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FPMT International Office
Preserving the Lineage Fund
Sponsoring Yearly Initiations and Oral Transmissions
Our Mission:
Preserving the Lineage Fund
provides the means through
which the Mahayana teachings
can be transmitted from
Tibetan lamas to their students
by sponsoring initiations and
oral transmissions which Lama
Zopa Rinpoche has identified
as essential for the
preservation of the Dharma.
What is an Oral Transmission?
An oral transmission, or “lung,” is when a Buddhist lama recites
aloud a text for which they hold the lineage, (meaning, the lama
has received it properly from a previous qualified lama).
Students who hear the entire text is considered to have received
the oral transmission of the text. This occurs in an unbroken
continuum, ultimately going back to the author of the text.
When one receives an oral transmission or initiation from a
qualified Buddhist master, one is receiving the teachings of the
Buddha in their original form, passed perfectly from master to
student through generations in an unbroken continuum.
The aim of the Preserving the Lineage Fund is to cover all expenses
that are incurred during specific transmissions that are deemed
imperative by Lama Zopa Rinpoche. These expenses can include
the sponsorship of events when oral transmissions are given,
including food and offerings, and the preservation of specific
teachings in any form. Through supporting these transmissions
given by qualified Tibetan lamas, the fund helps FPMT fulfill its
primary objective: preserving the Mahayana tradition.
The cost to sponsor the initiations each year is
estimated at US$50,000.
Preserving an
Unbroken Lineage
As this world loses the last
remaining lamas to be born
and educated in Tibet, it is
imperative that Tibetan
Buddhism is preserved and
passed on in an unbroken
lineage to future lamas and
students.
Current Priorities
In April 2012, the Preserving the Lineage Fund sponsored the
fifth year of initiations given by His Holiness the Sakya Trizin to
many high lamas including Lama Zopa Rinpoche, Dhakpa
Rinpoche, Dagri Rinpoche and others from the Sakya tradition,
as well as many of the Sangha of the Sakya Monastery and
Nunnery in Dehradun, India.
This is a rare and utterly
precious opportunity to
receive the entire
collection of initiations
from His Holiness the
Sakya Trizin called
Wangya Norbu Tangwa
(Garlands of Jewels of
Hundreds of Initiations).
Preserving the Wangya Norbu Tangwa has become a
matter of urgency as the lineage of the initiations had
completely died out in the Gelug tradition. Initially,
Rinpoche with other Gelug lamas, including Kirti Tsenshab
Rinpoche, received the first half of these initiations from
His Eminence Chobgye Trichen Rinpoche in 1991, but age
and poor health stopped him from giving the
transmissions in their entirety.
FPMT is an organization devoted to preserving the
Mahayana teachings and supporting the
Preserving the Lineage Fund is a significant way to
support this colossal effort.
For more information please visit:
www.fpmt.org/projects/fpmt/PLF
If you have any questions, please contact Holly Ansett anytime:
Charitable Project Coordinator
FPMT International Office
[email protected]
skype: hansett888