An Update on Important Events

Kopan monks, nuns and students offering Heruka Lama Chopa with Tsog on the fourteenth day of Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s passing. Photo courtesy of Kopan Monastery FB page.

Today we share some essential updates and reminders about important upcoming events. 

Long Life Puja for His Holiness the Dalai Lama

The long life puja being offered to His Holiness the Dalai Lama on May 24 in India continues to be a major event for us all, as it is the fulfilment of one of Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s holy wishes.  We hope that many will be able to participate in this extremely auspicious event in person or via livestream. We will bring you information regarding the livestream details soon.

49th Day after the Passing of Lama Zopa Rinpoche

On May 31, Heruka Lama Chopa with Tsog will be offered at Kopan Monastery on the occasion of the 49th day since Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s passing. All are welcome to join the livestream of this special puja. As a reminder, this livestream of the prayers and pujas happening continuously for Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s swift return is available for all to join: https://www.youtube.com/c/fpmtinc/live

Light of the Path Retreat and Foundation Service Seminar

Due to practical considerations, Kopan Monastery will host the Light of the Path Retreat for the dates and length originally planned which are: September 3 – 17, 2023.  Kopan will soon put out an update on this retreat which we will share as it is available.  We are happy to share that the Foundation Service Seminar scheduled at Kopan following the retreat will also occur on the dates originally planned: September 21 – 26. 

We will continue to send out updates as they become available, and these will be collected on this updates page.

Foundation for the Preservation of Mahayana Tradition (FPMT), is a Tibetan Buddhist organization dedicated to the transmission of the Mahayana Buddhist tradition and values worldwide through teaching, meditation and community service.

 

FPMT Statement in Support of His Holiness the Dalai Lama

Lama Zopa Rinpoche meeting with His Holiness the Dalai Lama in Bodhgaya, India, January, 2023. Photo courtesy of the Office of His Holiness the Dalai Lama.

Words of Praise to His Holiness the Dalai Lama from Lama Zopa Rinpoche

Your Holiness,
Your example of morality in not harming but only benefiting sentient beings is incomparable in this universe.
Your compassion is the source of all sentient beings’ development of the good heart.
Your power is the source of all sentient beings’ happiness and peace.
Your wisdom is the source of all sentient beings’ hope and of opening the Dharma wisdom eye, of learning to discriminate what is  right, which is to be practiced, and what is wrong, which is to be abandoned.
If you are not the actual Compassionate-eyed Buddha, there is no other compassionate Buddha guiding us sentient beings.
To you, the wish-granting jewel, embodiment of all the merit field, devotedly with body, speech and mind, I, the students of FPMT and all sentient beings pay homage forever and seek your guidance forever.

Words from the late Lama Zopa Rinpoche, 2022. 

FPMT Statement in Support of His Holiness the Dalai Lama 

We are deeply saddened by some of the recent media coverage of a short video clip of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama with a young boy interacting with His Holiness during a public event on February 28, 2023. 

His Holiness has worked solely and tirelessly for the welfare and benefit of others. His profound spiritual teachings, combined with his warm and affectionate communication style, are a source of deeply precious inspiration.

For Buddhists and non-Buddhists alike, His Holiness is the embodiment of compassion, non-violence, selflessness, and wisdom. 

His Holiness the Dalai Lama has been and remains the greatest source of inspiration for the Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition (FPMT).

We share the feelings of sadness and frustration with all those who have been affected by the recent allegations, which are based on an intentionally edited video clip and a lack of understanding of the Tibetan language and culture.

We are also in agreement with the recent statement made by His Eminence Ling Rinpoche on this subject.

His Holiness continues to be a beacon of hope and peace in the world, and for the FPMT organization. We pray for His Holiness’s long life and for the fulfilment of all his wishes.  

Foundation for the Preservation of Mahayana Tradition (FPMT), is a Tibetan Buddhist organization dedicated to the transmission of the Mahayana Buddhist tradition and values worldwide through teaching, meditation and community service.