Dr. Annie Heckman discusses the nuances of translating Tibetan sources, AI's limits in Buddhist translation, and her book project on nuns in the Vinaya in this University of Toronto interview and lecture.
84000 Associate Translator Dr. Annie Heckman visited the University of Toronto's Department for the Study of Religion as part of its 50th Anniversary DSR Lecture Series, where she delivered a talk titled "Nuns, Monks, Soldiers, and Kings: Buddhist Monastics and the Rule of Law in the Mūlasarvāstivāda Vinaya."
In an interview with DSR's Felicia Sang, Dr. Heckman reflects on the nuances of translating Tibetan primary sources, the role and limits of AI in Buddhist translation, and her current book project on Butön Rinchen Drup's Collection of Incidents Involving Nuns in the Vinaya.
Read the full interview here.
