FPMT's Charitable Projects
FPMT’s Charitable Projects include ambitious initiatives to build 100,000 prayer wheels, stupas, and statues; to providing education scholarships; to granting stipends to all the main teachers and abbots of the Lama Tsongkhapa tradition; to offering nutritious meals to thousands of monks studying at Sera Je Monastery; to building hospitals in Tibet; to translating Dharma texts into many languages; plus many more. 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. The FPMT Charitable Projects are managed by FPMT International Office.
Current Priorities
Online Learning Fund
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...
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...
Puja Fund
The FPMT Puja Fund sponsors ongoing pujas (prayer ceremonies) at the great monasteries in India and Nepal and several other monastic locations dedicated to the long life of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, and to the success of all the FPMT centers and projects, students, benefactors and those serving the organization in any way. Pujas such as Medicine Buddha puja, 100,000 Praises to the 21 Taras and Hayagriva puja have been personally chosen by Lama Zopa Rinpoche as most beneficial in overcoming obstacles and creating success. more...
The FPMT Puja Fund sponsors ongoing pujas (prayer ceremonies) at the great monasteries in India and Nepal and several other monastic locations dedicated to the long life of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, and to the success of all the FPMT centers and projects, students, benefactors and those serving the organization in any way. Pujas such as Medicine Buddha puja, 100,000 Praises to the 21 Taras and Hayagriva puja have been personally chosen by Lama Zopa Rinpoche as most beneficial in overcoming obstacles and creating success. more...
Sera Je Food Fund
The Sera Je Food Fund provides three nutritious meals daily for all 2,600 monks living at Sera Je Monastery in southern India. This service provides the most fundamental need for life – food, and allows the monks to focus on their studies without the burden of sourcing and preparing their own meals. more...
The Sera Je Food Fund provides three nutritious meals daily for all 2,600 monks living at Sera Je Monastery in southern India. This service provides the most fundamental need for life – food, and allows the monks to focus on their studies without the burden of sourcing and preparing their own meals. more...
Stupa to Minimize Harm from the Elements
In order to minimize harm caused by a possible earthquake in California, USA; a stupa is being under the advice of Rangjung Neljorma Khadro Namsel Drolma (Khadro-la). more...
In order to minimize harm caused by a possible earthquake in California, USA; a stupa is being under the advice of Rangjung Neljorma Khadro Namsel Drolma (Khadro-la). more...
FPMT Charitable Projects
Animal Liberation Fund
No sentient being wants to experience pain and suffering. Unfortunately, billions of animals are killed for human consumption, used as live bait or food for other animals, and killed for their skins and fur, among many other terrible fates. Liberating animals from death or harm, and then blessing them with holy objects and prayers, is a way to help alleviate their suffering, extend their precious life, and create the cause for their good rebirth. more...
No sentient being wants to experience pain and suffering. Unfortunately, billions of animals are killed for human consumption, used as live bait or food for other animals, and killed for their skins and fur, among many other terrible fates. Liberating animals from death or harm, and then blessing them with holy objects and prayers, is a way to help alleviate their suffering, extend their precious life, and create the cause for their good rebirth. more...
Big Love Fund
The Big Love Fund was established to support the creative and educational projects of Tenzin Ösel Hita. As Ösel himself explains, “My job is to find new ways in which to discover the true nature of our being.... I’m trying to find a different way for this future generation.”more...
The Big Love Fund was established to support the creative and educational projects of Tenzin Ösel Hita. As Ösel himself explains, “My job is to find new ways in which to discover the true nature of our being.... I’m trying to find a different way for this future generation.”more...
Education Scholarship and Development Fund
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...
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...
International Merit Box Project
The International 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...
The International 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...
Lama Tsongkhapa Teachers Fund
The Lama Tsongkhapa Teachers Fund preserves the unbroken Tsongkhapa lineage, and cultivates the foremost scholars of tomorrow. The fund provides a monthly stipend for the abbots and senior teachers of Sera, Drepung, Ganden, Rato and Tashi Lhunpo monasteries, and Gyume and Gyuto tantric colleges. The fund also enables hundreds of monks to attend the annual Gelugpa exam and sit the traditional winter debate, where the best scholars hone their understanding of Buddha’s highest teachings. more...
The Lama Tsongkhapa Teachers Fund preserves the unbroken Tsongkhapa lineage, and cultivates the foremost scholars of tomorrow. The fund provides a monthly stipend for the abbots and senior teachers of Sera, Drepung, Ganden, Rato and Tashi Lhunpo monasteries, and Gyume and Gyuto tantric colleges. The fund also enables hundreds of monks to attend the annual Gelugpa exam and sit the traditional winter debate, where the best scholars hone their understanding of Buddha’s highest teachings. more...
