“I think the most virtuous and wholesome thing that we can do is to admire, to like, and to love this being called Siddhartha Gautama, the Buddha.”
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.
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.
The Best Offerings
A letter from Rinpoche, telling us the best offering we can make to the Buddhas and our teachers is to put the Dharma into practice.
Mugwort-born
Check out 'Mugwort-born', Rinpoche's memoir-in-progress. It features rare photos and very personal stories about his life.
17 March 2020
Rinpoche talks about the consequences of not understanding non-duality and gives us practice advice for these volatile times.
24 February 2020
Impermanence, cause and condition, and the power of prayer in a changing world.
3 January 2020
Please read if you are wishing to receive Vajrayana initiations from Rinpoche during his upcoming visit to the Southern Hemisphere.
2 January 2020
Confirming Rinpoche's official Facebook and Instagram accounts.
13 - 25 October 2020 at Bodhgaya, India
Programs at Sea to Sky Retreat Centre
Whistler, British Columbia, Canada
Work as Practice (Spring), 22-24 May
Buddhist Meditation Retreat, 29-31 May
Chimé Phagme Nyinthig Practice Intensive,
20-28 June
Play like the Buddha Family Weekend,
31 July - 2 August
Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche’s teachings on Lhakthong (2019, Bhutan) are now available. Many people do not realizie that the Bhutanese concept of lhakthong is the same as vipassana. Lhakthong means seeing the true colour of life.
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