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Cover: Lama Zopa Rinpoche leads the procession bringing the holy relics of Khensur Rinpoche Lama Lhundrup Rigsel from the cremation site to the main gompa, September 18, 2011, Kopan Monastery, Nepal. Photo from Kopan Monastery.
January-March 2012

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is the official publication of the Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition (FPMT). FPMT follows the Buddhist tradition of Lama Tsongkhapa of Tibet as taught by FPMT’s founder, Lama Thubten Yeshe and current spiritual director, Lama Zopa Rinpoche.

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COVER FEATURE

* Mandala’s complete coverage of the Life and Death of KHENSUR RINPOCHE LAMA LHUNDRUP

EDUCATION

* Preserving the Foundations: Merry Colony and FPMT Education

*Collaborators in Preservation: Key Education Services Contributors Reflect on the Future of FPMT Education and Their Work with Merry Colony

* Compassion in Education: An Interview with Pam Cayton

TEACHING AND ADVICE

Benefits of Generating a Good Heart

By Lama Zopa Rinpoche

What Differentiates Buddhism from Christianity

By Lama Zopa Rinpoche

A Teachers Tells Us Why: On Receiving Generosity
By Don Handrick

TAKING CARE OF OTHERS

Of Yaks and Dogs

By Tania Duratovic

Feeding Fish at Nalanda Monastery
By Marketa Bartosova, Gisella Barche and Pete Albertson

TAKING CARE OF THE SELF

Living in the Solution

By Melody Swan

Cooking with Bodhichitta: More Momos, Please!

DHARMA AND THE MODERN WORLD

The Karma of Success
By Owen Cole

YOUR COMMUNITY

The Road to Kopan: Lama Says You Should Go to Kopan and He Will Take Care of You
By Jacie Keeley

FROM THE VAULT!

Education in FPMT
From Mandala October 1990

FPMT HISTORY

Big Love Excerpt
By Adele Hulse

FPMT WORLD

FPMT News Around the World Photo Gallery

Nalanda 15-Year Master Plan

Rinchen Jangsem Ling Consecrates Towering Kuan Yin and White Dzambhala Statues

FEATURED MEDIA

Editor’s Choice – Media Reviews

DHARMA REALITIES

Spider, Spider

By Ven. Chönyi Taylor

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