Lama Zopa Rinpoche Bodhichitta Fund
From covering the cost of thousands of extensive light and water offerings at Rinpoche’s residences; to donating funds toward the creation of holy objects around the world; to sponsoring young tulkus, high lamas and Sangha in India, Nepal, Tibet and the West; to offering support to FPMT centers, projects and services; to sponsoring Dharma retreats and events; to funding animal liberations and blessings; among many other priorities, the Lama Zopa Rinpoche Bodhichitta Fund enables Rinpoche’s compassionate service to others to flourish.more...
From covering the cost of thousands of extensive light and water offerings at Rinpoche’s residences; to donating funds toward the creation of holy objects around the world; to sponsoring young tulkus, high lamas and Sangha in India, Nepal, Tibet and the West; to offering support to FPMT centers, projects and services; to sponsoring Dharma retreats and events; to funding animal liberations and blessings; among many other priorities, the Lama Zopa Rinpoche Bodhichitta Fund enables Rinpoche’s compassionate service to others to flourish.more...
Long Life Puja Fund
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...
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...
Padmasambhava Project for Peace
Padmasambhava (Guru Rinpoche) is perhaps the most universally cherished realized being in all of Tibetan Buddhism. Padmasambhava came to Tibet from India in the 8th century and helped establish a pure lineage which is still practiced today by all four major schools of Tibetan Buddhism around the world. The Padmasambhava Project for Peace is dedicated to fulfilling Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s goal of building many large statues of Padmasambhava around the world in order to create the cause for peace for all beings. more...
Prajnaparamita Project
The Prajnaparamita Sutra contains the highest teachings of the Buddha and is among the most precious texts available in the world today. Due to the power of this text, writing it out is a way to generate tremendous merit and receive blessings.. more...
The Prajnaparamita Sutra contains the highest teachings of the Buddha and is among the most precious texts available in the world today. Due to the power of this text, writing it out is a way to generate tremendous merit and receive blessings.. more...
Prayer Wheel Fund
The Prayer Wheel Fund is dedicated to building prayer wheels around the world as a way to increase compassion and cultivate world peace. It is one of Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s vast visions to build 100,000 large prayer wheels across the world. more...
The Prayer Wheel Fund is dedicated to building prayer wheels around the world as a way to increase compassion and cultivate world peace. It is one of Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s vast visions to build 100,000 large prayer wheels across the world. more...
Preserving the Lineage Fund
When one receives an oral transmission (lung) or initiation from a qualified Buddhist master, one is receiving the teachings of the Buddha in their original form, passed perfectly from master to student through generations in an unbroken continuum. The Preserving the Lineage Fund provides the means through which the Mahayana teachings can be transmitted from Tibetan lamas to their students by sponsoring initiations and oral transmissions which Lama Zopa Rinpoche has identified as essential for the preservation of the Dharma. more...
When one receives an oral transmission (lung) or initiation from a qualified Buddhist master, one is receiving the teachings of the Buddha in their original form, passed perfectly from master to student through generations in an unbroken continuum. The Preserving the Lineage Fund provides the means through which the Mahayana teachings can be transmitted from Tibetan lamas to their students by sponsoring initiations and oral transmissions which Lama Zopa Rinpoche has identified as essential for the preservation of the Dharma. more...
Stupa Fund
Lama Zopa Rinpoche established the Stupa Fund in 1992. The aim of the fund is to provide the resources needed for the building of 100,000 stupas around the world, each a minimum height of 12 feet.. more...
Lama Zopa Rinpoche established the Stupa Fund in 1992. The aim of the fund is to provide the resources needed for the building of 100,000 stupas around the world, each a minimum height of 12 feet.. more...
Tibet Health Services Project
Through offering support to initiatives such as The Amdo Eye Hospital, Outreach Microsurgery Eye Clinics in Remote Areas, and other hospitals in Tibet, the Tibet Health Services Project is dedicated to providing needed and quality health services in Tibet, especially to those with underprivileged backgrounds. more...
Through offering support to initiatives such as The Amdo Eye Hospital, Outreach Microsurgery Eye Clinics in Remote Areas, and other hospitals in Tibet, the Tibet Health Services Project is dedicated to providing needed and quality health services in Tibet, especially to those with underprivileged backgrounds. more...
Translation Fund
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...
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...
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