“Our job is to develop confidence in the fact that our own true nature has exactly the same potential as that of the Buddha, and that all we need to do to mature that potential is follow Siddhartha's example and apply the right methods.”
Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche
Founded in 1986 by Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse Rinpoche, Siddhartha’s Intent (SI) supports Rinpoche’s buddhadharma activities worldwide by organizing teachings and retreats, distributing and archiving recorded teachings, transcribing, editing and translating manuscripts and practice texts, and establishing a global community committed to continual study and practice.
Bhumisparsha - Touching the Earth
Let us recite the Buddha’s name. Let us sing his name. Let us dance his name. And let us praise, honour and hail his name. Introducing the "Bhumisparsha" Project.
SI Instructors: Letter from Rinpoche
Read about Rinpoche's appointment of some new SI instructors together with his encouragement to senior instructors to continue their work to propagate the dharma.
Mugwort-born
Check out 'Mugwort-born', Rinpoche's memoir-in-progress. It features rare photos and very personal stories about his life.
14 September 2020
Join them online on Sunday 20 September for a chance to ask questions on any buddhist topic!
1 September 2020
Rinpoche talks to Kuensel about how to get in touch with our mind, with the earth, with our basic sanity, and the group karma of chanting the Buddha Shakyamuni mantra.
22 July 2020
Join us online for the 200th Birthday Celebration of Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo on 25 July.
19 June 2020
Join the global sangha reciting Samantabhadra's aspiration prayer during the solar eclipse of 21 June.
29 April 2020
"Things aren’t looking good, but there’s a lot we can do", tells us Rinpoche in an interview with Bhutanese newspaper Kuensel.
19 - 23 November 2020 at Taipei, Taiwan
Retreats at Sea to Sky Retreat Centre
Whistler, British Columbia, Canada
Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche’s teachings on Lhakthong (2019, Bhutan) are now available. Many people do not realize that the Bhutanese concept of lhakthong is the same as vipassana. Lhakthong means seeing the true colour of life.
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