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KF Special Feature November 2022 Dzongsar Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö Institute and the Precious Drubthab Kuntu Empowermentsand Teachings
KF Special Feature November 2022 Dzongsar Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö Institute and the Precious Drubthab Kuntu Empowerments and Teachings View of Dzongsar Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö Institute, October 2022. Photo courtesy DKCLI team. “As followers of Shakyamuni Buddha, the...
KF Special Feature October 2022 Digital Dharma: Recovering Wisdom — Remembering Gene Smith
KF Special Feature October 2022 Digital Dharma: Recovering Wisdom—Remembering Gene Smith“It’s hard to express or even fathom Gene’s direct and indirect contribution to Tibetan Buddhism through the preservation and publication of so many of these rare texts. At a...
FOCUS: October 2022
FOCUS October 2022What Four Himalayan Scholars Are Taking Home from America: Training Buddhist TeachersTsering and Jigme at Naropa Starting in January 2020, Khenpo Phurbu Tsering and Khenpo Jigme Lodoe studied at Naropa University in Boulder, Colorado, USA. The two...
Rinpoche on giving, receiving, and sustainability | Words of Wisdom 11
Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche in Varanasi. Photo courtesy Pawo Choyning Dorji. Words of Wisdom 11September 2022 Rinpoche on giving, receiving, and sustainability A letter from our founder, Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche to our supporters, volunteers,...
Honoring Excellence in Buddhist Studies: Nomination Window for KF Dissertation Award Opens October 1, 2022
KF AnnouncementSeptember 2022 Honoring Excellence in Buddhist Studies: Nomination Window for KF Dissertation Award Opens October 1, 2022The Khyentse Foundation Award for Outstanding PhD Dissertation in Buddhist Studies is given annually to the author of a...
It’s Fantastic! Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche’s Favorite Things | Issue two: Deer Hunting with Jesus
September 2022 Every couple of months, we share with you a personal recommendation from Rinpoche of one of his favorite things—a book, a movie, a piece of music, a coffee shop, a book store, etc. In issue two, we share a book recommended by Rinpoche....
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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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KF Special Feature November 2022 Dzongsar Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö Institute and the Precious Drubthab Kuntu Empowermentsand Teachings
KF Special Feature November 2022 Dzongsar Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö Institute and the Precious Drubthab Kuntu Empowerments and Teachings View of Dzongsar Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö Institute, October 2022. Photo courtesy DKCLI team. “As followers of Shakyamuni Buddha, the...
KF Special Feature October 2022 Digital Dharma: Recovering Wisdom — Remembering Gene Smith
KF Special Feature October 2022 Digital Dharma: Recovering Wisdom—Remembering Gene Smith“It’s hard to express or even fathom Gene’s direct and indirect contribution to Tibetan Buddhism through the preservation and publication of so many of these rare texts. At a...
FOCUS: October 2022
FOCUS October 2022What Four Himalayan Scholars Are Taking Home from America: Training Buddhist TeachersTsering and Jigme at Naropa Starting in January 2020, Khenpo Phurbu Tsering and Khenpo Jigme Lodoe studied at Naropa University in Boulder, Colorado, USA. The two...
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.
