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Khyentse Foundation Buddha's Wisdom is for Everyone. Learn more about Khyentse Foundation and Dzongsar Khyentse’s activities at khyentsefoundation.org.

Khyentse Foundation is a nonprofit organization founded in 2001 by Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche to support all traditions of Buddhist study and practice. In the past 15 years, the foundation has supported the study and practice of Buddhism in more than 30 countries and directly affected the lives of people around the world. Khyentse Foundation activities include major text preservation and translation projects, support for traditional monastic colleges in Asia, a worldwide scholarship and awards program, academic development of Buddhist studies in major universities, training and development for Buddhist leaders and teachers, Buddhist education for children, support for individual study and retreats, and more.

On the twentieth day of the 21 Tārā Puja, Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche bestowed upon us the empowerment of the last three ...
10/15/2026

On the twentieth day of the 21 Tārā Puja, Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche bestowed upon us the empowerment of the last three Tārās - the nineteenth, the twentieth and the twenty-first, of the 21 Tārās in the Kadampa (Atisha) tradition.

The Tārā images displaying here are Ārya-Duḥkha-Dahanī-Tārā (Tārā Burner of Suffering), Ārya-Siddhi-Sambhava-Tārā (Tārā Source of Siddhis), Ārya-Pariniṣpanna-Tārā (Tārā the Perfecter), from the Surya Gupta tradition.

On the nineteenth day of the 21 Tārā Puja, Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche bestowed upon us the empowerment of the eighteenth...
10/14/2026

On the nineteenth day of the 21 Tārā Puja, Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche bestowed upon us the empowerment of the eighteenth Tārā of the 21 Tārās in the Kadampa (Atisha) tradition.

The Tārā image displaying here is Ārya-Vijayā-Tārā (Tārā Victorious Liberating One) from the Surya Gupta tradition.

“You can also make statues of Ārya Tārā. Even the making of statues is also for the sake of remembering the view and not to get distracted. That’s to remember the Buddha, remember the view, remember wisdom.“

— Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche, day 19, 21 Tārā Puja, 2026

On the eighteenth day of the 21 Tārā Puja, Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche bestowed upon us the empowerment of the seventeent...
10/13/2026

On the eighteenth day of the 21 Tārā Puja, Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche bestowed upon us the empowerment of the seventeenth Tārā of the 21 Tārās in the Kadampa (Atisha) tradition.

The Tārā image displaying here is Ārya- Sukha-Sādhanī-Tārā (Tārā Accomplishing Bliss) from the Surya Gupta tradition.

“Today’s Tārā is wrathful. Wrathful deities can eliminate the most subtle negativities and bring the ultimate accomplishment.“

— Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche, day 18, 21 Tārā Puja, 2026

Tārā On the seventeenth day of the 21 Tārā Puja, Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche bestowed upon us the empowerment of the sixt...
10/12/2026

Tārā On the seventeenth day of the 21 Tārā Puja, Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche bestowed upon us the empowerment of the sixteenth of the 21 Tārās in the Kadampa (Atisha) tradition.

The Tārā image displaying here is Ārya-Rāga-Niṣūdanī-Tārā (Tārā Destroyer of Attachment) from the Surya Gupta tradition.

“The objective of practice this Sadhana is for the long life of the teachings and the great masters.”

— Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche, day 17, 21 Tārā Puja, 2026

On the sixteenth day of the 21 Tārā Puja, Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche bestowed upon us the empowerment of the fifteenth o...
10/10/2026

On the sixteenth day of the 21 Tārā Puja, Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche bestowed upon us the empowerment of the fifteenth of the 21 Tārās in the Kadampa (Atisha) tradition.

The Tārā image displaying here is Ārya-Mahāśānta-Tārā (Tara of Great Peace) from the Surya Gupta tradition.

“The supreme magnetising activity is to magnetise the wisdom of all the Buddha and bodhisattvas. We can practice it by praying to Ārya Tārā to gain this quality.”

— Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche, day 16, 21 Tārā Puja, 2026

On the fifteenth day of the 21 Tārā Puja, Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche bestowed upon us the empowerment of the fourteenth ...
10/10/2026

On the fifteenth day of the 21 Tārā Puja, Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche bestowed upon us the empowerment of the fourteenth of the 21 Tārās in the Kadampa (Atisha) tradition.

The Tārā image displaying here is Ārya-Bhṛkuți-Tārā (Tārā with a Frown) from the Surya Gupta tradition.

“We need merit to understand teachings from the heart. In order to increase our merits we need to pray to Ārya Tārā.”

— Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche, day 15, 21 Tārā Puja, 2026

On the fourteenth day of the 21 Tārā Puja, Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche bestowed upon us the empowerment of the thirteenth...
10/09/2026

On the fourteenth day of the 21 Tārā Puja, Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche bestowed upon us the empowerment of the thirteenth of the 21 Tārās in the Kadampa (Atisha) tradition.

The Tārā image displaying here is Ārya-Paricāyika-Tārā (Tārā the Ripener) from the Surya Gupta tradition.

“May Ārya Tārā eliminate all our negativities and obscurations.”

— Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche, day 14, 21 Tārā Puja, 2026

On the thirteenth day of the 21 Tārā Puja, Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche bestowed upon us the empowerment of the twelfth of...
10/08/2026

On the thirteenth day of the 21 Tārā Puja, Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche bestowed upon us the empowerment of the twelfth of the 21 Tārās in the Kadampa (Atisha) tradition.

The Tārā image displaying here is Ārya-Maṅgalāloka-Tārā (Tārā Auspiciously Shining) from the Surya Gupta tradition.

“May Ārya Tārā grant us the ultimate auspiciousness — the realization of shunyatā.”

— Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche, day 13, 21 Tārā Puja,

On the twelfth day of the 21 Tārā Puja, Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche bestowed upon us the empowerment of the eleventh of t...
10/07/2026

On the twelfth day of the 21 Tārā Puja, Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche bestowed upon us the empowerment of the eleventh of the 21 Tārās in the Kadampa (Atisha) tradition.

The Tārā image displaying here is Ārya-Jagadvaśī-Tārā (Tārā Summoner of Beings) from the Surya Gupta tradition.

“May Ārya Tārā grant us blessings so that we have the wealth of the noble beings, such as the contentment of mind.”

— Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche, day 12, 21 Tārā Puja, 2026

On the eleventh day of the 21 Tārā Puja, Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche bestowed upon us the empowerment of the tenth of the...
10/06/2026

On the eleventh day of the 21 Tārā Puja, Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche bestowed upon us the empowerment of the tenth of the 21 Taras in the Kadampa (Atisha) tradition.

The Tara image displaying here is Ārya-Śoka-Vinodanī-Tārā (Tārā Dispeller of Sorrow) from the Surya Gupta tradition.

“All Buddhist paths must always rely on both wisdom and skilful means.”

— Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche, day 11, 21 Tārā Puja, 2026

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