I have spent most of my adult life in an American university, first as an undergraduate student, then as a graduate student, then a post-doctoral fellow,

One of my favorite terms in Tibetan is རྟེན་འབྲེལ་ (pronounced “ten drel”), which in Buddhist thought is often translated as “interdependence”. In colloquial Tibetan, however,

I have now completed three years studying Buddhist Philosophy with Himalayan Languages at the Kathmandu University Center for Buddhist Studies, Rangjung Yeshe Institute (RYI). Fortunately everything went

My time at Rangjung Yeshe so far has been a great learning experience. Firstly, I want to express my immense gratitude to His Eminence Chokyi

I have studied Tibetan language for several years before I started studying at Rangjung Yeshe in June, 2013. However, it was a struggle for me

  As is tradition, many of us RYI students are again participating in the Shedra Futsal championship. This time we have a league format, with

  Being back in Lhasa for summer holidays after one year’s study outside the country was very different. I worked as tour guide during this summer

I first visited Rangjung Yeshe Institute in 2010. Immediately upon witnessing people engage with, practice, and study the dharma in such an intensive way, I felt

Studying Buddhism in Rangjung Yeshe Institute is a great opportunity for us to cleanse our adventitious defilement, which we have accumulated since beginningless time via our three

A precious opportunity has arisen, thanks to an anonymous donor, for one of you to receive a one-time tuition scholarship for study in RYI’s BA