KF Special Feature October 2022 Digital Dharma: Recovering Wisdom — Remembering Gene Smith
KF Special Feature October 2022 Digital Dharma: Recovering Wisdom—Remembering Gene Smith“It’s hard to express or even fathom Gene’s direct and indirect contribution to Tibetan Buddhism through the preservation and publication of so many of these rare texts. At a...
FOCUS: October 2022
FOCUS October 2022What Four Himalayan Scholars Are Taking Home from America: Training Buddhist TeachersTsering and Jigme at Naropa Starting in January 2020, Khenpo Phurbu Tsering and Khenpo Jigme Lodoe studied at Naropa University in Boulder, Colorado, USA. The two...
Rinpoche on giving, receiving, and sustainability | Words of Wisdom 11
Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche in Varanasi. Photo courtesy Pawo Choyning Dorji. Words of Wisdom 11September 2022 Rinpoche on giving, receiving, and sustainability A letter from our founder, Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche to our supporters, volunteers,...
It’s Fantastic! Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche’s Favorite Things | Issue two: Deer Hunting with Jesus
September 2022 Every couple of months, we share with you a personal recommendation from Rinpoche of one of his favorite things—a book, a movie, a piece of music, a coffee shop, a book store, etc. In issue two, we share a book recommended by Rinpoche....
KF 2022 Prize for Outstanding Translation – Honoring a Collaboration for the Ages
KF NEWSSEPTEMBER 2022 KF 2022 Prize for Outstanding Translation Honoring a Collaboration for the AgesThis year’s Khyentse Foundation Prize for Outstanding Translation is awarded to Professor Luis Gómez and Professor Paul Harrison for their teamwork on...
International Competition: Sanctum Light Art of the Mahabodhi Temple, Bodhgaya
KF ANNOUNCEMENTAUGUST 2022 International Competition Sanctum Light Art of the Mahabodhi Temple, Bodhgaya The ambitious Lighting the Mahabodhi (LTM) project is almost complete. For the final, most sensitive, and most important step, Siddhartha’s Intent India is...
KF activities in Buddha’s birth country
August 2022 Khyentse Foundation has been active in Nepal for more than 15 years. Starting with a joint-scholarship program with Rangjung Yeshe Institute (RYI) in 2007, we now have a diverse array of activities and partnerships with a number of grassroots...
Celebrating Nepal’s Extraordinary Heritage
Bhrikuti Devi Trust Holds Ground-Breaking Ceremony for Licchavi House August 2022 On August 27, Licchavi House, Rinpoche’s latest initiative in Nepal, will celebrate its groundbreaking with a live-streamed ceremony. Licchavi House is spearheaded by the Bhrikuti...
A Genuine Dharma Practitioner – Erik Pema Kunsang, the 2022 Khyentse Fellow
KF NEWSAUG 2022 A Genuine Dharma Practitioner – Erik Pema Kunsang, the 2022 Khyentse Fellow Erik Pema Kunsang, the renowned translator and dharma teacher, has been awarded the Khyentse Foundation Fellowship—the highest honor that the foundation grants an...
Rinpoche on Paying Homage to Prajnaparamita and Arya Tara | Words of Wisdom 10
Words of Wisdom 10 August 2022 Rinpoche on Paying Homage to Prajnaparamita and Arya Tara — A brief teaching at the conclusion of the Charya performance at Deer Park InstituteFrom late May to early June, Khyentse Foundation India supported a week-long...
$3.5m donation ensures the future of Tibetan Buddhist Studies in Australia
KF NEWSJULY 2022 $3.5m donation ensures the future of Tibetan Buddhist Studies in Australia Crucial support for a vast but relatively unexplored research area A gift of $3.5 million from Khyentse Foundation guarantees the future of Tibetan Buddhist...
Eng Jin Ooi Receives 2022 KF Award for Outstanding PhD Dissertation in Buddhist Studies
KF NEWS JULY 2022 Eng Jin Ooi Receives 2022 KF Award for Outstanding PhD Dissertation in Buddhist Studies Eng Jin Ooi, of the Department of Humanities, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities of Mahidol University, received this year’s award for Outstanding...