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Remembering Naresh Mathur
Naresh Mathur (1954-2021), founding sangha and Board member, Siddhartha's Intent India For Buddhism altogether, and especially for Buddhism in India, losing Naresh is really a big loss! Naresh himself had not only taken refuge in the Buddha, dharma and sangha but had...
FOCUS: April 2021
FOCUS April 2021 IN THIS ISSUE: KF sponsored its fourth permanent faculty position in Buddhist studies at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Read Prof. Eviatar Shulman’s take on this landmark development and its impact on Buddhist Studies in Israel and...
Rinpoche on Modernity | Words of Wisdom 4
Photo credit: Pawo Choyning Dorji Words of Wisdom 4 April 2021 Rinpoche on Modernity We’ve so enjoyed being able to connect with our sangha and friends through some recent online events, and we’re pleased to bring you highlights of those meetings. Recently,...
Rinpoche on Resilience: Words of Wisdom 3
Photo: Tea under a tree. Rinpoche in Taiwan, Jan 2021. Photo credit: Pawo Choyning Dorji Words of Wisdom 3 March 2021 Rinpoche on Being Resilient The pandemic is affecting all of us in one way or another. A year after its onset, we are...
KF FOCUS: Khyentse Vision Project
FOCUS March 2021 Khyentse Vision Project: Translating the Works of Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo into EnglishOn the auspicious anniversary of Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo, the first Khyentse, we are pleased to launch the website for the Khyentse Vision Project, an...
Rinpoche on Reaching Beyond: Words of Wisdom Series 2
Photo above: Rinpoche in Taiwan, Jan 2021. Photo credit: Pawo Choyning Dorji Words of Wisdom 2 February 2021 Rinpoche on Reaching Beyond Many of us found solace in the numerous opportunities to see Rinpoche online in 2020; teachings, pujas, online gatherings, and...
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- October 1, 2018: Nomination Window for KF Award, Europe, open October 1, 2018
- June 27, 2018: New Chair in Tibetan Buddhist Studies Established at University of Michigan
- May 16, 2018: Bala Book Award Announcement
- April 30, 2018: KF Prize for Outstanding Buddhist Translation Awarded
- September 15, 2017: Nomination Window For KF Dissertation Award Opens October 1, 2017
- June 30, 2015: Dr. Jens Wilhelm Borgland and Dr. David Higgins receive award for outstanding PhD dissertations in Buddhist Studies, 2014-15
- June 30, 2015: Nomination Window for KF award for outstanding dissertations in Buddhist Studies Asia opens October 1, 2015
- February 14, 2014: Khyentse Foundation Delivers Unprecedented 6-Day Leadership Training Program to Young Buddhists Leaders
- June 10, 2013: Venerable Bhikkhu Bodhi Awarded 2013 Khyentse Foundation Prize for Outstanding Translation
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KF Annual Reports
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...
Annual Report 2018
The widening scope and growing complexity of KF activities over the years make it increasingly challenging to cover all of our projects in meaningful detail in our annual report. Starting this year, the annual report will concentrate on one of KF’s eight focus areas...
2017 Annual Report
KF ANNUAL REPORT | CELEBRATING PURPOSE AND GROWTH In a World of Change, KF's Fundamental Purpose Remains the Same Long before there was a Khyentse Foundation, Rinpoche had a vision. The foundation exists to help him realize it. As he said in his address to the KF...
KF FOCUS: Khyentse Vision Project
FOCUS March 2021 Khyentse Vision Project: Translating the Works of Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo into EnglishOn the auspicious anniversary of Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo, the first Khyentse, we are pleased to launch the website for the Khyentse Vision Project, an...
FOCUS: Planning for Impermanence
FOCUS December 2020 Planning for ImpermanenceAs we near the end of 2020, and begin planning for 2021, we want to thank our donors, supporters, and volunteers near and far for another year of carrying out Rinpoche’s ever-growing activities in preserving and...
FOCUS: Himalayan Scholars in the West
FOCUS November 2020 Buddhist Teacher Training Himalayan Scholars in the West My vision is if we can produce the facilities and the teachers, in the next 100 years, we will have Buddhism intact.In order to produce authentic Buddhist teachers for the 21st century...
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.
