Honoring Excellence in Buddhist Studies: Nomination Window for KF Dissertation Award Opens Now

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September 2020 Update on Oct 29, 2020: The nomination window now extents to January 31, 2021 for this round. The Khyentse Foundation Award for Outstanding PhD Dissertation in Buddhist Studies is given annually to the author of a doctoral dissertation in the field of...

Mingyuan Gao and Su-an Lin Receive 2020 KF Award for Outstanding PhD Dissertation in Buddhist Studies

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June 21, 2020 Khyentse Foundation is pleased to announce the 2020 winners of the award for Outstanding PhD Dissertations in Buddhist Studies for Asia. Mingyuan Gao of the Buddha Dharma Center of Hong Kong and Su-an Lin of Chengchi University of Taiwan were unanimously...

Prof. Richard Salomon receives the 2020 KF Prize for Outstanding Translation

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Discover the fascinating history of a long-hidden Buddhist culture at a historic crossroads Jun 15, 2020 Prof. Richard Salomon’s translation of The Buddhist literature of Ancient Gandhāra: An Introduction with Selected Translations (Somerville, MA: Wisdom...

Khyentse Foundation Second Children’s Book Prize Winner Announced

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Khyentse Foundation and Bala Kids are delighted to announce that Carol Dodd is the winner of this year’s Children’s Book Prize. Carol Dodd is a first-time author based in Hawai’i. She wrote a magical, lyrical children’s book on impermanence for ages 4 to 8, which will...

Honoring Excellence in Buddhist Studies: Nomination Window for KF Dissertation Award Opens October 1, 2019

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Nominations will be accepted from October 1 through December 31, 2019 The Khyentse Foundation Award for Outstanding PhD Dissertation in Buddhist Studies is given annually to the author of a doctoral dissertation in the field of Buddhist studies, defended during the...

2019 Outstanding Translation

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Khyentse Foundation Prize for Outstanding Buddhist Translation Awarded Dr. Karl Brunnhölzl Wins Prize for First Translation of a Text on the Yogācāra School of Mahāyāna Buddhism Dr. Karl Brunnhölzl received the 2019 Khyentse Foundation Prize for Outstanding...