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Dr. Jann Ronis kick starts the inaugural lecture for the 2021 – 2022 KFBSLS
Khyentse FoundationNews Report OCTOBER 2021, Northwestern University, Evanston Building Indra's Net for the Information Age – Dr. Jann Ronis kick starts the inaugural lecture for the 2021 – 2022 Khyentse Foundation Buddhist Studies Lecture Series at Northwestern...
October 2021 Focus | Preserving a Rich Buddhist Heritage
FOCUS October 2021 Preserving a Rich Buddhist Heritage An Update on Fragile Palm Leaves Foundation Professor Peter Skilling, a KF Advisor and Fellow, is one of the leading scholars of the Buddhist history and literature of South and Southeast Asia. He has...
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem Appoints Khyentse Professor in Buddhist Studies
Khyentse Foundation News Release OCTOBER 2021, Jersusalem The Hebrew University of Jerusalem Appoints Khyentse Professor in Buddhist StudiesThe Departments of Comparative Religion and Asian Studies at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HUJI) are delighted to announce...
Honoring Excellence in Buddhist Studies: Nomination Window for KF Dissertation Award Opens October 1, 2021
Nominations will be accepted from October 1 through December 31, 2021The Khyentse Foundation Award for Outstanding PhD Dissertation in Buddhist Studies is given annually to the author of a doctoral dissertation in the field of Buddhist studies, defended during the...
FOCUS SEPTEMBER 2021
Passing the Torch: Kumarajiva Project Prioritizes Translator Training In about 30 years, a lot of our jobs will be done by artificial intelligence. So we are getting closer and closer to becoming irrelevant. When that day happens, I think the teachings that are...
News from International Buddhist College, Thailand
News from International Buddhist College, Thailand August 2021We are happy to report on the successful completion of another year of the joint scholarship with International Buddhist College (IBC) in Thailand. This joint scholarship was set up in 2016 to support...
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KF Annual Reports
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...
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...
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Dr. Jann Ronis kick starts the inaugural lecture for the 2021 – 2022 KFBSLS
Khyentse FoundationNews Report OCTOBER 2021, Northwestern University, Evanston Building Indra's Net for the Information Age – Dr. Jann Ronis kick starts the inaugural lecture for the 2021 – 2022 Khyentse Foundation Buddhist Studies Lecture Series at Northwestern...
October 2021 Focus | Preserving a Rich Buddhist Heritage
FOCUS October 2021 Preserving a Rich Buddhist Heritage An Update on Fragile Palm Leaves Foundation Professor Peter Skilling, a KF Advisor and Fellow, is one of the leading scholars of the Buddhist history and literature of South and Southeast Asia. He has...
FOCUS SEPTEMBER 2021
Passing the Torch: Kumarajiva Project Prioritizes Translator Training In about 30 years, a lot of our jobs will be done by artificial intelligence. So we are getting closer and closer to becoming irrelevant. When that day happens, I think the teachings that are...
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.
