Fpmt: 69 books

"Meeting Death with Wisdom" is a collection of teachings, advice, stories and interviews drawn from Mandala’s archive that takes a look at how both high lamas and ordinary students have experienced the death and dying process. We created this compilation with the hope that it can help...

"The Stories and Words of Great Buddhist Masters, Volume 2" shares more personal stories and remembrances of the inspiring Gelug-lineage teachers familiar to many Western Dharma students. This collection of material drawn from Mandala magazine’s archive includes first-hand stories about...

"The Stories and Words of Great Buddhist Masters, Volume 1" is an anthology of teachings, interviews and personal stories of the lives of our lineage masters, drawn from Mandala magazine’s archive issues. This collection of material is intended to inspire, with tales of the tremendous...

The prayers in this collection were gathered and organized according to the traditional recitations before and after Mahayana teachings. Includes common prayers for before and after teachings by His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Lama Zopa Rinpoche, and other teachers. Contains “Praise to Shakyamuni Buddha,”...

Various prayers recommended by Lama Zopa Rinpoche in order to thoroughly dedicate the merits of Dharma practice. Full contents include: - Standard Dedication Prayers - Extensive Dedication Prayers - Additional Dedication - Remembering the Kindness of His Holiness the Dalai Lama and the Tibetan...

In our busy modern lives, we may not give much thought to death. We fear that thinking about death will take the joy out of living. But in reality, when we actively think about death and prepare for it, we find peace, fulfillment, and happiness in our current lives and our fear of death disappears....

Buddhism in a Nutshell by Lama Thubten Yeshe, Lama Zopa Rinpoche, and Ven. Amy Miller provides an overview of the complete path to enlightenment (lamrim) in the Tibetan Mahayana tradition of Lama Tsongkhapa (Gelug). It blends ancient wisdom with a modern perspective, while preserving the unique blueprint...

In 2002, Lama Zopa Rinpoche requested Amy Cayton to put together a collection of stories from FPMT students about successfully dealing with the condition known as lung (Tib. rlung; pronounced loong). Lung is a disorder of elements within the body that can negatively impact both body and mind. Rinpoche...

Lamrim Prayers – glance meditations on the graduated path, includes Calling the Lama from Afar, The Foundation of All Good Qualities, The Three Principles of the Path, Practicing Guru Devotion with the Nine Attitudes and A Glance Meditation on All the Points of the Lamrim. Included in Essential Buddhist Prayers, Volume 1, 2006, FPMT WWW. 2010 Edition

Creating the Sacred, dives into the world of the artists and organizers creating the beautiful and inspiring sacred art of FPMT. This collection of interviews and stories includes a history of Buddhist art, discussions of the benefits of holy objects, and an inside look at what goes into making Tibetan...

This Sanghata Sutra is a Mahayana sutra containing stories illustrating the power of invoking the bodhisattva wish when interacting with others; and the power of past and present actions to produce expansive results. Imbued with the blessings of the power of prayer invoked by Shakyamuni Buddha himself,...

Compiled on the advice of Lama Zopa Rinpoche this ebook includes the practice of taking refuge, the commitments of taking refuge, the vows themselves, and explanations of how to receive a downfall as well as the benefits of protecting these precious vows. 2009 Edition.

This practice requires the student to have permission/empowerment received from a qualified master in order to engage in the self-generation of the deity. However, it is permitted to do this practice without such an empowerment as long as you do not generate yourself as the deity. Instead, you should...

According to Lama Zopa Rinpoche, “This text is very precious and there is so much benefit in printing or writing it. This is one of the texts that, if written in gold, mountains of negative karma get purified. Nalanda Monastery prints a certain number each week for the success of the projects, so...