FOCUS SEPTEMBER 2021
Passing the Torch: Kumarajiva Project Prioritizes Translator Training In about 30 years, a lot of our jobs will be done by artificial intelligence. So we are getting closer and closer to becoming irrelevant. When that day happens, I think the teachings that are...
FOCUS August 2021
Finding the Middle Way | MWE Expands Its Vision“If graduates can think outside the box, not be arrogant about thinking outside the box, be compassionate and kind to people who are stuck in the box, and work within that environment. That's a success." — Dzongsar...
FOCUS: Annual Report May 2021
FOCUS May 2021 Buddhist Education for Children: Rinpoche's Vision Khyentse Foundation 2020 Annual Report On this auspicious day commemorating Buddha’s birthday, we present the foundation’s 2020 Annual Report, highlighting Rinpoche’s vision of Buddhist...
KF FOCUS: Khyentse Vision Project
FOCUS March 2021 Khyentse Vision Project: Translating the Works of Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo into EnglishOn the auspicious anniversary of Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo, the first Khyentse, we are pleased to launch the website for the Khyentse Vision Project, an...
FOCUS: Planning for Impermanence
FOCUS December 2020 Planning for ImpermanenceAs we near the end of 2020, and begin planning for 2021, we want to thank our donors, supporters, and volunteers near and far for another year of carrying out Rinpoche’s ever-growing activities in preserving and...
FOCUS: Himalayan Scholars in the West
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.In order to produce authentic Buddhist teachers for the 21st century...
Slideshow: Historical Buddhist Sites by Pawo Choyning Dorji
(click on the photo to start the slideshow | 點擊照片開始幻燈片)Photos by Pawo Choyning Dorji of Historical Buddhist sites from his journey to Xinjiang and Gansu provinces in China in 2014...
The Life and Legacy of Kumarajiva
By Sarah K. C. Wilkinson In July 2019, Khyentse Foundation launched the Kumarajiva Project, an unprecedented translation effort dedicated to translating into Chinese all Buddhist canonical texts that are not currently available in Chinese. Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche...
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...