The very distinguishing class provided in the BA program at RYI compared to other academic Buddhist study programs is the Khenpo class. As normally it
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During my first semester at RYI, I took fundamentals of Buddhist philosophy, Buddhist History and culture, Intermediate classical Tibetan, and Bodhisattvas way of life. In
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Rangjung Yeshe Institute’s Summer Intensive Program is already at cruise speed and I am learning that the “Intensive” bit really means it. While sometimes
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This article is my reading of the Prasaṅgika Mādhyamaka school of thought, based on Candrakīrti’s Madhyamakāvatāra with Ju Mipham’s commentary –the text which I studied
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When I first heard about Rangjung yeshe institute, it was through a friend who told me about this institute, which offered Buddhist studies where we
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In a few weeks, my second semester of studying madhyamaka, the middle way at RYI, will soon come to an end. As a listeners of
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It is spring time. The sun becomes warmer. Air becomes sweeter. Colors of plants are softer. The chirps of birds and other little animals seem
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As a Tibetan whose childhood was in a nomad and surrounded by devoted Buddhist believers. I became a Buddhist naturally. I did not even think
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Learning Tibetan at the Translation Training Program (TTP) this year taught me more than just how to translate. I learned some key lessons about my
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My interest in Academic Buddhism grew at St Olaf college. Through the Religion department, I took several classes on Buddhism. Especially after taking the class
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