Keeping the Buddhadhama Pristine and Stainless

Activities, KF Team, News, Why It's Important

2018 KF Board Meeting Review Photo from the KF board meeting: Front row: Prof. Peter Skilling with Rinpoche  Back row: Kris Yao, Lynn Hoberg, Angie Tsai, Isabel Pedrosa, Cangioli Che, Richard Chang, Anita Lee, Christine Ng As Rinpoche reminded us in his address to the...

Remembering Raji Ramanan

KF India, KF Team, News

December 2018 We are saddened to share the news that Raji Ramanan, a steadfast member of the KF India Program Committee since its inception and a former KF board member, has passed away. Raji played a key role in actively working to revive Buddhism across India,...

Drubgyud Tenzin Rinpoche Joins KF Board of Directors

KF Team, News, Who we are

Drubgyud Tenzin Rinpoche is the abbot of Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche’s unique and progressive monastery, Chökyi Gyatso Institute (CGI), in eastern Bhutan. The more than 150 monks living at CGI receive a rigorous shedra education and also learn numerous rituals,...

First Person: Amelia Chow, SI and KF Founding Team Member

KF Team, News

Amelia Chow reflects on her long history of service for Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche’s sangha before she enters a long retreat. As a founder of both Siddhartha’s Intent and Khyentse Foundation, and balancing being an active volunteer in both, her reflections on the past...

First Person: Noa Jones

KF Team, News

A few years ago, Rinpoche’s cow, named Cangioli, gave birth in the pasture of Grantha Griha in Bir. Rinpoche named the calf Noa. Cangioli (KF’s executive director, not the cow) sent me a photo saying something to the effect that I am like a daughter to her...

First Person: Kris Yao, Translator and KF Director

KF Team, News, Who we are

Kris Yao is a renowned architect who also supports building people and the Dharma through his tireless work on behalf of Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse Rinpoche and Khyentse Foundation. We interviewed him about his life and his involvement with the foundation. KF: What is...