Lama Thubten Yeshe(1935-1984) and Lama Thubten Zopa Rinpoche,

Together as teacher and disciple since their exile in India, met their first Western student in 1965 and by 1971 had settled at Kopan, near Kathmandu in Nepal. Due to demand, they began teaching Buddhist philosophy and meditation to increasing numbers of travellers, who in turn started groups and centers in their own countries.

In 1975 Lama Yeshe named this fledgling network the Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition. Now, more than one hundred centers and other activities make up the FPMT and it grows yearly. It is on line at  www.fpmt.org.

 "This organization," said Lama Yeshe in 1975, "is for all mother sentient beings. Its main aim is to help Dharma knowledge-wisdom to develop in the human consciousness. This is the only reason to exist."

The "Dharma knowledge-wisdom" that Lama Yeshe refers to is a state of utter clarity and contentment and, according to Mahayana Buddhism, this irreversible and continuous experience of inner liberatioin, coupled with boundless altruistic love and compassion, is the potential of every living being.

Attempting to help human beings fulfill this potential are the individuals, meditation groups, monasteries, retreat centers, communities, health and healing centers, publishing houses and businesses that are the FPMT.

Osel Hita is the reincarnation.of our most precious gurus and guide Lama T Yeshe. Born in February, 1985 to students of Lama Yeshe and ordained as a novice monk by the Dalai Lama at the age of three, Tenzin Osel Rinpoche has now commenced his studies and training as a monk and future master to prepare him to continue the work he started in his previous life.

 

Lama Yeshe Rinpoche	Lama Zopa Rinpoche is the now the Spiritual Director of the foundation	Lama Osel Rinpoche is the reincarnation of our most precious guru Lama  Yeshe

Lama Zopa Rinpoche is now the Spiritual Director of the Foundation and oversees all of its activities. In its efforts to  work for the benefit of others, the FPMT strives to follow the example of His Holiness the Dalai Lama in compassionate service to the humanity.

ABOUT MANDALA   MANDALA is published by the Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition (FPMT), an international organization founded more than thirty years ago by two Tibetan lamas, Thubten Yeshe (1935-1984) and Thubten Zopa Rinpoche. The word mandala is Sanskrit for the purified universe or, more simply, a circle or connection. From its early beginnings as a newsmagazine for FPMT members, MANDALA has grown over the years to reach a much wider audience, focusing on the general reader and newcomers to Tibetan Buddhism. The core of its existence, however, as the voice of a cohesive international community continues. Its members are an ever-widening circle, connecting with each other and the wider world. MANDALA contains real stories of Tibetan Buddhist life in the West and in the East. It shows how the Mahayana tradition of Buddhism relates to the confusing and complex world we live in; how people all over the world are discovering the value of a Buddhist point of view - people who have ordinary jobs, live with disability, write books, teach in Mongolia, wear robes of monks and nuns while they earn a living in the modern world, and even spend their entire adult lives in retreat. There are simple stories in MANDALA. There are also deeply confronting topics that challenge the mind and heart, teachings from the lamas and sangha (monks and nuns), as well as news in each issue of the incredible projects the FPMT engages in. The 500-foot (152.4-meter) statue of Maitreya in Bodhgaya, for instance, which incorporates public temples, meditation halls and countless pieces of religious art. With regular news of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, thoughtful pieces by well-known writers and commentators, MANDALA is a contemporary read for our times. MANDALA is published four times a year and is available: By yearly subscription at FPMT Centers. Australia, Canada and USA - US$18 (AUS$35) Outside North America - US$18 + US$10 airmail Europe - £12 + £7.5 air mail ,MANDALA Sponsor - US$50                Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition

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