Nepal–Tibet Border Flash Floods: Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s Advice for Natural...
Over the years, Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche offered various pieces of advice for prayers and practices to turn to when facing natural disasters. In light of the recent flash flood and mudslide along the...
View ArticleSolar Eclipse on August 12: An Opportunity to Generate Extensive Merit!
Lama Zopa Rinpoche, Buddha Amitabha Pure Land, Washington, US, June 2018. Photo by Ven. Lobsang Sherab. Lama Zopa Rinpoche often spoke about solar and lunar eclipses, which are considered auspicious...
View ArticleBuddhist Mind Science Retreat: An Invitation to Share the Dharma in a...
Lama Zopa Rinpoche Marina Brucet and Hans Burghardt. Photo courtesy of Vajrapani Institute. In the words of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, “science and spirituality may develop to better serve the needs...
View ArticleChokhor Duchen Is Approaching on July 18: Turning the Wheel of Dharma
Shakyamuni Buddha turning the wheel of Dharma for the first time, Land of Medicine Buddha, Wish Fulfilling Temple mural, Soquel, California, USA. Chokhor Duchen, one of the four annual holy days of...
View ArticleHonoring His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s 91st Birthday: Resources for Practice
On July 6, 2026, Tibetan communities together with FPMT centers and projects, students, friends, and supporters around the world will celebrate His Holiness the Fourteenth Dalai Lama’s 91st birthday....
View ArticleExploring Tara Practice: New Resources Now Available from the FPMT Store
The FPMT Store has recently published a new series of prayers and practices dedicated to Arya Tara, the swift and compassionate mother of all buddhas, drawn from the rich lineage of Tibetan Buddhist...
View ArticleSaka Dawa Duchen 2026 — Sunday, May 31
Shakyamuni Buddha This year, Saka Dawa Duchen falls on Sunday, May 31—the fifteenth day of the fourth month in the Tibetan lunar calendar. One of the four great holy days of the Tibetan calendar, this...
View ArticleMake Extensive Offerings to the Boudha Stupa from Anywhere in the World
Light offerings at Boudhanath Stupa at night, with Khen Rinpoche and Lama Zopa Rinpoche, December 2016. Photo by Lobsang Sherab. The great stupa of Boudhanath in Kathmandu, Nepal, was extremely...
View ArticleA New FPMT Basic Program at Istituto Lama Tzong Khapa in Italy!
Arriving at Istituto Lama Tzong Khapa – photo courtesy ILTK Istituto Lama Tzong Khapa (ILTK) renews its tradition of offering a residential FPMT Basic Program (BP) in English and in Italian, also...
View ArticleBook Release: H. E. Choden Rinpoche’s Mastering the Six-Session Guru Yoga
H. E. Chöden Rinpoche’s Mastering the Six-Session Guru Yoga, Wisdom Publications Available in August 11, H. E. Choden Rinpoche’s Mastering the Six-Session Guru Yoga offers an illuminating commentary on...
View ArticleBuddhist Mind Science: Activating Your Potential — Online Self-Paced Course...
We are delighted to share an opportunity for students to explore the Buddhist science of mind on their own terms. Buddhist Mind Science: Activating Your Potential is an introductory FPMT course that...
View ArticleLosar and 15 Days of Miracles– A Powerful Opportunity for Practice
Lama Zopa Rinpoche and Lama Yeshe in a tent at Syangboche, Solu Khumbu, Nepal, 1972. Photo courtesy of Lama Yeshe Wisdom Archive. The Fifteen Days of Miracles commemorate the special time when Guru...
View ArticleReciting Sutras: Powerful Benefit for Oneself and Others
Lama Zopa Rinpoche giving the oral transmission of the Sutra of Great Liberation, Kopan Monastery, Nepal, March 2021. Photo by Lobsang Sherab. Sutras are records of teachings given by the historical...
View ArticlePrecious Commentary on the Practice of the Six Yogas of Naropa
Line drawing of Naropa by Andy Weber. FPMT Education Services is pleased to present this volume of teachings on the six yogas of Naropa by Gyume Khenzur Rinpoche Lobsang Jampa, A Detailed Commentary on...
View ArticleDharma Discourses on Vegetarianism: A Translation from Geshe Tenzin Namdak
Lama Zopa Rinpoche blessing a buffalo that he named Bodhichitta, Kopan Monastery, August 2021. Photo by Ven. Lobsang Sherab. Several years ago Lama Zopa Rinpoche requested Geshe Tenzin Namdak to...
View ArticleLama Tsongkhapa Day (Ganden Ngamchoe) is on December 14
Lama Tsongkhapa with his two main disciples. Ganden Ngamchoe, literally “Ganden Offering of the Twenty-Fifth Day,” or Lama Tsongkhapa Day, is a celebration of the anniversary of Lama Tsongkhapa’s...
View ArticleOpportunity to Join the FPMT Masters Program Teachings in 2026
Teachings at the start of the Nalanda’s second FPMT Masters Program, February 2024. Photo courtesy Nalanda Monastery. The FPMT Masters Program in Buddhist Studies of Sutra and Tantra (MP) is FPMT’s...
View Article2026 Liberation Calendar Now Available
For twenty-seven years, the Liberation Prison Project has been producing the Liberation Tibetan calendar to support their work helping people in prison with their Buddhist practice. The calendar is a...
View ArticleCelebrate Lhabab Duchen on November 11: Merit Multiplying!
Shakyamuni Buddha statue inside the Mahabodhi Temple, Bodhgaya, India. Photo by Ven. Roger Kunsang. Lhabab Duchen, one of the four great holy days of the Buddhist calendar. As a reminder, this special...
View ArticleA Prayer for the Swift Return of Ganden Trisur Rinpoche Jetsun Lobsang Tenzin
H.E. Ganden Trisur Lobsang Tenzin Rinpoche with Lama Zopa Rinpoche at Kopan Monastery, January 14, 2023. Photo by Ven. Lobsang Sherab. At the request of many organizations and students, His Holiness...
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