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Lama Yeshe and Lama Zopa Rinpoche together - Photographer: Carol Royce-Wilder

Lama Yeshe, with his closest disciple Lama Zopa Rinpoche, were the founders and spiritual heads of the FPMT.

They began giving teachings to Westerners at Kopan Monastery on the outskirts of Kathmandu in 1965. Gradually their students, wanting to continue their studies at home, invited the Lamas on teaching tours of the West.

Together the two Lamas inspired and guided a growing network of meditation and retreat centres and monastic communities around the world. Since its beginnings in 1971 the FPMT has grown to more than 142 Centres of various sizes and stages of development in 32 countries.

Lama Yeshe passed away in March 1984 and Tenzin Osel Rinpoche (born 1985 in Spain) was recognised as his incarnation by His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Lama Zopa Rinpoche is the spiritual director of the FPMT.

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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 20 August 2008 )
 

photo courtesy of fpmt.org
Lama Thubten Yeshe (1935-84)

photo by Elaine
Lama Thubten Zopa Rinpoche
Spiritual Director of the FPMT


Lama Tenzin Osel Rinpoche
visit www.fpmt.org/teachers/osel/ for more information about Venerable Lama Tenzin Osel Rinpoche

For a comprehensive list of FPMT teachers and lineage lamas, please visit www.fpmt.org/teachers/


The Lama Yeshe Wisdom Archive
is the principal website for teachings by Lama Yeshe and Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche.

 

 

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