Rangjung Yeshe Institute

“We love the teachings of the Buddha, we like to practice the Buddha Dharma and we like to follow in the footsteps of the Bodhisattvas. However, to learn a lot, to chant a lot, and to sit in meditation for hours is not enough. What is the most important thing we need? The most important thing is impartial love and care. We need to develop that.”

-Chökyi Nyima Rinpoche

"When the stupa was opened, workers found deposits from several periods: coins, miniature stupas, metal images, and other objects placed inside over many centuries. Among the most important discoveries were two large inscribed bricks, later taken to the National Museum of Nepal, at Chauni. One published account records one of them as bearing the words Cāruvatī Thūpa in Brahmi script."

To read Dominic Kuan Hwee Chua full article “Charumati Stupa and the Bricks That Could Rewrite Nepal’s Buddhist History”
please click the link below:
https://studentblog.ryi.org/2026/04/22/charumati-stupa-and-the-bricks-that-could-rewrite-nepals-buddhist-history/

Ever wondered what our BA curriculum includes? Curious about living and studying in Kathmandu, and what our classes are like? With all this in mind, we warmly invite prospective students to join our next Virtual Information Session on Monday, June 1, 2026.

To participate, please register using the link provided or scan the QR code on the flyer. We look forward to welcoming you!
For any questions about this event, kindly write to us at [email protected].

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"I am deeply grateful for this workshop, for being reminded of my inner child and its sense of playfulness and curiosity. It makes sense to me that once the ego steps aside, a door to the unconscious mind opens and something else begins to act through us. Call it the right brain, our instincts, creativity, intuition, or inner wisdom. But I did not know, that dance and movement could be a tool for accessing this “unknown territory,” and I feel inspired to keep experimenting with it."

To read Joshua Schreiber full article “Stillness in Motion”

please click the link below:
https://studentblog.ryi.org/2026/04/17/stillness-in-motion/

𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡, 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐌𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲

RYI hosted a roundtable and an exploratory session over the weekend during the exhibition.

On April 25, the roundtable focused on Research, Translation, and Museology. It brought together scholars, translators, curators, and researchers to reflect on both the challenges and the possibilities of engaging with Himalayan collections through the lenses of museology, translation, and academic research.

On April 26, the Exploratory Session on Heritage and Story Telling with Meena Lama, Sojan Prajapati, Abhishek Singh, and Birat Bajracharya, focused on contemporary approaches to heritage, storytelling, preservation, and in Nepal, highlighting the work of young Nepali practitioners operating at the intersection of tradition, research, and new media.

To read more, please click here: https://ryi.org/news/research-translation-heritage-and-museology

RYI hosted an art exhibition titled True Perception II from April 24 until May 1.

This exhibition presented the culmination of a semester-long inquiry into embodied ethical wisdom through philosophical, artistic and contemplative practice. Conceived as both a pedagogical and artistic project, the exhibition invited visitors to encounter perception not as a purely cognitive activity, but as an embodied, relational, and ethical process.

Drawing on Buddhist philosophy—particularly reflections on perception articulated by the Yogācāra school and Chögyam Trungpa—the works on display emerged from sustained practices including contemplative photography, painting, movement, sound, performance, and installation. Rather than illustrating theoretical concepts, the artworks functioned as modes of inquiry in their own right, translating study and practice into sensory and spatial experience. The exhibition space was designed to encourage attentive presence, allowing visitors to engage with philosophical insight and perception.

A collective performance formed a central component of the exhibition, foregrounding voice, listening, and shared embodiment as sites of ethical encounter. Audience engagement unfolded through attentive observation and dialogue, emphasizing process over fixed interpretation.

Overall, True Perception showed how artistic practice can serve as a rigorous medium for contemplative research, bridging philosophical reflection, embodied knowing, and public engagement.

More class pictures from the Spring 2026 semester!

As the Spring 2026 semester comes to an end, we are happy to share these class photos of our students with their Löpons, translators, instructors, and ALI. These photos reflect a semester of learning, friendship, and shared experiences. Thank you to our students, faculty, and staff for making this semester so meaningful.

Today, on Buddha Jayanti, Rangjung Yeshe Institute (RYI) was blessed with a special surprise visit. HE Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche toured RYI, visiting the True Perception II art exhibition and offering profound encouragement and reflection for us all.

Thank you, Rinpoche. May your life be long and your activity reach everywhere.

Rangjung Yeshe Institute wishes you a Happy Buddha Jayanti.

Missed out on our Spring 2026 Public Lectures? No worries!
Catch all the inspiring talks and thought-provoking discussions on our YouTube and SoundCloud channels.

Watch on YouTube: http://youtube.com/RYIonline

Listen on SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/rangjung-yeshe-institute

Please note that all our public lectures are recorded unless stated otherwise and uploaded to our SoundCloud and YouTube channels.

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