Kathmandu University - Centre for Buddhist Studies offers academic programs leading to BA and MA degrees in Buddhist Studies and provides research facilities for international scholars of Buddhism. The Centre is located at the Rangjung Yeshe Institute of Ka-Nying Shedrup Ling Monastery, just a few minutes walk from the Great Stupa of Boudhanath in the midst of thriving Buddhist cultures and traditions.

Founded by Chökyi Nyima Rinpoche, the abbot of Ka-Nying Shedrub Ling Monastery as an institution of learning for those wishing to deepen their understanding of Buddhist philosophy and practice, Rangjung Yeshe Institute has conducted seminars and study programs in Nepal for more than twenty years. A hallmark of Rangjung Yeshe Institute has been its ability to combine traditional Buddhist learning with crucial aspects of modern academic scholarship. The faculty of Kathmandu University - Centre for Buddhist Studies is comprised of scholars from both of these traditions, thus constituting a unique environment of learning and expertise.