Pema Khandro’s Birthday Celebration & Fundraiser

An evening of practice, stories & generosity to sustain the lineage

Wed, Nov 19 · 6:00–7:30pm PT · Online (Zoom)

Each year, we gather as a sangha to honor Pema Khandro Rinpoche, to practice together, to remember the blessings of this lineage, to share in the joy of community time, to express devotion, and to ensure these precious Vajrayana and Dzogchen teachings continue to flourish.

Your presence, prayers, and generosity sustain the living stream of this wisdom tradition through the Buddhist Studies Institute, allowing authentic Dharma to reach countless beings.

You are cordially invited to spend this special evening with Pema Khandro and the worldwide BSI community.

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Pema Khandro’s Birthday Wish

Each year, Pema Khandro’s birthday celebration is a heartfelt gathering of our worldwide community, and a joyful evening of dharma, music, stories, and connection.

Khandro-la’s annual birthday wish is that offerings go directly to the Buddhist Studies Institute’s Core Support Fund, sustaining the daily work of preserving and transmitting the Nyingma Dzogchen lineage through online education, retreats, and sangha care.

Your presence and generosity make this possible, keeping teachings accessible, maintaining the online campus, and nurturing scholarship, contemplative study and authentic practice.

“May this sangha flourish. May the teachings of awakening continue to reach those who need them most.”
— Pema Khandro Rinpoche

Can’t attend?

You can still make a birthday offering and receive the replay.

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Ngakpa International & the Buddhist Studies Institute are a 501c3 Non-Profit organization. Gifts are tax-deductible in the U.S. Automated receipts are emailed to you.

The Lineage Holder and Teacher

Tulku Pema Khandro, Ph.D is an internationally renowned teacher and scholar of Buddhist philosophy. She is the founder of Ngakpa International and its three projects, The Buddhist Studies Institute, Dakini Mountain, and the Yogic Medicine Institute. In her work as a Buddhist teacher, she is an authorized Lama and lineage holder of the Nyingma and Kagyu traditions and was enthroned to carry on the lineage of her predecessor, the first Pema Khandro, an early twentieth-century yogini from Eastern Tibet, whose primary practices were Dzogchen and Chod.

Pema Khandro has led a vibrant worldwide community since 1999. Through the Buddhist Studies Institute, she also offers a complete curriculum of training in Tibetan meditation and Buddhist Philosophy. She has a bachelor’s degree in Sociology, a Master’s degree specializing in Tibetan studies, and a Ph.D. in Buddhist Studies from the University of Virginia. Today she is a Professor of Buddhist studies. Her scholarly research focuses on the history of Dzogchen and on Women in Tibetan Buddhism.

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Pema Khandro and the Buddhist Studies Institute (BSI) offer teaching and training in the rare and precious tradition of the Ngakpa (non-renunciate) Buddhist teachings. BSI is designed to help busy people have a profound grasp and practice of the most advanced Buddhist teachings while maintaining family, job, and relationships. Your donations are essential to fill the gap between tuition and the actual cost helping as many people as possible to have access. Thank you for your support.