Programs
Sarnath Dharmachakra Program
Every year since 2016, we host the ever-growing Sarnath Dharmachakra program with the Light of Buddha Dharma Foundation. In October 2019, SINI offered accommodation and meals to 100 monks from Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Sri Lanka, Cambodia, Laos, and Nepal. Having...
Tibet Peace Ceremony
In 2015, Rinpoche initiated the Tibet Peace Ceremony, which lasts for five days following the Bodhgaya World Peace Ceremony. SINI hosts the Ceremony, offering food, accommodations, and travel for all participants. This rimed, all-schools ceremony unites the river of...
Manjushri Namasanghiti Chanting Program
Saturday, January 28, 2023 — 9-11 am / 2-4 pm, IST Sunday, January 29, 2023 — 9-11 am, IST International Manjushri Namasanghiti Chanting Program Bodh Gaya, India The International Manjushri Namasanghiti Chanting Program was established in 2015 by Tarthang Tulku in...
Programs



Sarnath Dharmachakra Program
Every year since 2016, we host the ever-growing Sarnath Dharmachakra program with the Light of Buddha Dharma Foundation. In October 2019, SINI offered accommodation and meals to 100 monks from Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Sri Lanka, Cambodia, Laos, and Nepal. Having...



Tibet Peace Ceremony
In 2015, Rinpoche initiated the Tibet Peace Ceremony, which lasts for five days following the Bodhgaya World Peace Ceremony. SINI hosts the Ceremony, offering food, accommodations, and travel for all participants. This rimed, all-schools ceremony unites the river of...



Manjushri Namasanghiti Chanting Program
Saturday, January 28, 2023 — 9-11 am / 2-4 pm, IST Sunday, January 29, 2023 — 9-11 am, IST International Manjushri Namasanghiti Chanting Program Bodh Gaya, India The International Manjushri Namasanghiti Chanting Program was established in 2015 by Tarthang Tulku in...
Programs


Khen Lop Chos Sum
At the Institute, we seek to preserve the roots of the Nyingma lineage. The founding fathers, known as the Khen Lop Chos Sum, of this rich lineage of Tibetan Buddhism are: Khenpo Shantarakshita; Lopon Pema Jungney, also known as the Lotus-Born, Padmasambhava, and Guru...


English for Dharma Purposes
Vision The English for Dharma Purposes program empowers monastics by providing English-language education in language, literature, science, arts, and new fields of knowledge. Khenpos, lopons, and qualified lay practitioners learn English through modern teaching...


The Alphabet Course
The Alphabet Course is for the students to learn how to read and pronounce the Tibetan script fluently


Heart of Tibetan Online Colloquial Tibetan Language Course: Lower Intermediate (Tib. 201)
Lower Intermediate online course based on Franziska Oertle’s innovative text: བོད་སྐད་སྙིང་པོ། The Heart of Tibetan Language.


Heart of Tibetan Online Colloquial Tibetan Language, Beginner Course, Part 1 (Tib 101)
This on-line Beginner course is based on Franziska Oertle’s innovative text: བོད་སྐད་སྙིང་པོ། The Heart of Tibetan Language.


Classical Tibetan Reading and Pronunciation Practice
For those who are interested in improving their Tibetan reading and pronunciation skills with instruction from native Tibetan speaker


Advanced Classical Tibetan
Advanced Classical Tibetan builds on the grammar, vocabulary, and reading skills learned in the Beginning- and Intermediate Tibetan Classical Grammar course.
The course is designed for students who wish to continue learning to read and translate classical Tibetan texts with respect to both writing style and content.


SINI Workshops and Seminars
SINI workshops and seminars may last a weekend, ten days, or even longer. The monks meet with scholars and guest lecturers to explore new and important subjects. Topics may include modern art, film, science or accounting. During SINI workshops, students discover...


Four Noble Truths Seminar and Pilgrimage
Upcoming In Person Program: January 5 - 19, 2024 SINI’s signature annual program revolves around a sacred journey. This is an opportunity in which monastics and lay people from different cultures converge for a two-week intensive. Participants delve deeply into...



Sarnath Dharmachakra Program
Every year since 2016, we host the ever-growing Sarnath Dharmachakra program with the Light of Buddha Dharma Foundation. In October 2019, SINI offered accommodation and meals to 100 monks from Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Sri Lanka, Cambodia, Laos, and Nepal. Having...



Tibet Peace Ceremony
In 2015, Rinpoche initiated the Tibet Peace Ceremony, which lasts for five days following the Bodhgaya World Peace Ceremony. SINI hosts the Ceremony, offering food, accommodations, and travel for all participants. This rimed, all-schools ceremony unites the river of...



Manjushri Namasanghiti Chanting Program
Saturday, January 28, 2023 — 9-11 am / 2-4 pm, IST Sunday, January 29, 2023 — 9-11 am, IST International Manjushri Namasanghiti Chanting Program Bodh Gaya, India The International Manjushri Namasanghiti Chanting Program was established in 2015 by Tarthang Tulku in...