FPMT Puja Fund

	The merit that is created from all these pujas is also your merit. So you can dedicate all these merits to having realizations and to achieve enlightenment.
–Lama Zopa Rinpoche

The FPMT Puja Fund was established by Lama Zopa Rinpoche to provide resources for continuous pujas (prayer ceremonies) 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.

Each month, pujas are performed by as many as 9,000 Sangha. The enormous number of Sangha engaged in these practices is an extremely powerful means to overcome obstacles and create merit for the entire organization. 

Global Puja Fund Practices

The extensive range of practices and pujas that are offered in India, Nepal and around the world include:

• Annual 100,000 Tsog Offerings to Padmasambhava
• Annual recitation of 100,000 Praises to the 21 Taras
• Annual recitation of the Kangyur
• Monthly extensive Medicine Buddha puja
• Monthly extensive Hayagriva puja 
• Monthly offerings to the Bouddhanath and Swayambhunath stupas
• Monthly offering of robes and gold to the Buddha statues in Tibet and Bodhgaya

The complete schedule of practice and prayers can be found at Puja Fund Activities

All of the pujas are performed on auspicious days of the Tibetan calendar.  On these days, virtuous karma is increased as much as 100 million times. When the pujas are performed, Sangha read extensive dedications prepared by Lama Zopa Rinpoche, and offer the merit to the long life of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, and for the removal of obstacles to FPMT’s Dharma activities. Merit is also dedicated to FPMT students, benefactors of centers, projects and their families, to all who have passed away, and especially to the benefactors of the Puja Fund.

Lama Zopa Rinpoche has explained:

“So far, these offerings and pujas have not been publicized much, but I would like to make it known so that other people can participate in making these extensive offerings. The offering to all these monasteries happen continuously, every year, every month.  My idea is for these offerings and pujas to continue forever or for as  long as the monasteries exist. Please if you make offerings, please think in this way and dedicate and you can also remember on the actual day that the pujas are happening, rejoice and dedicate. This is the best business, the best way to create most extensive merit.”

The sponsorship of these pujas also helps support the monasteries and nunneries involved, as well as the Sangha offering the prayers. The annual expense for the pujas is over $35,000. Up until now, Lama Zopa Rinpoche has happily covered nearly all these costs. Now you can join Rinpoche in sponsoring these pujas and creating the cause for the happiness of all sentient beings!

By contributing to the Puja Fund, and making your own dedications and offerings, you become part of the incredible continuous practice of pujas offered by thousands of monks and nuns around the world for the benefit of all.

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Please rejoice in the upcoming pujas and practices sponsored by the FPMT Puja Fund. You can also remember to rejoice and dedicate on the actual day that the pujas are happening.  As Lama Zopa Rinpoche says: “This is the best business, the best way to create most extensive merit.”

Pujas and practices sponsored in July 2011 during Chokor Duchen (the anniversary of Buddha Shakyamuni’s First Teaching) include:

• Offerings were made to all the monks of Kopan Monastery and nuns of Khachoe Ghakyil Nunnery in Nepal.
• More than 6,000 monks of Sera Lachi Monastery (Sera Je and Sera Mey) in India recited the entire Kangyur – the translated words of Buddha Shakyamuni in 108 volumes, this is also includes the recitation of the entire Prajnaparamita and offerings were made to all the Sangha.
• White wash and offering four giant saffron flower petals were offered to Bouddhanath and Swayambunath stupas in Nepal, as well as offering new umbrellas to the stupa’s pinnacles.
• A new set of robes of the most precious material was offered to the Buddha inside the Bodhgaya Mahabodhi temple as well as the Jowo Buddha in Lhasa’s Jokang and also gold was offered to the holy face of the Jowo Buddha.
• Offerings were made to all of Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s gurus and to IMI Sangha at the different international Sangha communities within FPMT.
• This was the third year that Lama Zopa Rinpoche arranged sponsorship for two different 100 Million Mani Retreats by the Bigu Nuns, who are from a very remote and poor nunnery near the holy mountain of Lapchi, Nepal. Each of the 100 Million Mani Retreats are done over three months and Rinpoche also arranged for a lama to give lam-rim teachings at the same time, so that the retreat would be more integrated.

All of the pujas and practices were done with strong dedications for all the FPMT centers, projects, students and benefactors. With heartfelt thanks to all the kind benefactors of the FPMT Puja Fund who make these incredible offerings possible, please rejoice!

Please contribute to the FPMT Puja Fund

For more information please contact: Holly Ansett

The FPMT Puja Fund is a project of FPMT Inc. All donations made to the fund are tax-deductible within the United States in accordance with IRS Code article 501(C)(3) to the extent allowed by law.

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