April 2020

Newsletter 37 | Apr 2020

19 Apr 2020

This issue, we feature an interview with Prof. Jens Braarvig on language and philology, reflect on the life and accomplishments of one of our most prolific translators, Gyurme Dorje, and share some words On Being Brave from our Founding Chair, Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche.
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84000新英譯佛典:《智炬陀羅尼經》

17 Apr 2020

84000新英譯佛典:《智炬陀羅尼經》
此《智炬陀羅尼經》於文首敘述了四位如來與四位菩薩安坐於日月宮中。當日月天眾返回宮殿時,因見到諸位如來與菩薩而心生求法之念,欲求得一個能為所有眾生帶來光明、破諸黑暗之陀羅尼。諸如來了知日月天眾之心意後,便傳授經文中的第一個陀羅尼。
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New Publication: Teaching the Fundamental Exposition and Detailed Analysis of Dependent Arising

1 Apr 2020

In the Jeta Grove outside Śrāvastī, monks have gathered to listen to the Buddha as he presents the foundational doctrine of dependent arising. The Buddha first gives the definition of dependent arising and then teaches the twelve factors that form the causal chain of existence in saṃsāra as well as the defining characteristics of these twelve factors.
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