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  • Academia
  • Goodman Lecture Series
No.31

Ann Shaftel

Devotion, Eternalism, Conservation
May 22, 2025
By maryann
This richly illustrated presentation shares 55 years of Buddhist sacred art conservation in museums, monasteries, and their communities.
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    Khyentse Foundation 2024 Annual Report

    May 16, 2025
    By maryann
    Check out KF’s 2024 annual report, with an appreciation of support from executive director Lynn Hoberg, glimpses into our range of activities, highlights of KF India’s work, and our Investment Committee’s report.
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    • Text Preservation

    The Fragile Palm Leaves Foundation

    May 2, 2025
    By maryann
    KF talks to Professor Peter Skilling about FPL, the importance of its work, and some of his other activities.
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    • It's Fantastic Series
    No.13

    The House of the Spirits

    March 6, 2025
    By maryann
    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.
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    • Practitioner Support
    • Words of Wisdom Series
    No.15

    The Future of the Buddhadharma

    January 23, 2024
    By maryann

    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.

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    Story Series

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    • Faces of the Foundation
    • Goodman Lecture Series
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    • One Grant at a Time
    • Words of Wisdom Series
    Goodman Lecture Series
    Features lectures delivered by foremost Buddhist Studies scholars from our partner institutions and universities in Asia, Europe, and North America.
    • Academia
    • Goodman Lecture Series
    No.31

    Ann Shaftel

    Devotion, Eternalism, Conservation
    May 22, 2025
    By maryann
    This richly illustrated presentation shares 55 years of Buddhist sacred art conservation in museums, monasteries, and their communities.
    Read More
    • Academia
    • Goodman Lecture Series
    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.
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    • Academia
    • Goodman Lecture Series
    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.
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    • Academia
    • Goodman Lecture Series
    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.
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    • Goodman Lecture Series
    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.
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    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.”
    • It's Fantastic Series
    No.13

    The House of the Spirits

    March 6, 2025
    By maryann
    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.
    Read More
    • It's Fantastic Series
    No.12

    Millennium Mambo and Hou Hsiao-hsien

    November 27, 2024
    By maryann
    A stylish and seductive submersion into the techno-scored neon nightlife of Taipei, Millennium Mambo is a transfixing trance-out of a movie.
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    • It's Fantastic Series
    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.
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    • It's Fantastic Series
    No.10

    A book …

    April 16, 2024
    By maryann
    Rinpoche wishes to share with you a book he is reading at the moment. Guess which book!
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    • It's Fantastic Series
    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.”
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    Words of Wisdom Series
    Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche speaking on pressing topics for the modern practitioner.
    • Practitioner Support
    • Words of Wisdom Series
    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.
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    • Practitioner Support
    • Words of Wisdom Series
    No.14

    Lying Flat Buddha

    May 17, 2023
    By maryann
    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.
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    • Practitioner Support
    • Words of Wisdom Series
    No.13

    Invocation

    January 4, 2023
    By Alicja Żmigrodzka
    A beautiful invocation written by Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche on the last day of the tumultuous year of 2022.
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    • Practitioner Support
    • Words of Wisdom Series
    No.12

    Rinpoche on Gliding with the Changes

    December 20, 2022
    By Alicja Żmigrodzka
    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.
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    Dzongsar Khyenste Rinpoche is on a boat performing a fire puja in the nighttime, lights reflect off the water in the distance.
    • Practitioner Support
    • Words of Wisdom Series
    No.11

    Rinpoche on Giving, Receiving, and Sustainability

    September 20, 2022
    By maryann
    A letter from our founder, Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche to our supporters, volunteers, grant recipients and the general KF community at these uncertain times.
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    Academia
    Supporting Buddhist scholarship at academic institutions around the world. Read more about our academic impact.
    • Academia
    • Goodman Lecture Series
    No.31

    Ann Shaftel

    Devotion, Eternalism, Conservation
    May 22, 2025
    By maryann
    This richly illustrated presentation shares 55 years of Buddhist sacred art conservation in museums, monasteries, and their communities.
    Read More
    • Academia

    A Sojourn in Pune as Khyentse Foundation Visiting Professor

    February 21, 2025
    By maryann
    Prof. Mattia Salvini Dharmavardhana Jñānagarbha of the International Buddhist College, Thailand, held the visiting professorship in April and May 2024.
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    Education for Children
    Bringing Buddhist education to the youngest generation. Read more about our supported education projects.
    • Education for Children
    • Bodhi Seeds Series
    No.5

    Experiencing Joy and Wonder in the Present Moment

    August 26, 2024
    By maryann
    Dzongsar Kanishka School is modifying its courses to become a model of children’s education in India.
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    • Education for Children
    • Bodhi Seeds Series
    No.4

    Bringing the Buddha’s Wisdom to Families

    April 27, 2024
    By maryann
    A key to introducing the dharma to parents who are new to a Buddhist school such as Middle Way School is to present Buddhist values and practices in an accessible manner.
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    Translation
    Offering Buddha's wisdom in many languages. Read more about our impact on translation projects.
    • Translation

    Translating Jigme Lingpa’s Treasury of Precious Qualities into Mongolian

    September 25, 2024
    By maryann
    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.
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    • Translation

    Translating for Orgyen Tobgyal Rinpoche

    June 4, 2024
    By maryann
    With Khyentse Foundation sponsorship, Gyurmé Avertin translates orally for the revered Nyingma lama Orgyen Tobgyal Rinpoche and is striving to making Rinpoche’s teachings available in English.
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    KF Voices
    • Translation

    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.
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    Words from Rinpoche
    • Practitioner Support

    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.
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    Tributes
    Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche is smiling while seated on a throne and around Suresh Jindal.

      A Tribute to Suresh Jindal (1942–2022) by Rinpoche

      December 2, 2022
      By Alicja Żmigrodzka
      There is so much about our friend Suresh that we will long remember and rejoice in.
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      Donor Story
      • Tradition and Legacy

      Letter From An Anonymous Donor

      December 3, 2009
      By bain
      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.
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