84000 News and Events

On Chökhor Düchen 2024, a day that celebrates the Buddha’s first turning of the wheel of Dharma, 84000 will host a Teaching on Sūtra with Venerable Thubten Chodron.

Hundreds of practitioners flocked to Deer Park in Bir, India, to celebrate Saga Dawa Düchen, listen to a Teaching on Sūtra, and participate in a Resounding of The Gold Sūtra led by Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche.

An incredible gathering in Bodhgaya, India, as 84000 joined over 1,500 people at the Dzongsar Monlam this October.

This Chötrul Düchen Teachings on Sūtra episode features Jigme Khyentse Rinpoche speaking on ‘Aspiration.’ Rinpoche tells the story of the Buddha’s previous life as Samudrareṇu (“Ocean Particle”).

New York, NY (June 13, 2022) —On the auspicious day of Saga Dawa Düchen—commemorating the Buddha’s birth, enlightenment, and Parinirvāṇa—84000: Translating the Words of the Buddha announces that 25 percent of the 70,000 page Tibetan Kangyur has now been published in English translation and made freely available to the world.

On Saga Dawa 2021, we enlisted the pro-bono help of Li Yijing (李一静) to design the layout of a special edition publication of one of our favorite sūtras, The Hundred Deeds. Read more to learn about this beautiful publication.

New York, NY (December 14, 2021)—84000: Translating the Words of the Buddha (84000.co), a global nonprofit initiative to translate and make freely available the 231,000 pages of the Tibetan Buddhist Canon, proudly announces the English-speaking world’s first complete catalog of the collected treatises—the Tibetan translations of works by the great Indian Buddhist masters explaining and elaborating on the words of the Buddha—known as the Tengyur.

Our second 84000 in Conversation episode is ‘Studying Buddhism in the New Millennium,’  in which Joie Chen spoke with Dr. Kate Hartmann (Assistant Professor of Buddhist Studies at the University of Wyoming, and Director of Buddhist Studies Online). Together they explored the rewards and challenges of studying and teaching Buddhism in our world today.

On Chökor Düchen, Ven. Konchog Norbu will be exploring 84000’s recently published translation of The Chapter on Medicine, and will offer a distillation of the stories and teachings it contains with special emphasis on the unique and miraculous qualities of the Buddha Śākyamuni.

The first episode of our new 84000 in Conversation series was “Immeasurable Life,” and focused on an exploration of two recently translated texts from the Tibetan Buddhist Canon that have traditionally been recited for longevity. This new weekend series, hosted by 84000 associate editor Joie Chen, will see special guests dropping in to share stories, histories, initiatives, and inspiration, to help us map the sūtras for modern life.

On the auspicious occasion of Saga Dawa 2021, we are launching a special edition illustrated publication of one of our favorite sūtras, The Hundred Deeds, and here we are thrilled to share with you a wonderful gallery of these precious drawings.

This one-hour event featured guest speaker Erik Pema Kunsang on how the past life stories in the Kangyur can inspire us and deepen our practice. Its concludes with a global live sūtra resounding of The Hundred Deeds.

84000’s first public webinar, entitled “The Kangyur: Holy Relic, Time Capsule, or Goldmine?” featured 84000 Editorial Co-Director Dr. John Canti leading us in a one-hour exploration of how the Tibetan Buddhist Canon came to be, and how today’s world can engage with it.

It feels somewhat bittersweet to share the news that after eleven years helping to incubate, develop, and advise 84000, Cangioli Che is stepping down from the Executive Committee. Since 2009, Cangioli has been instrumental in building the foundations to allow 84000 to become what we are today.

Together with Siddhartha's Intent, we invite you to join us on June 18-19 for a continuous 24-hour online, global recitation of The Dedication: Fulfilling All Aspirations.

New York City, June 5, 2020—84000:Translating the Words of the Buddha, a global nonprofit initiative to translate and preserve the Tibetan Buddhist Canon, is launching a weekend video campaign to raise awareness around one of the world’s largest and oldest collections of writings. This launch marks 84000’s 10th anniversary.

It is with great sadness that we share news of the passing away of one of our most expert and productive translators, Dr. Gyurme Dorje. John Canti, 84000 editorial co-director, pays tribute to Gyurme's life, personal qualities, and achievements as a prolific and dedicated translator.

Watch a full video of our fourth “Resounding Under the Bodhi Tree” and read a transcript of Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse Rinpoche's speech!

84000 was pleased to announce tomorrow’s a live-streaming of our fourth “Resounding Under the Bodhi Tree,” co-hosted by the Dzongsar Khyentse Chokyi Lodro Institute!

84000 is pleased to announce the launch of The Sūtra of The Teaching of Vimalakīrti, which includes a prefatory commentary by Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche, “A Celebrity Falls Sick,” and a new 84000 edition of Robert A. F. Thurman’s English translation of the acclaimed Buddhist sūtra, The Teaching of Vimalakīrti.

On the first day of the Tibetan New Year, 84000 and Siddhartha’s Intent hosted a global online resounding of recently translated 84000 sūtras.

The first global live resounding: Participants across the globe share their experiences through photos and reflections.

On December 5, 2015, over 800 people from 32 cities and countries connected online to recite the Words of the Buddha together.

His Holiness Sakya Trizin expressed his heartfelt joy about 84000's undertaking, and urged everyone to help make it a success.

Hear, view, read, and experience how it was like at the recent sūtra resounding in Bodhgaya.

A presentation on 84000 was made at Benchen Monastery in Kathmandu, Nepal.

A presentation on 84000 was made in Rangjung Yeshe Institute in Kathmandu, Nepal.

The annual 84000 working committee meeting was held at Shechen Monastery in Bodhgaya, India, on October 27-28, 2012.

During 84000’s first sūtra resounding in English in Bodhgaya, Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche spoke about the significance of reading the Buddha’s words at this holy site.

On October 28, 2012, 84000 organized the first sūtra resounding in English under the bodhi tree in Bodhgaya, India.