Graduation ceremony at the Dharma Gate 2025
In keeping with our traditions, we held our graduation ceremony for last year’s graduates in 2025. Gábor Karsai, rector of the college, and Zoltán Cser, director of the Dharma Gate Buddhist Church, gave speeches at the ceremony. They, along with Pál Farkas, professor at the college, presented the graduating students with ceramic bowls bearing the […]
Visiting the 10th anniversary celebration of the Tue Giac Pagoda in Budapest
On September 10, 2025, the Vietnamese Tue Giac Pagoda celebrated its 10th anniversary, to which The Gate of Enlightenment was also invited. The Church was represented by Director Zoltán Cser, the College by Vice-Rector Péter Győri, and teacher Botond Szathmári. The ceremony was attended by Thich Thien Bao, member of the Central Executive Committee of […]
Visits by Monastic Leaders at Dharma Gate
Karsai Gábor, a TKBF rektora és a TKBE igazgatósági tagja két különleges szerzetesi delegációt fogadott az elmúlt napokban A Tan Kapuja Buddhista Főiskolán. Május 13-án Tiszteletreméltó Thich Tam Thuan, a vietnami Truc Lam buddhizmus egyik vezető apátja és kísérete tett látogatást a Főiskolán. A delegáció tagjai voltak: – Tiszteletreméltó Thich Tam Thuan, a Vietnámi Buddhista Szangha […]
A delegation from our college visited the Faculty of Oriental Studies at the University of Warsaw
The cooperation agreement between the two institutions has only just been signed, but the relationship is long-standing. The dean of the University of Warsaw, Prof. Agata Bareja-Starzyńska, Ph.D. Habil. a Tibetologist, has long had a good relationship with our colleagues, and thanks to this, the two institutions have signed a cooperation agreement within the framework […]
The Dharma Gate visited Vietnam
The 2025 UN Emergency Summit was held in Vietnam at the Vietnamese Buddhist University in Ho Chi Minh City, with approximately 1,200 participants from more than 80 countries. During the three-day event, Buddhist religious and secular leaders, policy makers, and researchers shared their thoughts on Buddhism’s practical responses to global crises: they exchanged ideas on […]
1% for Buddhist education in Hungary
Dear Friend! This year, citizens can again donate 1% of their personal income tax to a church and an additional 1% to social organizations, foundations, and higher education institutions. If you identify with the goals embodied in the operation of Dharma Gate Buddhist College, we ask that you honor us with your support, which reflects […]
The Dharma Gate Publishing House website and webshop have been revamped
The Tan Kapuja Publishing House website and webshop have been relaunched with a new look and updated content. The latest publications from the publisher, almost all of the books published by Dharma Gate over the past 30 years, and various Dharma Gate gift items can be purchased at atankapujakiado.hu. Publications released before 2024 are available […]
Presentation of the 2024 Dharma Gate Fehér Judit Special Award
The 2024 Dharma Gate Fehér Judit Special Awards have been presented. The award, named after our colleague and friend who passed away in 2019, is given each year to the authors of the best theses. The awards were presented by Gábor Karsai, rector of the Tan Kapuja Buddhist College, and Attila Márton Farkas, teacher at […]
Hungarian-Thai Interfaith Dialogue at Dharma Gate
The first Christian-Buddhist interfaith dialogue between Hungary and Thailand was hosted by the Dharma Gate Buddhist College in Budapest on November 7, 2024. It covered a wide range of topics, including humanitarian aid, human dignity, peace and security, environmental sustainability, and the compatibility of civilizations. Particular emphasis was placed on cooperation and mutual respect […]
Start of the academic year at the Mánfa campus
On September 14, 2024, a ceremonial opening ceremony was held in Mánfa, at the southwestern Hungarian campus of the Dharma Gate Buddhist College. Zoltán Cser (director of the Tan Kapuja Buddhist Church) and Gábor Karsai (rector of the college) gave speeches at the opening ceremony organized for students of the Tan Kapuja Buddhist College’s correspondence […]