Who We Help

Khyentse Foundation’s mission is to act as a system of patronage for institutions and individuals engaged in the practice and study of Buddha's wisdom and compassion. In the few years of the Foundation’s existence, its support has already touched thousands of lives, from Tibet, India, and Thailand to the United States, Canada, and Australia. We emphasize the study and practice of Buddhism, and our funding goes to support Tibetans, non-Tibetans, monks, nuns, lay students and practitioners, scholars, translators, and researchers from all the different Buddhist traditions.

One of the guiding principles of the Foundation is to complement and support the work of others rather than "reinventing the wheel." Funding Gene Smith's Tibetan Buddhist Resource Center, assisting an Australian on three-year retreat, handing out free copies of the Madhyamika commentary, providing food, clothes, and study materials to young monks—the Khyentse Foundation embraces all of these endeavors. Following are just a few of the institutions and individuals who have received assistance from Khyentse Foundation.

We helped establish:

The Khyentse Foundation Distinguished Professorship in Tibetan Buddhism at the University of California at Berkeley

The Tibetan Text Formatting Center, part of the Wisdom Masters Digital Library of Tibetan Archives in collaboration with the Tibetan Buddhist Resource Center, Bodhi Foundation, and Loden Foundation

A formal English program and an on-campus medical clinic at Dzongsar Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö Institute in Chauntra, India

A designated scholarship program for Cambodian monks in cooperation with KEAP, the Khmer-Buddhist Education Assistance Project

A scholarship program that is open to students and practitioners worldwide