Can one really do RYI’s intensive Translator Training Program (TTP) with only one year of prior Tibetan language learning? In short, yes. But is it
Read MoreI was already resigned to not see much of the sunshine this year, not because my clairvoyance detected the challenging year that the entire world had ahead, but because I decided
Read MoreAfter three years of intense study at Rangjung Yeshe’s BA program, I leaped into the Translation Training Program (TTP) –
Read MoreCongratulations to Cyntia Font Zorrilla, who successfully defended her MA thesis. The dissertation is entitled: A Treasure Revealer’s Inner Life A Study and Translation of Lochen Dharmaśrī’s “Inner” Biography of Chögyal
Read MoreCongratulations to Anna Zilman! Anna successfully defended her thesis: ‘Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo and the Nonsectarian Movement: A Critical Look at Representations of 19th Century Tibetan Buddhism’. The thesis
Read MoreCongratulations to Adam Kane, who successfully defended his MA thesis. The dissertation is entitled: ‘THE WAY INSIGHT ACTUALLY ARISES: PEMA KARPO’S EXPLANATION OF THE FOUR YOGAS OF MAHĀMUDRĀ’.
Read MoreLooking back at my almost five years at the Shedra, my overall impression is that it has been quite enjoyable: there is a warm atmosphere,
Read MoreA Few months have passed since Melanie Slomka, from Paris, completed the Translator Training Program at Rangjung Yeshe Institute. When classes finished in May, she
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