Lama Thubten Zopa Rinpoche, a revered Tibetan Buddhist teacher, scholar, and beloved meditation master widely known as the cofounder and spiritual director of the Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition (FPMT), died Thursday, April 13, at 9:30 a.m. Nepal time, at Karuna Hospital in Kathmandu, Nepal. He was 76. Lama Zopa Rinpoche was born in Thangme, Nepal, in 1946. [3] [1] Early in life, he was recognized as the reincarnation of the Lawudo Lama Kunzang Yeshe, from the same region (hence the title "Rinpoche"). At the age of ten, he went to Tibet and studied and meditated at Domo Geshe Rinpoche's monastery near Pagri.
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Lama Zopa Rinpoche (1945-2023) was a Tibetan Buddhist scholar and meditator who, for 39 years, oversaw the spiritual activities of the extensive worldwide network of centers, projects and services that form the Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition (FPMT), which he founded with Lama Thubten Yeshe. Lama Thubten Zopa Rinpoche, the Buddhist teacher and author who co-founded Kopan Monastery, Wisdom Publications, and the international organization of Buddhist sanghas and projects known as the Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition (FPMT) with Lama Thubten Yeshe, has died at age 76. A statement from the FPMT reads, in part: Lama Zopa Rinpoche News | January 3, 2024 - We are so pleased to share that Lama Zopa Rinpoche's newest volume from Wisdom Publications, Perseverance: The Determination of the Bodhisattva is now available! From Wisdom Publications about this new release: In this highly anticipated volume, the beloved teacher Lama. Read more » Lama Zopa Rinpoche. 454,913 likes · 2,855 talking about this. Welcome to the official Facebook page of Lama Zopa Rinpoche. Spiritual Director of FPMT
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Lama Zopa Rinpoche arriving at Tsum Valley, Nepal, April 10, 2023. Photo by Ven. Roger Kunsang. Our precious guru is sitting in meditation at Kopan Monastery. Rinpoche had been up in the mountains in the Tsum Valley since Monday, and had to be brought down urgently as Rinpoche was experiencing altitude sickness. Lama Zopa Rinpoche founded the FPMT in Nepal in 1975 with Lama Thubten Yeshe, and began teaching Buddhism to Western students. In the years since, the FPMT has grown acorss the globe, with Dharma centers, projects, and activities in 37 countries. Lama Zopa Rinpoche had served as the FPMT's spiritual director since the passing of Lama Yeshe in 1984. Lama Zopa Rinpoche is often asked for advice regarding which practices should be done daily. Below are Rinpoche's suggestions for establishing a daily practice. Also refer to the Buddhist Practices section of Rinpoche's Online Advice Book. Lama Zopa Rinpoche after the first US course in California, 1975. Photo: Carol Royce-Wilder. Please Note: Lama Zopa Rinpoche gave these pieces of advice to specific individuals for specific situations. All of the names have been changed to respect each individual's privacy. We encourage you to consult a qualified lama before applying the advice.
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Lama Zopa Rinpoche was one of the most internationally renowned masters of Tibetan Buddhism, working and teaching ceaselessly on almost every continent. On April 13, 2023, at 9.30 a.m. Nepal time, Lama Zopa Rinpoche showed the aspect of passing away. Rinpoche had been up in the mountains in the Tsum Valley and had to return urgently to Kathmandu as he was experiencing altitude sickness. On arrival back in Kathmandu, Rinpoche stopped breathing and entered his final meditation ( tukdam ).
Sogyal Rinpoche, a charismatic Tibetan Buddhist teacher and best-selling author who abruptly retired after several of his students accused him of multiple acts of sexual, physical and emotional. This is a reading of excerpts from the text, 'Virtue and Reality' by Lama Zopa Rinpoche. Thubten Zopa Rinpoche (3 December 1946 - 13 April 2023) was a Tibetan Buddhist lama in the Gelug school. He was one of the most internationally renowned masters of Tibetan Buddhism, working and teaching ceasele…
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Kathmandu Kopan Monastery Rinpoche dies of altitude sickness By Himalayan News Service Published: 08:18 am Apr 14, 2023 Lama Zopa Rinpoche, 77, who complained of altitude sickness in the upper. Lama Zopa Rinpoche had served as the FPMT's spiritual director since the passing of Lama Yeshe in 1984. Rinpoche showed the aspect of passing away in Nepal at 9:30 a.m. on 13 April. Close associates reported that Rinpoche had been traveling at high elevations in his native Nepal and had been affected by the altitude.
