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Science for Monastics 2024 – Neuroscience
In March, our dear friends Drs. Mary Catherine and Richard Frazier returned to SINI to conduct their annual Science and English for Monastics workshop
SINI’s EDP Director Eden Merritt Shares Her Work with a Global Audience
EDP Director Eden Merritt was invited to present her fascinating research at the prestigious TESOL International Conference in Tampa, Florida.
Building Bridges of Goodness in Europe
Over the past few weeks, SINI has been collaborating with our Nyingma Centers in Amsterdam and Cologne with retreats and programs led by Khenpo Kunga Dakpa. This collaboration is the fruit and blessings of many years of work on all sides.
Learning Strategies to Best Support Contemporary Buddhist Monastic Teachers
In today’s complex socio-religious landscape, Dharma centers and traditional monastic communities face challenges in how best to present the teachings.
Fortifying the Foundation of EDP in 2024
The English for Dharma Purposes program (EDP) 2024-2025 teacher team continues to be led by the skillful guidance of Eden Merritt, the Director and author of the EDP textbook series. From Canada, Eden orchestrates the program and is finalizing the third volume in the...
Four Noble Truths Seminar: A Personal Reflection by Patricia Mathews
The SINI Four Noble Truths seminar acts as a practicum for SINI EDP students and they made clear connections with each of their students by using analogies and stories. Their interactions with us created an open atmosphere for learning.
First IELTS Tests Taken by SINI Students
Remarkable improvement for top candidates in this widely-recognized English language proficiency test for admission to institutes of higher education.
SINI’s Third-Year EDP Student Awarded Visitorship at Oxford University
SINI student and translator Lopon Tenzing Sherpa chosen for the Oxford University 2024 Visitorship for Traditional Scholars in the Tibetan and Himalayan Studies.
Newsletter Message February 2024
Celebrating in the face of personal hardship, global suffering, and uncertainty is a courageous act of kindness that we offer to the world.
Registration now open for Beginning Classical Tibetan
Registration is now open for Beginning Classical Tibetan. The course begins on March 3, 2024,
Reflections on SINI’s 10th Anniversary: A Message from Tarthang Rinpoche
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...