FPMT Charitable Projects
FPMT supports charitable projects spanning in purpose from ambitious initiatives to build 100,000 prayer wheels, stupas, and statues; to providing education scholarships; to providing nutritious meals to thousands of monks studying at Sera Je Monastery; among many others. These projects are essential to FPMT’s objective of building a more compassionate world from the inside out and critical to our mission of transmitting Mahayana Buddhist teachings and values worldwide. These charitable projects are managed by FPMT International Office.
Current Priorities
Building a hospital in Xining, the capitol of Amdo, Tibet, to provide continuous, sustainable and quality eye care. The hospital will provide high quality cataract surgery and general eye care to all, in particular those from underprivileged backgrounds. The hospital will also offer outreach microsurgery eye clinics in remote areas. more...
For many centuries, Tibetan Buddhists have offered long life pujas to their teachers. The long life puja purifies the relationship between teacher and disciple, and creates the karmic cause for the teacher to remain among us. FPMT is extremely fortunate in being able to offer long life pujas every year to His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Lama Zopa Rinpoche. Now we invite individuals to join in this special opportunity. more...
The FPMT Puja Fund sponsors ongoing prayer ceremonies (pujas) at many different monasteries in India and Nepal. These pujas such as Medicine Buddha puja, 100,000 Praises to Tara and Hayagriva puja – have been personally chosen by Lama Zopa Rinpoche as most beneficial in overcoming obstacles and creating success. more...
The Sera Je Food Fund offers 3 meals a day to the 2600 monks who are studying at Sera Je Monastery. The Sera Je Food Fund has been offering the food for the last 18 years and ensures that the monks have well-balanced, nutritious meals. more...
FPMT Charitable Projects
The Animal liberation fund is for buying animals that are going to be killed; they are rescued and circumambulated around holy objects in order to plant the seeds of enlightenment in their minds. They receive blessings from blessed water, prayers are said for their good rebirths and then these creatures are released into safe environments to live out their natural lives. more...
Qualified Western teachers and practitioners are essential to the successful transmission of the Dharma to the West. The Education Scholarship and Development Fund provides the funding needed to create our comprehensive educational programs and helps financially support our students all over the world. more...
The Lama Tsong Khapa fund provides a monthly stipends for the past and present Abbotts and main teachers of Sera, Drepung, Ganden, and Tashi Lhunpo monasteries, and Gyume and Gyuto tantric colleges This fund also covers the cost of the annual winter debate where the best scholars gather to debate and hone their understanding of the Buddha’s highest teachings. more...
Overseeing all of the projects is FPMT International Office, which is responsible for coordinating the vast efforts of the ever-growing FPMT organization, which is making Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s vision a reality. “There will be a great uplifting, a rising up, an uplifting…FPMT will be like the sun rising in the world.” —Lama Zopa Rinpoche more...
Lama Zopa Rinpoche's Other Projects helps to support a number of personal projects and activities of Lama Zopa Rinpoche. Such as covering the cost of thousands of light and water offerings made daily, also the sponsorship of many holy objects in India, Nepal, Tibet and in FPMT centers also this fund sponsors the food for young reincarnate Lama’s and many sangha around the world. more...
The Merit Box project is an incredibly meritorious way to develop generosity and help to fulfill Lama Zopa Rinpoche's wishes by contributing directly to his personal projects. more...
Building a 14-foot statue of Nagarjuna in Bodh Gaya, India dedicated for the long, healthy and stable life of Lama Zopa Rinpoche, and for the immediate removal of any obstacle to the accomplishment of His holy wishes. more...
Follow FPMT standard programs online. Discovering Buddhism, Basic Program, Buddhism in a Nutshell, Meditation 101, and Light of the Path will all be made available online. more...
The Padmasambhava Project for Peace is for building large statues of Padmasambhava all around the world, specifically dedicated for world peace. One of Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s vast visions is to build 100,000 large statues of Padmasambhava. more...
The Prayer Wheel Fund is for building large prayer wheels around the world in order to increase compassion and world peace. One of Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s vast visions is to build 100,000 large prayer wheels around the world. more...
Preserving the Mahayana Tradition by sponsoring a rare collection of initiations from His Holiness Sakya Trizin in Dehradun, India. more...
The Stupa Fund is for building large stupas around the world. Stupas are the archetypal symbol of the enlightened mind. Even just seeing a stupa brings immense benefit -- incredible purification, incredible merit, and incredible blessing. One of Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s vast visions is to build 100,000 large stupas around the world. more...
As the Dharma takes root in the West, clear and accurate translations of the classic texts are essential. The FPMT Translation Fund supports this critical work with translation from the original Tibetan into English, French, Spanish, German, Italian, Portuguese, Chinese, Mongolian, and other languages. Sponsoring translations of Dharma texts is an incredible way to accumulate the positive energy of merit. more...
This fund covers the cost for gold and paper for Lama Zopa Rinpoche and a few of our best calligraphy artists who are writing the Prajnaparamita and Sanghata Sutra When the Maitreya Statue is completed, these precious sutra texts will be enshrined in the very heart of the statue. more...
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