9 Feb 2022
We invite you to join us live on Saturday, March 5, to celebrate Losar with our Founding Chair, Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche, who will introduce 84000’s new publication of the sūtra The Good Eon, followed by a Q&A. We are …
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3 Feb 2022
84000 is pleased to publish The Sūtra on Maitreya’s Birth in the Heaven of Joy which is one of the many sūtras in the Kangyur to have been translated into Tibetan from Chinese.
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27 Jan 2022
In this concise text, Vajrapāṇi, through the power and blessings of the Buddha and all bodhisattvas, proclaims a series of powerful dhāraṇī-mantras. The text concludes with verses on the benefits of the dhāraṇī and a simple ablution ritual.
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20 Jan 2022
In this sūtra, the Buddha Śākyamuni tells a group of monks how they should respond when asked about the karmic benefits accrued by patrons who create representations of the Buddha. He explains five kinds of benefits that such virtuous deeds bring.
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13 Jan 2022
In The Dhāraṇī of the Vajra Quintessence, the bodhisattva of wisdom Mañjuśrī asks the Buddha to propound a teaching on the highest wisdom that questions foundational Buddhist concepts and categories from an ultimate standpoint without denying their conventional efficacy.
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11 Jan 2022
FULL-TIME POSITION OPEN
We are looking for a scholar who has a passion for studying Buddhist canonical scriptures in their source languages, yet who also values the importance of translation within the larger field of Buddhist Studies, to join our growing team of scholars engaged in translating the Tibetan Kangyur and Tengyur into English.
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11 Jan 2022
VOLUNTEER POSITION OPEN
We are seeking a volunteer to support our Google Analytics needs. This position is best suited for those who have professional experience or extensive familiarity with Google Analytics and who wish to offer their skills and/or services in-kind to help guide 84000 in improving the functionality and user experience of its website.
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6 Jan 2022
The Questions of Nāga King Sāgara begins with a miracle that portends the coming of Nāga King Sāgara to Vulture Peak Mountain in Rājagṛha. The nāga king engages in a lengthy dialogue with the Buddha on various topics pertaining to the distinction between relative and ultimate reality, all of which emphasize the primacy of insight into emptiness.
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30 Dec 2021
As the Buddha teaches the Dharma to the fourfold saṅgha on Vulture Peak Mountain, the brahmin and wandering mendicant Dīrghanakha approaches and questions the Buddha about his doctrine concerning the incontrovertible relationship between karma and its effects in the world.
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28 Dec 2021
This past Saga Dawa, we enlisted the pro-bono help of Li Yijing (李一静) to design the layout of a special edition publication of one of our favorite sūtras, The Hundred Deeds. Here, Yijing shares her experience of coming into the Dharma, getting creative with the sūtras, and the challenges of spearheading a truly global project in the middle of a pandemic. Please join us in thanking Yijing and her team for their beautiful offering.
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