa. The very small young lama at his side wanted to copy everything Rinpoche did! August 3, 2013. Photo by Ven. Roger Kunsang.
The old Mongolian woman said she just needed to see Rinpoche’s face before she died. This was her main request. Here she is saying to Rinpoche: “I am ready to die, please take me to a good place after death. I don’t want to be born human it is too difficult." After her request Rinpoche gave her lungs and recited many prayers for her. She cried continuously, so grateful. August 25, 2013. Photo by Ven. Roger Kunsang.
Rinpoche enjoying mountains on the way to Manali, India, July 28, 2013. Photo by Ven. Sangpo Sherpa.
Lama Zopa Rinpoche at FPMT Mongolia's free soup kitchen for the poor and homeless where 60 to 90 meals a day are offered, September, 2013 Photo by Ven. Roger Kunsang.
After this woman heard that Rinpoche was the main reason for FPMT Mongolia's free soup kitchen and health clinic in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, she immediately prostrated before Rinpoche thanking him because she only managed to stay alive due to this help. September 2013. Photo by Ven. Roger Kunsang.
Lama Zopa Rinpoche at Drolma Ling Nunnery, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, September 3, 2013. Photo by Ven. Roger Kunsang.
Rinpoche sorting through his texts. Ven. Roger Kunsang explains, "All of these we carry in four big heavy suitcases everywhere we go!" USA, Septemper 13, 2013. Photo by Ven. Roger Kunsang.
Lama Zopa Rinpoche teaching to about 250 students attending the one-month meditation course on the morning of Lhabab Duchen, Kopan Monastery, Nepal, November 24, 2013. Photo by Ven. Roger Kunsang.
A view from the stage, Maitreya Project Foundation Stone Laying Ceremony, Kushinagar, Uttar Pradesh, India, December 13, 2013. Photo by Andy Melnic.
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 21, 2013. Photo by Ven. Roger Kunsang.
Lama Zopa Rinpoche with the children from the Ngari Institute of Buddhist Dialectics that Rinpoche supported, Sera Monastery, India, January 22, 2014. Photo by Ven. Roger Kunsang.
His Holiness Karmapa and Lama Zopa Rinpoche walking together from the Maitreya school to Root institute, Bodhgaya, India, February, 2014. Photo by Ven. Roger Kunsang.
Lama Zopa Rinpoche with children from Maitreya School and Tara Children’s Home at Root Institute, Bodhgaya, India, March 9, 2014. Photo by Andy Melnic.
His Eminence the Twelfth Tai Situ Rinpoche visited the Maitreya Project land in Bodhgaya with Lama Zopa Rinpoche to make prayers for the success of the project, Bodhgaya, India, March 12, 2014. Photo by Ven. Roger Kunsang.
Lama Zopa Rinpoche teaching at Alice Project Universal Education School, Sarnath, India, March 21, 2014. Photo by Ven. Sarah Thresher.
Lama Zopa Rinpoche with members of Choe Khor Sum Ling Study Group in Bangalore, India, March 27, 2014. Photo Ven. Roger Kunsang.
Lama Zopa Rinpoche being greeted by students upon his arrival in Taipei, Taiwan, March 2014. Photo by Ven. Ven. Thubten Kunsang.
Lama Zopa Rinpoche with Venerables Holly, Sherab, Kunsang, and Sangpo after arriving in the United States from Taiwan, Washington, April 4, 2014. Photo by Ven. Roger Kunsang.
Lama Zopa Rinpoche being offered a hand-traced copy of the Heart Sutra by Dechen, a young student of Rinpoche, Portland, Oregon, USA, April 21, 2014. Photo by Mandala.
Students welcoming Lama Zopa Rinpoche in North Carolina, USA, April 30, 2014. Photo by David Strevel.
Lama Zopa Rinpoche and students having picnic and blessing all the sentient beings in the ocean with giant Namgyalma boards, California, USA, May 30, 2014. Photo by Ven. Roger Kunsang.
Lama Zopa Rinpoche with students, Aptos, California, USA, June 4, 2014. Photo by Ven. Roger Kunsang.
Lama Zopa Rinpoche laughing with Sera Je 74th Abbot, His Eminence Lobsang Delek, while waiting for His Holiness the Dalai Lama to arrive at Lama Tsongkhapa institute, Pomaia, Italy, June 10, 2014 Photo by Ven. Thubten Kunsang.
Lama Zopa Rinpoche offering thanks to His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Livorno, Italy, June 15, 2014. Photo by Ven. Roger Kunsang.
Lama Zopa Rinpoche with Jamyang Buddhist Centre resident teacher Geshe Tashi and Venerable Sherab enjoying the Kalachakra mandala in the Tibetan Peace Garden near Jamyang Buddhist Centre, London, UK, July 12, 2014. Photo by Ven. Roger Kunsang.
Lama Zopa Rinpoche offering body, speech, and mind mandala to Geshe Sopa Rinpoche during the long life puja for Geshe Sopa, Deer Park Buddhist Center, Wisconsin, USA, July 20, 2014. Photo by Ven. Roger Kunsang.
Lama Zopa Rinpoche with Tara dancers, Amitabha celebration day, Buddha Amitabha Pure Land, Washington, US, August 23, 2014. Photo by Ven. Roger Kunsang.
Lama Zopa Rinpoche teaching at 100 million mani retreat, Idgaa Choizinling Dratsang, Ganden Monastery, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, August 27, 2014. Photo by Ven. Roger Kunsang.
Lama Zopa Rinpoche with the children of Chenrezig Institute releasing butterflies during the 40th anniversary celebration, Eudlo, Queensland, Australia, September 5, 2014. Photo by Ven. Roger Kunsang.
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