


16th Seminar of the International Association for Tibetan Studies Opens in Prague
The 16th Seminar of the International Association for Tibetan Studies (IATS) opened in Prague on 3 July. Hosted by the Faculty of Arts of Charles

Foo Hai Ch’an Monastery Funds Buddhist Studies Scholarships, Fellowships at National University of Singapore
Foo Hai Ch’an, a Buddhist monastery in Singapore, has presented funding of US$800,000 to the National University of Singapore (NUS) to support graduate research candidates

Beginner’s Mind: My Personal Journey
Reflections from an architecture student at the University of Southern California on her path toward Buddhism

84000 Announces that 25 Per Cent of the Tibetan Kangyur Is Now Freely Available in English
84000: Translating the Words of the Buddha, a global nonprofit initiative founded by the renowned Bhutanese lama, author, and filmmaker Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse Rinpoche to

Buddhist Scholars Named in Latest Round of Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation Grants
More than 20 scholars around the world have been granted generous support for their work and a new program will fund four public scholars working at museums and publications

Khyentse Foundation Marks 20 Years in the Service of the Buddhadharma
Khyentse Foundation, a nonprofit founded by the renowned Bhutanese lama, filmmaker, and author Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse Rinpoche, has announced reaching the 20-year landmark of working

Magadh University’s Department of Buddhist Studies Struggling to Attract Students
The Department of Buddhist Studies at Magadh University in Bihar, India, which used to reverberate with the studious activities of academics from India and across

Permanent Endowed Chair in Korean Buddhist Studies to Be Established at UCLA—A First Outside of Korea
A generous gift from the Buswells will establish a chaired position in Korean Buddhism as well as funding for graduate students at UCLA

Nabji, Part Three: Tercham, the Naked Dance
Exploring an ancient and rarely seen Buddhist naked dance ritual in remote Bhutan

Windows into Buddhism: Khyentse Foundation Announces Launch of New Book and Website
Khyentse Foundation, a nonprofit founded by the renowned Bhutanese lama, filmmaker, and author Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse Rinpoche, has announced the launches of two new resources

Indian University Releases Multilingual Dictionary for Comparative Buddhist Studies
The Department of Pali and Buddhist Studies at Savitribai Phule Pune University (SPPU) in Pune, India, has published a Dictionary of Buddhist Terms, a multilingual