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Inspired by the traditional pandita-lotsawa approach, our translators work in teams consisting of both source language experts (Indo-Himalayan masters well-versed in Tibetan and the subject matter), as well as target language experts (Western translators from the academic community). 

84000’s editorial committee has developed very detailed translators’ guidelines and editorial policy to define our editorial standards and help translators meet them. An editor-in-chief and a professional external review board consisting of both Indo-Himalayan and Western scholars provide rigorous in-house and external review of the translations. We are very grateful to these highly professional volunteers, who help us keep our translation quality high and our costs low. Anyone who visits our reading room at read.84000.co can see the results for themselves––translations that are meticulously accurate and annotated, elegantly crafted, and intelligible to a modern English-speaking reader.

84000’s ability to keep up the translation momentum has been enabled by the generosity of our 77 Founding Sponsors and more than a thousand page sponsors. We must not only keep up with the resource requirements of works already in progress, but also to have sufficient funds on hand to support the next grant round. That amounts to achieving and maintaining a minimum of 4,000-5,000 pages (at US $250/page) in working capital.
 
If you are inspired to help us build  our working capital, or if you would like to be one of our 108 Founding Sponsors (only 31 opportunities remaining), please contact deborah@84000.co.