July / September 2010

Exclusive Online Articles

Mandala publishes EXCLUSIVE ONLINE articles to supplement our print publication. Each issue features several articles available only online so check back often.

Cover: Ven. Sangye Khadro receiving a certificate of completion from Geshe Jampa Tegchok for the first Geshe Studies Program class while Lama Yeshe, Maitri Dolma Corona and others look on, Manjushri Institute, 1979.

PHOTO by Brian Beresford. Courtesy of Lama Yeshe Wisdom Archive.

LAMA YESHE’S WISDOM

Dying is Better Than This Flower
By Lama Yeshe


BIG LOVE DAY: A Day of Celebration and Rejoicing

FPMT TEACHERS

Meeting Ven. Amy Miller
By Katya Yakubov and Daniel Hess

An Interview with Khensur Jampa Tegchok

WORLDVIEW

FPMT News Around the World


STILL COOKING

By Kendall Magnussen


ANIMAL LIBERATION

The ‘Roo from Black Saturday
By Tania Duratovic

SOCIAL SERVICE IN BODHGAYA

MAITRI – Where Every Individual Matters
By Phil Hunt

Welcome to Root Institute!
By Ven. Gyalten Mindrol

Tara Children’s Project
By Dorjee Norbu


FEATURED MEDIA

Editor’s Choice


FPMT TEACHER TRIVIA ANSWER KEY

NEW FEATURES ON OUR WEBSITE!

On the Road with Lama Zopa Rinpoche Ven. Roger Kunsang’s blog about life on the road with Lama Zopa Rinpoche

REJOICE! A section for sharing the inspiring practice accomplishments of the FPMT community

Dharma Realities Ven. Chönyi Taylor’s blog (previously Mixed Motives column)

Generation Why? An area for young and young-hearted FPMT


INSIDE THE CURRENT PRINT ISSUE

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About Us

Mandala Publications is the official publication of the Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition (FPMT), an international charitable organization founded more than thirty years ago by two Tibetan Buddhist masters, Lama Thubten Yeshe (1935-1984) and Lama Thubten Zopa Rinpoche. FPMT is now a vibrant international community, with a network of over 150 affiliate centers, projects and services, and members in more than thirty countries.

Recurring topics include: Buddhist philosophy; Education; Ordination and the Sangha; Buddhism and Modern Life; Youth Issues; FPMT Activities Worldwide; Lama Yeshe and his teachings; Lama Zopa Rinpoche and his teachings; His Holiness the Dalai Lama and his teachings, among many other topics.

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