The Centre for Buddhist Studies provides people from diverse cultural backgrounds with an environment for cultivating and disseminating Buddhist knowledge through teaching, translation, practice, research, and publication.

Initially founded by Chökyi Nyima Rinpoche as Rangjung Yeshe Institute, an institution of learning for those wishing to deepen their understanding of Buddhist philosophy and practice, the Institute has conducted seminars and study programs in Nepal for more than twenty-five years.

In 2002, in partnership with Kathmandu University, the Centre for Buddhist Studies (CBS) was created to offer long-term programs in Buddhist Studies for academic credit. Currently both a four-year BA degree in Buddhist Studies with Himalayan Languages and a two-year MA degree in Buddhist Studies are offered at CBS.

A hallmark of the Centre for Buddhist Studies has been its ability to combine traditional Buddhist monastic learning with crucial aspects of modern academic scholarship. Accordingly, the faculty of CBS is comprised of scholars from both of these traditions, thus constituting a unique environment of learning and expertise.

You can visit the Rangjung Yeshe Institute at www.shedra.org.