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Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition: Buddhism, Gelug, Tibet, Thubten Yeshe, Thubten Zopa Rinpoche
Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition Buddhism Gelug Tibet Thubten Yeshe Thubten Zopa Rinpoche High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition (FPMT ) is a network of Buddhist centers focusing on the Gelugpa tradition of Tibet. Founded in 1975 by Lama Thubten Yeshe and Lama Thubten Zopa Rinpoche, who began teaching Buddhism to Western students in Nepal, the FPMT has grown to encom... more »pass 150 teaching centers, projects, and social services in 33 countries. Since the death (and subsequent alleged reincarnation) of Lama Yeshe in 1984, the FPMT's spiritual director has been his colleague, Lama Zopa.« less