What is Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition?
{{unreferenced|date=December 2011}} The '''FPMT''' (Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition) is a group of [[Buddhist]] centers focusing on the [[Gelugpa]] tradition of [[Tibet]]. Founded in 1975 by Lama [[Thubten Yeshe]] and Lama [[Thubten Zopa Rinpoche]], who began teaching Buddhism to Western students in [[Nepal]], the FPMT has grown to encompass 150 teaching centers, projects, and social services in 33 countries. Since the death of Lama Yeshe in 1984, the FPMT's spiritual director has been [[Lama Zopa]] Rinpoche. ==Related pages== *[[Dalai Lama]] *[[Lam rim]] [[Category:Tibetan Buddhism]] {{religion-stub}}