As a reminder, Khadro-la (Rangjung Neljorma Khadro Namsel Drönme) suggested that we offer recitations of two particular texts for the benefit of Lama Zopa Rinpoche in 2017. The two texts are Vajra Cutter Sutra and the Dependent Arising: A Praise of the Buddha (Tendrel Topa). Please submit the number of recitations that you completed to anitendrol@guhyasamaja.org by February 14, […]
Category Archives: Prayer Requests
Please pray for Don William Davis, Stacey Eugene Johnson, Jack Harold Jones, Ledell Lee, Bruce Earl Ward, Kenneth D. Williams, Marcel W. Williams, and Jason McGehee as well as their victims. Please pray that if these men are innocent of the murders that they were charged with that they forgive those who are negligently taking their lives. May […]
Please pray for Dekyi-Lee Oldershaw, instructor of Transformative Mindfulness Methods at Universal Education. She was a nun at Chenrezig Nuns Community for 7 years. Dekyi Lee was in a bad car accident on April 29, 2014. Here is a link to a concise Medicine Buddha practice: https://fpmt.org/wp-content/uploads/education/prayers/medicine_buddha_sadhana_c5.pdf. In the text where it says “May your vow to benefit […]
Ven. David Gonsalez, a wonderful translator and author of Buddhist book is dying of liver cancer. In recent years, he’s published excellent translations from the Gelugpa tantric tradition on practices including Vajrayogini, Yamantaka, Chakrasamvara, White Tara, and Chittamani Tara. He very recently published a commentary by Trijang Rinpoche on Heruka Body Mandala practice that will […]
Here’s a letter from Ven. Roger Kunsang reminding us to do the practices that Khandro la specifically recommended as beneficial for Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s health. Dear Venerable Friends, Lama Zopa Rinpoche has just finished retreat in a very holy place in northern India. Rinpoche is well and next stop is Mongolia for the 100,000,000 mani […]
Nine explosions at Mohabodhi Temple in Bodh Gaya, two monks were injured including one Tibetan. Full coverage: New York Times July 8, 2013 comment by His Holiness the Dalai Lama on the attacks
The IMI Office recently announced the passing of Venerable Sophia. She took ordination in 1995 with His Holiness the Dalai Lama. She was one of Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s most devoted students. Venerable Osel in Taiwan wrote, “Ven.Sophia was also the director of FPMT Taipei Center and Shakyamuni Buddha Center. She was also the chief editor […]
Venerable Roger Kunsang recently published an article on the FPMT website with suggested practices to benefit Lama Zopa Rinpoche. Here is the Hayagriva prayer and mantra: Your pure triple faces are adorned with skull ornaments of five Buddha families. Six limbs are holding weapons in the mudra of accomplishing siddhis. In the aspect of great […]
On January 6th, two young Tibetans, Tenyi and Tsultrim self-immolated in Ngaba. On January 8th, Ven. Sopa Rinpoche self-immolated in Dhalang. Students for a Free Tibet urges us to take the following actions: 1. Send a letter to Chinese authorities directly responsible for Tibet policy demanding they immediately address Tibetan grievances before more lives are lost. […]
Many of you have probably visited Giac Hoang, the beautiful Vietnamese Buddhist temple on 16th street in D.C. The temple hosted the FPMT Maitreya Project Relics tour twice. You may have met him during these or other occasions. Ven. Thich Thanh Dam, the abbot and founder of the temple, passed away at the age of […]
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