FPMT International Office Department Name Lama Tsongkhapa Teachers Fund At the request of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, the Lama Tsongkhapa Teachers Fund was established in 1997 by Lama Zopa Rinpoche to support current masters within the tradition The Lama Tsongkhapa Teachers Fund supports annually up to 150 senior teachers, such as the current Abbots, past Abbots, the Ganden Tripa as well as the most senior teachers of the monasteries, by offering a small monthly stipend The examination board for 2009 Gelugpa exam