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# Lama Zopa Rinpoche

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Thubten Zopa Rinpoche was a Tibetan Buddhist lama in the Gelug school. He is known for founding the Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition and Maitripa College in Portland, Oregon.

##  Quotes by Lama Zopa Rinpoche

> [“This means that when the guru appears, he purposely shows us this mistaken, ordinary aspect in order to guide us and all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lama-zopa-rinpoche/this-means-that-when-the-guru-appears-he-purposely-shows-us-this/)

[Lama Zopa Rinpoche](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lama-zopa-rinpoche/)

[Enlightenment](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/enlightenment/)

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> [“Kadampa Geshe Chengawa mentioned, A disciple who practices correct devotion to the virtuous friend, even if he is as foolish as a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lama-zopa-rinpoche/kadampa-geshe-chengawa-mentioned-a-disciple-who-practices-correct/)

[Lama Zopa Rinpoche](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lama-zopa-rinpoche/)

[Disobedience](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/disobedience/)

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> [“Otherwise we might have done this retreat or that retreat, this practice or that practice, received this teaching or that teaching, this…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lama-zopa-rinpoche/otherwise-we-might-have-done-this-retreat-or-that-retreat-this/)

[Lama Zopa Rinpoche](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lama-zopa-rinpoche/)

[Dharma](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/dharma/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4e5/lama-zopa-rinpoche-71107_education_otherwise-we-might-have-done-this-retrea_1910581.jpg)

> [“Without ever having met the Dharma, the Buddha’s legacy to the world, and without having developed a good heart, everything we do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lama-zopa-rinpoche/without-ever-having-met-the-dharma-the-buddha-s-legacy-to-the-world/)

[Lama Zopa Rinpoche](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lama-zopa-rinpoche/)

[Dharma](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/dharma/)

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