The Jataka School: Rooted in Wisdom, Built for the Future
When the Jataka School opens in 2026, it will become Bangkok’s first Buddhist-based international school.
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KF 2025 Prize for Outstanding Translation
Khyentse Foundation is pleased to announce the winners of the 2025 Prize for Outstanding Translation. This year’s awardees are Sara McClintock and John Dunne, for their book Nāgārjuna’s Precious Garland: Ratnāvalī (Wisdom Publications, 2024).
Professor Sebastian Nehrdich
Tohoku UniversityBuddhist Philology and AI
This talk will provide an overview of the tools that the Dharmamitra project currently offers the Buddhist Studies community, with a focus on machine translation and cross-lingual search for philological use cases.
Compassion in Action
Since 2023, Life Transition Meditation Center has held an annual retreat to address PTSD among military service Veterans.
Events
Nils Martin Receives 2023 KF Award for Outstanding PhD Dissertation in Buddhist Studies
Martin’s dissertation is a masterful contribution to the history of art and of Buddhism in the Western Himalayas.
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- It's Fantastic Series
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Goodman Lecture Series
Features lectures delivered by foremost Buddhist Studies scholars from our partner institutions and universities in Asia, Europe, and North America.
Professor Sebastian Nehrdich
Tohoku UniversityBuddhist Philology and AI
This talk will provide an overview of the tools that the Dharmamitra project currently offers the Buddhist Studies community, with a focus on machine translation and cross-lingual search for philological use cases.
Ann Shaftel
Devotion, Eternalism, Conservation
This richly illustrated presentation shares 55 years of Buddhist sacred art conservation in museums, monasteries, and their communities.
Professor Jiang Wu
The University of ArizonaEnlightenment in Dispute: The Reinvention of Chan Buddhism in 17th-Century China (Lecture in Chinese)
This lecture centers on the recent translation of Professor Jiang Wu’s monograph, offering a comprehensive examination of the complex history and reinvention of the Chan Buddhist tradition in 17th-century China.
Dr. Catherine Dalton
84000: Translating the Words of the Buddha and Rangjung Yeshe InstituteStudy and Translation as Buddhist Practice
In this talk, Catherine explores how integrating the study of Buddhism and the translation of its texts with committed experiential training can lead to a more effective and fulfilling approach to both learning and translation.
Dr. Lata Deokar
Savitribai Phule Pune UniversityDoing Lexicography Religiously
This talk discusses how ancient Buddhist authors approached words and their meanings, how they documented meanings, and whether they did conventional lexicography or did away with it.
It's Fantastic Series
Every couple of months, we share with you a personal recommendation from Rinpoche about one of his favorite things—a book, a movie, a piece of music, a coffee shop, a bookstore …
And of course, “You don’t have to go through these. Only if you have time to kill.”
The House of the Spirits
One of the most important and beloved Latin-American works of the 20th century, The House of the Spirits (1982) is the debut novel of Chilean-American novelist Isabel Allende.
Millennium Mambo and Hou Hsiao-hsien
A stylish and seductive submersion into the techno-scored neon nightlife of Taipei, Millennium Mambo is a transfixing trance-out of a movie.
Zhu Xianmin
Since the 1960s and ’70s, Zhu Xianmin has employed the creative path of documentary photography to explore the vicissitudes of daily life, devoting himself to capturing the lives of ordinary people on film.
A book …
Rinpoche wishes to share with you a book he is reading at the moment. Guess which book!
Daidō Moriyama
“I’ve always wanted to frame my movies based on Daidō Moriyama’s photos. But it’s difficult. It’s really, really difficult because it’s almost like we have a set of ideas about what is a beautiful frame.”
Words of Wisdom Series
Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche speaking on pressing topics for the modern practitioner.
The Future of the Buddhadharma
Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche addressed Khyentse Foundation’s Board of Directors regarding the future of the buddhadharma. In particular, he stressed the importance of paying attention to the large numbers of people born in traditionally Buddhist places, including those who have migrated elsewhere.
Lying Flat Buddha
The title refers to the recent phenomenon in mainland China of “lying flat” (Mandarin: “tang ping”), a type of passive resistance to the high pressure and competitiveness of contemporary life.
Invocation
A beautiful invocation written by Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche on the last day of the tumultuous year of 2022.
Rinpoche on Gliding with the Changes
At the annual Khyentse Foundation board of directors meeting on December 3, 2022, Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche addressed the group and spoke about bravely stepping into an unknown future. Here are excerpts from that talk.
Rinpoche on Giving, Receiving, and Sustainability
A letter from our founder, Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche to our supporters, volunteers, grant recipients and the general KF community at these uncertain times.
Core Activity News
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- Tradition and Legacy
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Academia
Supporting Buddhist scholarship at academic institutions around the world. Read more about our academic impact.
Professor Sebastian Nehrdich
Tohoku UniversityBuddhist Philology and AI
This talk will provide an overview of the tools that the Dharmamitra project currently offers the Buddhist Studies community, with a focus on machine translation and cross-lingual search for philological use cases.
Building a New Model for Buddhist Education
The Engaging Education in Buddhist Studies program at the University of Toronto is reshaping the way students engage with Buddhist teachings in academic settings.
Education for Children
Bringing Buddhist education to the youngest generation.
Read more about our supported education projects.
The Jataka School: Rooted in Wisdom, Built for the Future
When the Jataka School opens in 2026, it will become Bangkok’s first Buddhist-based international school.
Experiencing Joy and Wonder in the Present Moment
Dzongsar Kanishka School is modifying its courses to become a model of children’s education in India.
Translation
Offering Buddha's wisdom in many languages. Read more about our impact on translation projects.
KF 2025 Prize for Outstanding Translation
Khyentse Foundation is pleased to announce the winners of the 2025 Prize for Outstanding Translation. This year’s awardees are Sara McClintock and John Dunne, for their book Nāgārjuna’s Precious Garland: Ratnāvalī (Wisdom Publications, 2024).
Translating Jigme Lingpa’s Treasury of Precious Qualities into Mongolian
In 2022, Munkhzul Koski received a KF Ashoka grant to translate the first section of the Treasury of Precious Qualities by the renowned Nyingma master Jigme Lingpa, together with its commentary by Kangyur Rinpoche, into modern Mongolian.
Collections
KF Voices
KF team members’ experiences of volunteering.
Never Stop Asking
Lynn Hoberg shares what it's like to volunteer behind the scenes of a historic event when emotions are running high and so much is at stake.
Words from Rinpoche
Messages from our founder to inspire you.
A Fresh Approach
On December 15, 2024, Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche addressed Khyentse Foundation’s Board of Directors emphasizing the need to ensure that the foundation is protected for the future.
Tributes
In homage to key Khyentse mandala teachers and friends who have passed.
A Tribute to Suresh Jindal (1942–2022) by Rinpoche
There is so much about our friend Suresh that we will long remember and rejoice in.
Donor Stories
Letters and stories by Khyentse Foundation donors.
Letter From An Anonymous Donor
An anonymous donor makes a substantial donation to Khyentse Foundation earmarked for the Buddhist Literary Heritage Project and sends an encouraging letter to the board of directors.