FOCUS: Himalayan Scholars in the West

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FOCUS  November 2020 Buddhist Teacher Training Himalayan Scholars in the West   My vision is if we can produce the facilities and the teachers, in the next 100 years, we will have Buddhism intact. — Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche In order to produce authentic...

FOCUS: Following in Kumarajiva’s Footsteps

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FOCUS  October 2020   Following in Kumarajiva’s Footsteps The Kumarajiva Project in its second year    Chinese civilization is very, very important for the survival of Buddhism. – Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche In July 2019, Khyentse Foundation launched...

FOCUS: September 2020 Structuring the Longevity of Buddhist Studies in Universities

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FOCUS  September 2020   Structuring the Longevity of Buddhist Studies in Universities   It’s back-to-school time for many, and in this issue we share some news from our academic development area. First, Khyentse Foundation, in partnership with the...

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...

KF Inaugurates Major Support for Graduate Students at Eight Universities

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September 2020 Khyentse Foundation recently announced a new program to provide selected universities with much-needed support to fund doctoral students in Buddhist Studies. Depending on factors such as location, university costs, and existing support, grants up to...

Cross-Fertilization of Academia and Buddha’s wisdom

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By Anja Hartmann September 2020 Anja Hartmann: Member of the Board of Directors & Chair of the Academic Development Committee     Global academia as we know it is a European invention. As Walter Rüegg put it in the foreword to his book, A History of the...