Welcome to Rangjung Yeshe Institute
Rangjung Yeshe Institute offers courses in Buddhist philosophy and Tibetan, Sanskrit and Nepali languages. The courses combine traditional Tibetan Buddhist teachings with a modern Buddhist Studies perspective. All classes are held in the unique setting of a Tibetan monastery in Boudhanath, Kathmandu, Nepal.

Students can earn BA and MA degrees in Buddhist Studies and Himalayan Languages or study for shorter, intensive periods. For visiting students, study-abroad programs in Buddhist philosophy and language as well as a range of intensive summer programs in Buddhist philosophy and related languages are offered.
 
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Registration for Upcoming Courses
Registration is open again for Rangjung Yeshe Institute's Online Learning Program. We are currently offering three courses online, in four different course formats. Classes begin August 30, 2010.

This year's courses include Knowledge - Root of the Middle Way (Mūlamadhyamakakārikā), an exposition of Nāgārjuna's seminal work on Madhyamaka philosophy, the Bodhicaryāvatāra by Śāntideva, which teaches the preciousness of bodhicitta and its application in our lives, and a five-week course on Buddhist Ethics.

Please check out our OLL Course Catalog or demo our Trial Courses on the Moodle platform.

Translator Training Program
Applications are being accepted for our 1 year intensive Translator Training Program that will run from June 2010 through June 2011. Click here to see more detailed information about the program.

Summer Intensive Programs
Applications are now being accepted for our Summer Intensive programs in Tibetan, Sanskrit, Nepali and Buddhist Studies. Applications will be accepted from 1 December 2009 until 30 April 2010. Please click here for more information about the summer program.