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…grammatically possible but does not conform to actual English usage. Of course, it is also possible that compounds have multiple plausible interpretations justified by common usage. Indian commentators not infrequently…
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…to understand them. To give you an example, we struggled with the term phyag dar ba for a while, which the dictionaries usually render with “sweeper” (phyag dar meaning “dust”…
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…available tools is translation memory software that aligns bilingual source texts and equivalent available translations, a valuable referencing resource for translators. The workshop focused on translation as a bridge between…
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…and longest corresponds closely to a well-known Pali text, the Ratana-sutta, widely recited for protection and blessings. Access this and other sūtras in the 84000 Reading Room: The Aspiration Prayer…
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84000 Launches an Animation Video to Preserve Buddhist Texts British actress Joanna Lumley lends voice to save cultural heritage New York City, June 5, 2020 — 84000:Translating the Words of…
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…person or people in a boat The six senses (sometimes “six cognitions”), or ayatanas: six houses Contact, connecting an object, the senses and the mind: an embracing couple Sensation, or…
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