The Buddhist Monks and Nuns of FPMT

The core of the Himalayan Sangha is Kopan Monastery, the original monastery of the FPMT. Nearby is the Khachoe Ghakyil Nunnery, home to the community of nuns associated with the Kopan monastery. Monks and nuns from the age of seven come from all over Nepal and the Himalayan countries such as Tibet, India, Bhutan, Sikkim, and even Mongolia to attend this Gelugpa monastery, one of the best in Kathmandu valley, to receive a classical monastic education.
The International Mahayana Institute was established by Lama Yeshe for the benefit of Western students who were inspired to dedicate their lives to the practice of the Buddhist path by taking the vows of monks or nuns. The IMI includes several monastic communities.
The Lama Yeshe Sangha Fund was established to provide the minimal needs for food and shelter to IMI Sangha Members. Donate to the IMI Sangha/Lama Yeshe Sangha Fund
Links to Monasteries
- Thubten Shedrup Ling, Australia
- Nalanda Monastery, France
- Shedrup Zung Drel Ling, A house for Western FPMT monks following the Geshe studies at Sera Monastery in the south of India.
- Takden Shedrup Targye Ling, A project of Istituto Lama Tzong Khapa, Italy
- Losang Drakpa Monastery
Links to Nunneries
- Chenrezig Nuns Community, A project of Chenrezig Institute, Australia
- Shenphen Samten Ling Nunnery, A project of Istituto Lama Tzong Khapa, Italy
- Khachoe Ghakyil Nunnery, Nepal
- Jinsiu Farlin, Taiwan

