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Berkeley KF Award Recipient

Feb 20th, 2012

This is the third year that Khyentse Foundation has given an Award for Excellence in Buddhist Studies to a UC Berkeley student. This year’s recipient is Kellie Marie Powell, a senior majoring in religious studies

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2012 Khyentse Lecture

Feb 20th, 2012

Prof. Matthew T. Kapstein, Numata Visiting Professor of Buddhist Studies, University of Chicago Divinity School, delivered the Fourth Annual Khyentse Lecture at UC Berkeley, “Tibet in the Age of Manuscripts: Reflections on Recent Textural Discoveries.”

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Rinpoche on Khyentse Foundation

Feb 17th, 2012

Rinpoche speaking about Khyentse Foundation California, August 2011

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Great Patrons Series: Her Majesty Ashi Phuntsho Choden Wangchuck: Patron Queen of Bhutan

Feb 17th, 2012

Looking back, my memory of this great queen, Ashi Phuntsho Choden, is something I can never imagine recreating. That setting was so special. I was only eight or nine years old when I spent time with her…

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Audio: Bhakha Tulku on the life and liberation of Sera Khandro

Feb 15th, 2012

Listen to an exclusive audio introduction to Sera Khandro, a great terton of the 20th century, given by Bhakha Tulku Rinpoche at the request of Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche.

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RECOMMENDED READING: OUR FEMALE BUDDHA BOOK LIST

Feb 15th, 2012

So Many Books About Female Bodhisattvas and Women Practitioners, So Little Time

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2012 Khyentse Lecture, Feb 16th at UC Berkeley: Tibet in the Age of Manuscripts

Feb 7th, 2012

Matthew T. Kapstein, Numata Visiting Professor of Buddhist Studies from The University of Chicago Divinity School, will be giving the 2012 Khyentse Lecture

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Monk at HKU Receives KF Award for Excellence

Feb 7th, 2012

Venerable Karmananda, a Buddhist monk born in Bangladesh, received a Khyentse Foundation Award for Excellence in Buddhist Studies at the University of Hong Kong (HKU) in December 2011.

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KF and RYI: Joint Financial Aid for Higher Education in Buddhist Studies

Jan 14th, 2012

Last year, Khyentse Foundation established a joint financial aid fund with Rangjung Yeshe Institute in Nepal (RYI).

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The 2012 Chulalongkorn-EFEO International Conference on Buddhist Studies

Jan 7th, 2012

Khyentse Foundation is one of the sponsors of the 2012 Chulalongkorn-EFEO International Conference on Buddhist Studies which is being held January 6-7 at Chulalongkorn University, Thailand.

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