Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition, Inc
The Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition (FPMT) is an organization devoted to preserving and spreading Mahayana Buddhism worldwide by creating opportunities to listen, reflect, meditate, practice, and actualize the unmistaken teachings of the Buddha and based on that experience spreading the Dharma to sentient beings.
We provide integrated education through which people’s minds and hearts can be transformed into their highest potential for the benefit of others, inspired by an attitude of universal responsibility and service. We are committed to creating harmonious environments and helping all beings develop their full potential of infinite wisdom and compassion.
Our organization is based on the Buddhist tradition of Lama Tsongkhapa of Tibet as taught to us by our founders Lama Thubten Yeshe and Lama Thubten Zopa Rinpoche.
FPMT Inc operates what is called the FPMT International Office which has its corporate office and principal place of business in Portland, Oregon, United States. International Office provides support and services to the overall FPMT network of affiliates and International Office’s purpose is to implement the vision, the resolutions, and strategic decisions laid out by the Founders and the Board of Directors of FPMT Inc.
To learn more about our staff and board of directors visit our Staff and Board page.
“Each one of us is responsible for all other living beings’ happiness besides our own. As a result, your loving kindness is the most wish fulfilling thing in life, more precious than anything else in the world. That makes for a most satisfying, fulfilling life.”
-Lama Zopa Rinpoche