Long Life Prayers for His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Lama Zopa Rinpoche

Monday May 23 at 1 pm

We will be doing Long Life Prayers for His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Lama Zopa Rinpoche here at Tushita Centre!

All are welcome to attend, either in-person or via Zoom at:

Every year FPMT CEO Ven. Roger Kunsang, on behalf of the FPMT organization, checks with Khandro-la (Khandro Kunga Bhuma) to determine what practices should be done to help create the conditions for FPMT’s Spiritual Director, Lama Zopa Rinpoche, to have a long life and good health for the coming year. In addition to the pujas and practices already advised, Khandro-la’s recent observation is that there are still obstacles to Rinpoche’s health.

Ven. Roger shared:

Khandro-la is therefore strongly advising students to continue to offer practices dedicated for Rinpoche’s good health, and now specifically to recite refuge and bodhicitta prayers. We sincerely request students to start this now or as soon as possible, and to continue over the coming two months. Individual students can offer this practice themselves, and we encourage centers to organize group practice sessions for this.

We appreciate everyone’s swift engagement with these recommended prayers, dedicating strongly for Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s health and very long life.

Previously Khadro-la had advised that it would be extremely beneficial if FPMT students can recite Chenrezig and White Tara mantras for His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s health, for the fulfilment of all their wishes, and for the benefit of all in the FPMT organization.

Whether you are doing them individually or as part of a group at your local center, project, or service:

Please keep track of the numbers of mantras you complete, and send your individual recitation numbers to us: [email protected]

Tushita will then offer that accumulation of meritorious activity to Lama Zopa Rinpoche on behalf of us all.

  • Taking Refuge and Generating Bodhicitta

    Sang gyä chhö dang tshog kyi chhog nam la
    Jang chhub bar du dag ni kyab su chhi
    Dag gi jin sog gyi päi tshog nam kyi
    Dro la phän chhir sang gyä drub par shog

    I take refuge until I am enlightened
    In the Buddha, the Dharma, and the Supreme Assembly.
    By my merits of generosity and so forth,
    May I become a buddha to benefit transmigratory beings.

  • Chenrezig mantra

    OM MANI PADME HŪM
    (Chenrezig Mantra and Request – PDF from FPMT Education Services)

  • White Tara mantra

    OM TĀRE TUTTĀRE TURE MAMA ĀYUR PUṆYE JÑĀNA PUSHTIM KURUYE SVĀHĀ
    (White Tara Meditation – Visualization and Mantra – PDF from FPMT Education Services)

These practices are in addition to the long life puja being offered to Lama Zopa Rinpoche on March 11 (with seven days of preparatory pujas being offered). We will send more details and a reminder about this auspicious long life puja at the end of the week.