FPMT, Inc. or FPMT Inc. or FPMT Inc are abbreviated names for the legal entity called Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition, Inc which is a non-profit religious corporation which was incorporated in the State of California, USA in 1989.

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

FPMT can also refer to an acronym for the Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition which is not a legal entity but which refers to an international network of centers, projects, and services, which are all separate independent legal entities which were established based on spiritual inspiration and guidance of two founding lamas, Lama Thubten Yeshe (1935-84) and Lama Thubten Zopa Rinpoche (1945-2023). This network is sometimes informally called the FPMT organization but all of these centers, projects and services are independent legal entities.

This network independent legal entities for city centers, residential centers and retreat centers, monasteries, nunneries, hospices, and other services and projects all work to achieve the same mission to preserve and spread 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.

FPMT Inc serves as the central corporate body, providing support and resources to this global network of Buddhist centers, projects, and services

Our core mission involves providing crucial clerical services, the distribution of materials that outline the profound teachings of our spiritual director/Founders, Lama Zopa Rinpoche and Lama Yeshe, and extending financial grants to support various Dharma activities throughout the Buddhist community. We operate exclusively as an independent corporate and administrative entity, focusing on strategic support and resource allocation.