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Study and Translation as Buddhist Practice

Dr. Catherine Dalton has interpreted for Tibetan Buddhist teachers and translated Buddhist texts for over two decades, and has contributed to 84000 since its inception. Here she reflects on approaching scholarship and translation as forms of Buddhist practice.

Catherine Dalton

5-MINUTE INSIGHTS

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Jet Li on a core Buddhist teaching: bodily pain is inevitable, but suffering comes from our mental reactions —frustration, self-pity, and resistance. Acknowledge the hurt, but let go of the psychological burden that creates true suffering.
Jet Li
Feel the Pain, Let Go of the Suffering
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Enlightenment isn't something to achieve in the future; it's recognizing what's already present. This teaching reveals how simply observing your mind unveils the innate wisdom and Buddha-nature you've always possessed.
Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche
You Are Already Buddha: A Teaching on Recognizing Our Innate Awakened Nature
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Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche reminds us that mindfulness doesn’t always mean switching off —it can begin with small, clever shifts.
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Outwit Your Digital Habits Before They Define You
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Chagdud Khadro: how to feel the sutra —read it aloud like a cinematic drama, honoring oral tradition and allowing the Sūtra's vivid narrative to expand imagination and deepen understanding.
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How to Feel the Sūtra: Reading Ancient Buddhist Texts as Living Oral Tradition
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The Buddha's speech possesses unique power to instantly clarify minds and eliminate misconceptions—Raktrul Rinpoche (Do Tulku) reveals how enlightened words can liberate listeners through a single conversation, the Buddha's most potent attribute.
Raktrul Rinpoche
The Power of Buddha’s Speech: How the Buddha's Words Can Instantly Liberate the Mind
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A Saga Dawa teaching on the Prajnaparamita Sutra: illuminating the awakened mind and ultimate truth as a guide for practitioners seeking complete mental clarity through wisdom.
Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche
What Is Saga Dawa? The Buddha's Enlightenment and the Path to Awakening
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Ven. Matthieu Ricard uses the bird's wings metaphor to show how spiritual progress requires both qualities in balance—understanding emptiness must unite with practicing kindness.
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Wisdom Without Compassion? It Doesn't Work!
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Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche on ultimate bodhicitta: your awakened mind is already pure and intact, requiring only longing to reconnect and wisdom to see experiences as illusory, serving all beings through this recognition.
Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche
Long for What's Already Within: A Teaching on Recognizing the Naturally Pure Mind
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The mind is naturally luminous, but conflicting emotions and hope-fear cycles veil this inherent clarity —enlightenment isn't missing, just obscured by mental turbulence you can learn to see through.
Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche
Hope, Fear, and the Veils That Hide Our Natural Clarity
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HUMAN RELATIONSHIPS

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Beyond Gender: Portrayals of Women in Sūtras
Carol Tucker
Mothers, Compassion, and Wisdom: Buddhist Teachings on Gratitude and Kindness
84000 Team
Love, According to the Buddha: Teachings on Loving-Kindness and Compassion in the Sūtras
Carol Tucker
All Beings Can Awaken: An Introduction to the Lotus Sūtra
Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche
The Vimalakīrti Sūtra: Enlightenment in the Mud of Ordinary Life
Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche

STORIES THAT INSPIRE

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After the Translation: A Copyeditor's Five Readings of the Prajñāpāramitā
Ven. Konchog Norbu
84000: From Aspiration to Engagement A Shared Journey with Khyentse Foundation
Huang Jing Rui
Cultural Translation: Setting the Sūtras to Music
Harry Einhorn
Street Art Meets Sacred Text: Artist DALeast on Illustrating the Vimalakīrti Sūtra
84000 Team
Catherine Dalton: A Translator's Journey from Nepal to the Tibetan Buddhist Canon
Catherine Dalton
A Life Devoted to the Dharma
Lozang Jamspal
The Technology Behind Translating the Tibetan Buddhist Canon
Jeff Wallman
84000 in 2024: Translation Milestones, Community Growth, and What's Ahead
84000 Team

DIFFICULTY & RESILIENCE

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Virtue, Mischief, and Everything Between: The Women of Early Buddhism
Annie Heckman
Outwitting the Algorithm: Buddhism, AI, and Mental Health
Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche
The Suffering of Change in Today’s World
Deborah Dorjee
The Practice of Patience: Teachings on The King of Samādhi Sūtra
Ven. Matthieu Ricard
The Five Protections: Ancient Buddhist Scriptures on Health, Healing, and Resilience
84000 Team
Immeasurable Life: The Aparimitāyurjñāna Sūtra and Buddhist Longevity Practices
84000 Team
Sūtras for Wellbeing: Praise to Tara with Twenty-One Verses of Homage
Sangseraima Ujeed
Sūtras for Wellbeing: Ancient Buddhist Protection from Illness and Danger
Ryan Damron

PURPOSE & MEANING

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Study and Translation as Buddhist Practice
Catherine Dalton
Our Actions Matter: What A Water Buffalo Can Teach Us About Karma
David Fiordalis
Setting Intentions: The Buddha's Instructions on Right Mindfulness
Carol Tucker
Why Merit Matters: The Buddha's Teachings on Generosity and Pure Intention
Carol Tucker
The Buddha's First Teaching: The Sūtra of the Wheel of Dharma
Chokyi Nyima Rinpoche
Dependent Arising and How We Create Our World: The Rice Seedling Sūtra
Ven. Thubten Chodron
The Power of Aspiration: Teachings on The White Lotus of Compassion and the Bodhisattva Path
Jigme Khyentse Rinpoche
The Academic Study of Buddhism: Scholarship, Practice, and How to Begin
Kate Hartmann
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