Kollegal: Dhondenling Tibetan Settlement in Kollegal held a mass prayer ceremony to mourn the demise of Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche at the settlement’s Community Hall (funded by Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition) on 14 April 2023.
According to the report sent from Kollegal Settlement Office, the Tibetan Settlement Officer expresses heartfelt and deepest condolences over the recent passing away of kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche on behalf of Dhondenling Tibetan Settlement. He further wrote, “His (Lama Zopa Rinpoche) profound kindness and generosity towards the people and community of Kollegal is something we can never fully repay. We pray for his swift rebirth and the continuation of his countless good works for the benefit of all sentient beings.”
Similarly, Rabgayling Tibetan Settlement in Hunsur also organised a mass prayer service on the same day.
Lama Zopa Rinpoche is a Tibetan Buddhist scholar and meditator who for over 30 years has overseen the spiritual activities of the extensive worldwide network of centers, projects and services that form the Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition (FPMT) which he founded with Lama Thubten Yeshe.
-Report filed by TSO Kollegal