Sarnath International Nyingma Institute was formally dedicated on December 13, 2013, as it welcomed a sacred sapling grown from the Bodhi Tree in Sri Lanka, a direct descendant of the tree that sheltered the Buddha at Bodh Gaya. Now, a decade later, I would like to...
Ten years ago on this day, I was helping to prepare SINI’s ground to receive the Bodhi Tree sapling that had been carefully carried by the monks of the Anuradhapura Temple in Sri Lanka.
Tsering Palmo Gellek, Founding Director, has countless memories of the first ten years of SINI, which she shares with Patricia Mathews in this audio interview.
It's with immense joy that we share our new brochure for the upcoming Four Noble Truths Program Seminar and Pilgrimage. This special program is set to resume in person in India from January 5-19, 2024. It offers not just a journey into a distant land with sacred...
We are pleased to announce the resumption of our in-person annual Four Noble Truths Seminar and Pilgrimage for 2024.
We are delighted to share SINI’s latest brochure with you, which provides an overview of our ongoing efforts in Building Bridges of Goodness.
Enrolment now open for SINI’s student-centred Beginner & Lower Intermediate Colloquial Tibetan Online Courses
We recently had the pleasure to interview Franziska Oertle about her newly published book, The Heart of Tibetan Language Volume 2. You can view a recording of the interview here.
The Heart of Tibetan Language Volume 2, Book Launch and Interview with The Author, Franziska Oertle
In 9 online live, weekly sessions, students will be introduced to the fundamentals of pronunciation according to a central Tibetan dialect.
In 12 weekly sessions, students will continue learning to read and translate classical Tibetan texts with respect to both writing style and content.
It is with great pleasure that we share the wonderful news of Franziska Oertle’s publication “The Heart of Tibetan Language: Volume 2”.