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Khyentse Vision Project at IATS Conference in Prague
KF NEWSAUG 2022 Khyentse Vision Project at IATS Conference in Prague This year, Khyentse Vision Project (KVP) team members attended and participated in the International Association of Tibetan Studies (IATS) with the support of Khyentse Foundation....
A Genuine Dharma Practitioner – Erik Pema Kunsang, the 2022 Khyentse Fellow
KF NEWSAUG 2022 A Genuine Dharma Practitioner – Erik Pema Kunsang, the 2022 Khyentse Fellow Erik Pema Kunsang, the renowned translator and dharma teacher, has been awarded the Khyentse Foundation Fellowship—the highest honor that the foundation grants an...
Rinpoche on Paying Homage to Prajnaparamita and Arya Tara | Words of Wisdom 10
Words of Wisdom 10 August 2022 Rinpoche on Paying Homage to Prajnaparamita and Arya Tara — A brief teaching at the conclusion of the Charya performance at Deer Park InstituteFrom late May to early June, Khyentse Foundation India supported a week-long...
$3.5m donation ensures the future of Tibetan Buddhist Studies in Australia
KF NEWSJULY 2022 $3.5m donation ensures the future of Tibetan Buddhist Studies in Australia Crucial support for a vast but relatively unexplored research area A gift of $3.5 million from Khyentse Foundation guarantees the future of Tibetan Buddhist...
Eng Jin Ooi Receives 2022 KF Award for Outstanding PhD Dissertation in Buddhist Studies
KF NEWS JULY 2022 Eng Jin Ooi Receives 2022 KF Award for Outstanding PhD Dissertation in Buddhist Studies Eng Jin Ooi, of the Department of Humanities, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities of Mahidol University, received this year’s award for Outstanding...
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...
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- June 27, 2018: New Chair in Tibetan Buddhist Studies Established at University of Michigan
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- 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
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KF Annual Reports
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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A Genuine Dharma Practitioner – Erik Pema Kunsang, the 2022 Khyentse Fellow
KF NEWSAUG 2022 A Genuine Dharma Practitioner – Erik Pema Kunsang, the 2022 Khyentse Fellow Erik Pema Kunsang, the renowned translator and dharma teacher, has been awarded the Khyentse Foundation Fellowship—the highest honor that the foundation grants an...
Rinpoche on Paying Homage to Prajnaparamita and Arya Tara | Words of Wisdom 10
Words of Wisdom 10 August 2022 Rinpoche on Paying Homage to Prajnaparamita and Arya Tara — A brief teaching at the conclusion of the Charya performance at Deer Park InstituteFrom late May to early June, Khyentse Foundation India supported a week-long...
$3.5m donation ensures the future of Tibetan Buddhist Studies in Australia
KF NEWSJULY 2022 $3.5m donation ensures the future of Tibetan Buddhist Studies in Australia Crucial support for a vast but relatively unexplored research area A gift of $3.5 million from Khyentse Foundation guarantees the future of Tibetan Buddhist...
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.












