For over 2000 years, the monastic community has been dedicated to study, reflection and meditation and been the life force of the living Buddhist tradition. The Rangjung Yeshe Institute, situated in Kathmandu, Nepal, makes the Buddhist teachings available to students from all over the world in a professional and rigorous manner in a unique way, combining academic and scientific methods with traditional Tibetan pedagogy and methodology. Since 2002, the Institute also provides, in association with Kathmandu University, accredited university degrees in Buddhist studies.