Stories on Donors

Carol Hu grew up in a Buddhist family and learned about Buddhism mainly through rituals and disciplines. Looking back, she realizes that she had only scratched the surface of what Buddhism is about.

“Buddhism has made a huge impact on my life. If we want it to thrive, especially in America and the West, it needs more exposure and awareness,” says Josh Capitanio, a Buddhist scholar and monthly donor to 84000: Translating the Words of the Buddha. “By translating the scriptures into English, 84000 is doing the most important thing we can do to set up the future of Buddhism in the West.”

A consistent monthly donor to 84000 for over eight years, Donna Mitchell-Moniak has been a practitioner (first of the Native tradition and Patanjali’s sūtras, then Buddhism) most of her adult life. When she discovered 84000 as one of Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche’s initiatives, she immediately recognized the value of connecting with the Buddha’s core wisdom teachings and helping to keep them alive.

Film producer Nanette Nelms became a student of Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche in 2004, nearly a decade before he summoned her to produce Vara: A Blessing in 2013.

84000 Founding Chair Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche received a letter from a 94-year old Bhutanese that touches us deeply.

84000 is proud to have 3,118 donors as of September 2015. Click the link below to read more about one donor's story.

A big THANK YOU to our founding sponsors and sūtra sponsors for your generous support.

Every year during Chinese New Year, Lay Ching has been organizing a group of Malaysian Buddhists – consisting of friends, family and sangha members – to contribute funds to 84000.