Tuesday, January 29, 2008

Check out our new student blog!

For current student's perspectives on studying at RYI check out:

http://ryi-student-blog.blogspot.com/

Tuesday, January 22, 2008

Summer Program 2008

Registration for the summer semester of 2008 is now open. This year we are offering Beginning, Intermediate and Advanced Tibetan, Beginning Sanskrit, Sanskrit Buddhist Readings, and Nepali languages as well as a Buddhist Studies course.


For more information check out http://www.cbs.edu.np/.

Register early as classes are filling up quickly!

The Khyentse - Rangjung Yeshe Institute Scholarship

The Khyentse Foundation and Rangjung Yeshe Institute are pleased to announce the launch of a joint scholarship fund. For the Spring semester of 2008 there are a limited number of scholarships available. These awards are open to both local and international students at RYI and will be awarded primarily on the basis of academic performance.


Interested students should submit a 250-500 word essay explaining why they feel they are deserving of an award, including a statement of their current GPA.

The criteria to be used in making the awards will be as follows: (i) GPA, (ii) the essay, (iii) overall standing within the Institute.

Interested applicants should submit the above documents by email to admin@shedra.org by January 25th 2008.

Monday, January 21, 2008

Classical Texts for 2008/2009

The spring semester has begun! Classes are underway as everyone returned from a much needed winter holiday. This semester first year students will continue their study of The Way of the Bodhisattva as second and third year students will be studying the Middle Beyond Extremes: Maitreya’s Madhyantavibanga with commentaries by Khenpo Shenga and Ju Mipham.


The classical texts for next fall semester have now been decided. Once again, The Way of the Bodhisattva will be taught and, if time permits, it will be accompanied by teachings on Nagarjuna’s Root Knowledge of the Middle Way. In addition, an advanced class on Asanga/Maitreya’s Ornament of the Mahayana Sutras using the commentaries of Khenpo Shenga and Ju Mipham will be offered.