FOCUS: September 2020 Structuring the Longevity of Buddhist Studies in Universities
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 German...
University of Michigan Appoints Dr. Sangseraima Ujeed to KF Endowed Position
September 2020After an extensive international search, the Department of Asian Languages and Cultures at the University of Michigan is happy to announce that it has selected a scholar to fill its new position in Tibetan Buddhist Studies, funded by an endowment from...
KF Inaugurates Major Support for Graduate Students at Eight Universities
September 2020Khyentse 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
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...
Buddhist Professorship Endowed in Munich at One of Europe’s Oldest Universities
September 2020 Khyentse Foundation, together with the German Tara Foundation, has secured a tenured professorship in Tibetan and Buddhist Studies at Ludwig Maximilian University (LMU) of Munich. This is the third gift of this kind that KF has sponsored and the first...
FOCUS: Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo | 200th Birthday Special Edition
FOCUS July 2020 Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo 200th Birthday Special Edition On the auspicious occasion of Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo’s 200th birthday, Khyentse Foundation is honored to offer the redesigned e-book, The Life of Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo by Jamgon Kongtrul,...
FOCUS: KF 2019 Annual Report: Buddhist Children, Cultural Buddhists, and Buddhist Stakeholders
FOCUS MAY 2020Khyentse Foundation 2019 Annual Report Buddhist Children, Cultural Buddhists, and Buddhist Stakeholders In this May Focus, we present the foundation’s 2019 Annual Report. The report features Rinpoche’s December address to the KF Board of Directors, the...
FOCUS: Following in the Buddha’s Footsteps
FOCUS April 2020 Following in the Buddha's Footsteps Inaugural Teachings at Buddha Pada, India We are delighted to report on Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche’s recent teachings at Buddha Pada, a newly established Himalayan center for the study and practice of...
FOCUS: The Middle Way: KF Invests in Education for Children
FOCUS April 2020 THE MIDDLE WAY: KF Invests in Education for ChildrenThinking broadly, if a kid grows up in a situation where there is information on Buddha, dharma and sangha—that is already a success. Looking at the larger world, most schools don’t talk about...
FOCUS: Planting Seeds of Buddhadharma
FOCUS February 2020 Planting Seeds of BuddhadharmaOne thing that we learn from our teacher is that Buddhadharma has no boundary. From India to China, from Europe to the Americas, from the Himalayas to Machu Picchu, Buddhadharma benefits all sentient beings, and...
FOCUS: Bringing Us Closer to the Buddha’s Words | Official Online Publication of the 1st sutra of the Kumarajiva Project
FOCUS January 2020Bringing Us Closer to the Buddha’s Words Online Publication of the First Sutra of the Kumarajiva Project Every single word spoken by the Buddha is excellent and precious.WISHING EVERYONE A HAPPY CHINESENEW YEAR!May the year of the rat be...
FOCUS: Thanks for Giving: Stories of KF’s Matching Sponsors and Monthly Donors
FOCUS December 2019 Thanks for Giving Stories of KF's Matching Sponsors and Monthly DonorsWe should view an offering of one rupee as an example of extreme generosity. Think that this is so amazing and encourage and praise and dedicate the merit of that. Then if...