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Lying Flat Buddha | Words of Wisdom 14
Words of Wisdom 14 May 2023 Lying Flat Buddha On April 3, 2023, Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche gave a teaching in Taipei with the enigmatic title “Lying Flat Buddha.” In fact, the title refers to the recent phenomenon in mainland China of “lying...
Bodhi Seeds Series | April 2023 Exploring Buddhist Approaches in Education
Bodhi Seeds Series April 2023 “It is so important for children to grow up open-minded, recognizing that all values are projected and subjective rather than ultimate and indestructible. Once they see that all phenomena are not solid, fixed, and rigid but like a...
Bodhi Seeds Series | Issue 1 | April 2023 Middle Way Education: A Global Dharma Education Hub
Bodhi Seeds Series Issue 1 Middle Way Education April 2023 A Global Dharma Education Initiative By Noa Jones, executive director, Middle Way Education When it comes to dharma education for children, Middle Way Education (MWE) has taken a “heaven and earth” approach....
It’s Fantastic! Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche’s Favorite Things | Issue four: Blade Runner, Blade Runner 2049, and The Deer Hunter
April 2023 https://youtu.be/c38Y_Wxd5HE 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 this time, three movies in one go:...
KF Special Feature | March 2023 A Journey to Connect with Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo
KF Special Feature March 2023 A Journey to Connect with Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo A Celebration on the Parinirvana Anniversary of the First Khyentse March 13, 2023 “It has been a longtime aspiration of mine to translate the dharma since I began studying Buddhism over...
KF News | March 2023 2,000-year-old Gandhari Buddhist Manuscripts Find Permanent Home in Pakistan
KF News March 2023 Exchange of agreements between Dr. Abdul Azeem, Director General of the Department of Archaeology and Museums (DOAM), Pakistan, and Dr. Mark Allon, University of Sydney, with Mrs. Fareena Mazhar, Secretary of the National Heritage and Culture...
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Anniversary Edition | 2021 Annual Report
As Khyentse Foundation Turns 20, Rinpoche Looks Back — and Forward It is with great pleasure that we present Khyentse Foundation’s 2021 annual report, celebrating the foundation’s first 20 years in service to the Buddha, dharma, and sangha under the guidance and...
FOCUS: Annual Report May 2021
FOCUS May 2021 Buddhist Education for Children: Rinpoche's Vision Khyentse Foundation 2020 Annual Report On this auspicious day commemorating Buddha’s birthday, we present the foundation’s 2020 Annual Report, highlighting Rinpoche’s vision of Buddhist...
FOCUS: KF 2019 Annual Report: Buddhist Children, Cultural Buddhists, and Buddhist Stakeholders
FOCUS MAY 2020Khyentse Foundation 2019 Annual Report Buddhist Children, Cultural Buddhists, and Buddhist Stakeholders In this May Focus, we present the foundation’s 2019 Annual Report. The report features Rinpoche’s December address to the KF Board of Directors, the...
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Lying Flat Buddha | Words of Wisdom 14
Words of Wisdom 14 May 2023 Lying Flat Buddha On April 3, 2023, Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche gave a teaching in Taipei with the enigmatic title “Lying Flat Buddha.” In fact, the title refers to the recent phenomenon in mainland China of “lying...
Bodhi Seeds Series | April 2023 Exploring Buddhist Approaches in Education
Bodhi Seeds Series April 2023 “It is so important for children to grow up open-minded, recognizing that all values are projected and subjective rather than ultimate and indestructible. Once they see that all phenomena are not solid, fixed, and rigid but like a...
Bodhi Seeds Series | Issue 1 | April 2023 Middle Way Education: A Global Dharma Education Hub
Bodhi Seeds Series Issue 1 Middle Way Education April 2023 A Global Dharma Education Initiative By Noa Jones, executive director, Middle Way Education When it comes to dharma education for children, Middle Way Education (MWE) has taken a “heaven and earth” approach....
Great Patron Series
In 2002, Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche began identifying some of the great patrons of Buddhism, from Shakyamuni’s own patron, Sudatta Anathapindika to the warlord king Ashoka. Without these patrons, Buddhism would have had little chance to flourish. In every Khyentse Foundation Communique, Rinpoche shares the life story of one of these inspiring patrons.












