In Depth

Professor Jens Braarvig talks to us about his translation of ‘The Miraculous Play of Mañjuśri’ – a Mahāyāna sūtra that unfolds within a story about a courtesan and a wealthy, banker’s son – as well as the importance of language and philology in Buddhist studies. Read more »

Three new features in our Reading Room integrate our texts with better technologies that help readers get the most out of the sūtras. Read more »

Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche gives spontaneous commentary to “Teaching the Relative and Ultimate Truths.” Read more »

Huang Jing Rui, Executive Director of 84000, invites supporters to remember the immense hardship endured by translators of the past. Read more »

Meet 84000 translator Yangchen Dolkar Tsatultsang, one of the few female Tibetan sūtra translators in the world. Read more »

John Canti, 84000 Editorial Chair, shares his thoughts about the unique challenges of working with a well-established existing translation. Read more »

Meet translator Robert Thurman and learn about his decades-long relationship with “The Sūtra of the Teaching of Vimalakīrti.” Read more »

Review the concept of Dependent Arising and explore the reflections on the experience of translating “The Sūtra on Dependent Arising.” Read more »

View Mingyur Rinpoche’s thoughts on the importance of translating Buddhist texts into English in his recent interview with 84000. Read more »

Rinpoche thanks supporters and urges everyone to spread the word: “Please talk about it. Please share our existence. Please share the information.” Read more »