News and Events

Join us on Saturday, July 21st, as we come together to observe the auspicious occasion of Chökhor Düchen. This special holiday commemorates the first turning of the wheel of Dharma by […]

Professor Thomas Doctor is back for Part II of Nagarjuna’s Fundamental Verses on the Middle Way, the Mūlamadhyamakakārikā (MMK). This text is foundational to the Madhyamaka school of Mahāyāna Buddhism […]

We are pleased to announce that from April 28th to April 30th KU Centre for Buddhist Studies at Rangjung Yeshe Institute will be hosting the International Conference on Buddhism, Creativity, […]

RYI has been hosting a series of international symposia on Buddhist Studies since 2002. These symposia have covered diverse topics concerning Buddhist philosophy and practice, and have featured prominent international […]

On March 9th, Dr. Vrajvihari Sharan, director of Dharmic life at Georgetown University, and a group of students visited RYI as part of their course “Lived Pluralisms: Lessons from Nepal.” […]

On Monday, a lovely ceremony took place at the RYI library. Khenpo Tsondru Sangpo presented a statue of Manjushri to Gwen, who in turn gave Khenpo la the six volumes […]

Throughout this semester, we’ve had the privilege of hosting a diverse group of exceptional guest speakers for our public lecture series, including Swosti Kayastha, Julie DuBose, Andy Karr, Arawana Hayashi, […]

Moondil, an MA graduate from RYI, recently wrote about her thesis topic in a book published by Palgrave Macmillan. This book explores the diverse applications of humanities and arts in health sciences. In […]

Despite the prevalence of armed conflict in parts of the Buddhist world, few contemporary studies have addressed the ways in which Buddhism can contribute to regulating conduct of hostilities and reducing […]