Rangjung Yeshe Institute
Kathmandu University Centre for Buddhist Studies at Rangjung Yeshe Institute. A center for higher learning in Kathmandu, Nepal that offers a specialized education in the field of Buddhist studies, with the focus on Indian and Tibetan Buddhist philosophy and practice as well as related research languages. The institute offers bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral programmes, as well as summer intensives.
The institute was founded in 1997 with small group of mainly Western students studying Tibetan language and Buddhist philosophy under the guidance of Chokyi Nyima Rinpoche.
In 2002, the institute formally partnered with Kathmandu University to establish the Centre for Buddhist Studies. At the time, there were 36 students.[1]
As of 2026, there are 169 students enrolled across its accredited degree programmes, with roughly another hundred taking summer intensive courses each year. Students now come from more than 40 countries, making it one of the most internationally diverse Buddhist studies institutions in the world.[1]
Many graduates have gone on to pursue doctoral degrees at institutions including Harvard, Stanford, Berkeley, Hamburg, and Cambridge. Others have become translators for major international Buddhist projects.[1]
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Buddhism studies drawing international students to Kathmandu, Kathmandu Post