Helpful Links to the Community
International FPMT Community
Everything you need to stay connected with His Holiness! The official website that has links to apps, social media, news updates and touring schedule.
Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition. Founded by Lama Thubten Yeshe and Lama Zopa Rinpoche, an international organisation of over 140 teaching and retreat centres, hospices, publishing houses, and animal sanctuaries.
Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s home monastery in Nepal, and host of the famous month-long lamrim “November Course”, with a monastery and nunnery that you can request pujas for the deceased.
FPMT in SE Queensland
FPMT hospice located in Windsor, on the north side of Brisbane. Primarily a hospice service, but they occasionally lead retreats on caring for the dying.
FPMT hospice service located on the Sunshine Coast. they have Sangha who can visit for spiritual care of the dying.
National FPMT Groups
The Australian contact for this international service, writing to and supporting those in prison, with Dharma materials, Buddhist books and chaplaincy visits.
Support for Australian FPMT sangha’s health and welfare, including through fund-raising so that our precious sangha can get practical help when they need it.
The main resource page for several FPMT groups benefiting animals around the world, including Australia. Includes information on how to best help your pets during life and at their passing.
FPMT Online Teachings
Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s advice for modern life, collated under topical subject areas. Pithy, relevant – just about everything you wanted to ask about in short letters and teaching excerpts!
The FPMT Youtube channel with an abundance of teachings from Rinpoche, complete courses, Discovering Buddhism videos, annotated teachings, and translation into several languages.
Comprehensive Buddhist study on all levels from beginners meditation courses to masters level philosophy. Correspondence courses include readings, videos, and online discussions.
All the booklets from LYWA, as well as many favourites such as Lama Yeshe’s “Introduction to Tantra”, as well as parenting and children’s books, and practice booklets and sadhanas.
Other Tibetan Buddhist Groups in Brisbane
Contact details for all the Buddhist groups and centres in QLD, from all traditions of Buddhism.
Founded KR Geshe Tashi Tsering, former Resident Geshe at Chenrezig Institute for 18 years, who also taught here at LTC. On ‘retirement’ he started his own school in the CBD, now in Bowen Hills.
A Tibetan Buddhist group in the Sakya tradition located on the north side of Brisbane, established by Lama Choedak Rinpoche.
Buddhist Education Services for Schools (BESS) is a volunteer organisation offering non-denominational Buddhist education in Queensland state schools.
A Tibetan Buddhist group in the Nyingma tradition, located on the north side of Brisbane.
Other FPMT Centres in Australia
Atisha Centre
Tara Institute
Shenphen Ling Study Group
Potowa Buddhist Group
Vajrayana Institute
Kunsang Yeshe Centre
Buddha House
Pure Land of Amitabha
Buddha Hospice
Hayagriva Centre
Tara Meditation Centre
Gyalwa Ensapa Study Group
Chag-Tong Chen-Tong
Extraordinary Resources
Corey Jackson
CEB trainer and PhD candidate researching mindfulness and emotion regulation. Qualifications in Psychology, Sanskrit and Tibetan Language.
Glen Svensson
Graduate of the 7-year Masters Program in Advanced Buddhist Studies of Sutra and Tantra. Leads retreats around the world in a clear and structured teaching style.
Byron Katie
The Work is a method of inquiry born directly from Byron’s experience, allowing you to access the wisdom that always exists within you.