Overview of Session
DATES: 18th February 2026
TIME: 11am to 12:30pm
LOCATION: In Person and on zoom
LEVEL: Buddhist Ceremonies – All Welcome
The Fifteen Days of miracles commemorate the special time when Guru Shakyamuni Buddha showed miraculous powers in order to subdue six tirthikas, or non-Buddhist teachers, who lacked faith in him, and to inspire more faith in his followers. It begins on Losar on 18th February and culminates on the 3rd of March this year, which is the Chotrul Duchen (The Day of Miracles).
All fifteen days are merit multiplying days, when the merit of virtuous actions performed on each of these days is multiplied by 100 million, according to the Vinaya text Treasure of Quotations and Logic.
Losar is a very special time for the FPMT organization as it commemorates the anniversary of FPMT founder Lama Yeshe’s parinirvana at dawn of Losar in 1984 Lama Yeshe passed away. Fulfilling our Gurus wishes: Lama Zopa Rinpoche advised to offer extensive Lama Choepa with tsog on this special day.
Please join us in rejoicing in all the meritorious activities happening within the FPMT organization and around the world on this auspicious merit-multiplying period! Losar is an excellent time to make offerings to FPMT puja fund, which arranges vast offerings and prayers at this auspicious time for the Sangha as well as other projects in accordance with Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s wishes. Please see the FPMT puja fund webpage for more details on donations and how the fund is used.
As Lama Zopa Rinpoche advised we will offer Lama Choepa and tsog (vegetarian food, fruit, drinks, cakes) as well as recite Sutra Remembering the Three Jewels, the Swift Return Prayer for Lama Zopa Rinpoche,
Open to everyone, no empowerments needed.
Please arrive early and bring flowers, incense, vegetarian food and drink as offerings for the altar.
Practice Advice from Lama Zopa Rinpoche:
Lama Zopa Rinpoche offered extensive advice for how to make the most of these great holy multiplying days. Of particular note:
Take the eight Mahayana precepts: Students can receive the lineage of these precepts from a specially produced video of Lama Zopa Rinpoche offering them in May 2020.
Recite the Sutra Remembering the Three Jewels
Rinpoche also suggested any of the following, as one is able:
Perform the Guru Shakyamuni Buddha puja. A beautiful and deeply inspirational puja. The puja text is formatted with hyperlinks for smooth navigation, so that individuals can easily do the core practice and any additional ones as their time allows. (This puja was performed with Khandro Kunga Bhuma on Vesak Day 2022 at Losang Dragpa Centre in Malaysia, with its resident teacher, Geshe Jampa Tsondu, as chant master. You can watch this online, starting at 6:10 in the video.)
Recite sutras, such as Vajra Cutter Sutra, Sutra of Golden Light, and Sanghata Sutra
Undertake Nyung Nas
Perform self-initiation, for those who fulfilled the necessary prerequisites
Perform Lama Chopa, and at either the beginning of the practice or during the lamrim section, you can meditate on emptiness
Recite other prayers, such as Chanting the Names of Manjushri, and King of Prayers
Recite the names of the Thirty-Five Buddhas, with prostrations
Recite Vajrasattva mantras
Meditate on emptiness and dependent arising
Meditate on bodhichitta
Practice tonglen
Practice rejoicing in the good deeds of others
Of course, any other meritorious activities often advised by Lama Zopa Rinpoche are also good to do on these days. If you choose to recite the Sutra of Golden Light on these or other days, please remember to report your recitations in the Sutra of Golden Light reporting page.