Change LanguageSearch
Menu

Newsroom

No.30

Professor Jiang Wu

The University of Arizona
Enlightenment in Dispute: The Reinvention of Chan Buddhism in 17th-Century China (Lecture in Chinese)
January 10, 2025
By maryann
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.

A Fresh Approach

January 3, 2025
By maryann
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.

Events

+ Google Calendar+ Add to iCalendar
+ Google Calendar+ Add to iCalendar
View Calendar

The Future of the Buddhadharma

January 23, 2024
By bain

On December 2, 2023, 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. For want of a better word (and with no negative implications), Rinpoche termed such people “hillbilly Buddhists.” Here are some excerpts from Rinpoche’s address.

Story Series

Goodman Lecture Series
Features lectures delivered by foremost Buddhist Studies scholars from our partner institutions and universities in Asia, Europe, and North America.
No.30

Professor Jiang Wu

The University of Arizona
Enlightenment in Dispute: The Reinvention of Chan Buddhism in 17th-Century China (Lecture in Chinese)
January 10, 2025
By maryann
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.
No.29

Dr. Catherine Dalton

84000: Translating the Words of the Buddha and Rangjung Yeshe Institute
Study and Translation as Buddhist Practice
October 25, 2024
By maryann
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.
No.28

Dr. Lata Deokar

Savitribai Phule Pune University
Doing Lexicography Religiously
August 24, 2024
By maryann
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.
No.27

Tung-Ming Chao

East China Normal University
Key Points and Characteristics of Tiantai Buddhism and the Faxiang (Chinese Yogācāra) School 天台佛學與法相唯識佛學的要點與特色
August 14, 2024
By maryann
This lecture primarily introduces the key philosophical characteristics and points of two major Buddhist schools during the Sui and Tang dynasties in China: Tiantai Buddhism and the Faxiang (Chinese Yogācāra) School.
No.26

Professor Shenghai Li

National Taiwan University
The Aesthetics of Disgust in Sanskrit Buddhist Literature 梵文佛教文學中厭惡的美學
April 20, 2024
By maryann
These texts show how the Buddhist intelligentsia in late Indian Buddhism might have reflected on aesthetics and may reveal something about an emerging Buddhist approach.
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.”
No.11

Zhu Xianmin

September 13, 2024
By maryann
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.
No.9

Daidō Moriyama

April 11, 2024
By maryann
“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.”
No.8

Raghu Rai

February 20, 2024
By maryann
Raghu Rai (b. 1942) is an Indian photographer and photojournalist. He was a protégé of Henri Cartier-Bresson, who nominated Rai, then a young photojournalist, to join Magnum Photos in 1977.
Words of Wisdom Series
Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche speaking on pressing topics for the modern practitioner.
No.15

The Future of the Buddhadharma

January 23, 2024
By maryann
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.

Core Activity News

Academia
Supporting Buddhist scholarship at academic institutions around the world. Read more about our academic impact.
No.30

Professor Jiang Wu

The University of Arizona
Enlightenment in Dispute: The Reinvention of Chan Buddhism in 17th-Century China (Lecture in Chinese)
January 10, 2025
By maryann
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.
No.29

Dr. Catherine Dalton

84000: Translating the Words of the Buddha and Rangjung Yeshe Institute
Study and Translation as Buddhist Practice
October 25, 2024
By maryann
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.
Education for Children
Bringing Buddhist education to the youngest generation. Read more about our supported education projects.
Translation
Offering Buddha's wisdom in many languages. Read more about our impact on translation projects.

Collections

KF Voices

Never Stop Asking

May 30, 2009
By bain
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

A Fresh Approach

January 3, 2025
By maryann
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
Donor Story
Close Menu
Close

Choose Language

Close

Choose Language