A gift of $3.5 million from Khyentse Foundation guarantees the future of Tibetan Buddhist Studies at the University of Sydney for the next 20 years, building on the success of previous philanthropic support.
Rinpoche skillfully connects Arya Tara with the mother of all the Buddhas, Prajnaparamita, and gives a brief teaching on a famous verse from the Abhisamayalankara (The Ornament of Clear Realization), a treatise said to have been directly revealed by the future Buddha Maitreya.
In rural Japan, the Haruno family navigates the quirks of life, love, and surreal visions in "The Taste of Tea," a whimsical and visually captivating tale reminiscent of a surreal Ingmar Bergman's "Fanny and Alexander."
Recently, Rinpoche has been emphasizing the importance of wisdom in all Buddhist conduct. He gave the analogy of wisdom, compassion, and morality taking a car ride together.
Narrative Buddhology: Explorations of Indian Buddhist Literature
March 19, 2022
Bymaryann
Indian Buddhist texts contain a complex fabric of narratives interweaving the Buddha’s past lives, his final life, his encounters with others and their past-life encounters with other buddhas.
On Creating the Early Discourses (Suttas) of the Buddha
February 10, 2022
Bymaryann
In this talk we will inquire into some of the motivations and methods behind the shaping of the early discourses, in order to obtain an improved understanding of the nature of the early Buddhist tradition.
Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche encourages the recitation of the Dependent Arising Dharani during the new year with the aspiration “to be healthy, wealthy, and happy so that we can make others healthy, wealthy, and happy.”
