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Explore features, interviews, and more in-depth articles about 84000—our team, our donors, our technical advances, and our community.
Featured Stories
Oct 11, 2024
Donors
The Merits of Monthly Giving | Josh Capitanio
“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.”
Latest Stories
Jun 26, 2024
Technology
When Technology and Translation Come Together: Coding the Stories for Curious Minds to Discover
Since 84000 launched our vast Reading Room more than thirteen years ago, the multi-layered database of Buddhist terms, places, people, and other information found in the collection of the Buddhist Kangyur and Tengyur published texts has continued to grow. It now contains more than four million nodes, or data points, across 350 translations—an average of 1,200 nodes per text.
May 16, 2024
Technology
Wisdom at Your Fingertips
84000’s primary mission is to translate the Buddhist canon for diverse audiences—monastics and scholars as well as practitioners and general readers—while taking great care to make those translations accurate, available, and accessible. At the same time, 84000 strives to create a seamless and user-friendly reading experience that enhances the reader’s understanding.
Apr 30, 2024
Donors
The Merits of Monthly Giving with Film Producer Nanette Nelms
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.
Aug 10, 2021
Translators
Dr. Fumi Yao on Translating the Vinaya
We sat down recently with Dr. Fumi Yao, the translator of The Chapter on Medicines, to learn more about how she came to specialize in the Mūlasarvāstivāda Vinaya.
Aug 10, 2021
Community
Film Director Queena Li Speaks with 84000
Film director Queena Li—creator of our tenth anniversary #SaveWisdomNow video—shares with 84000 how her interest in exploring the mind has inspired her creativity.
Mar 29, 2021
Our Team
Ivy Ang on Her “Heart Project”
As we marked the anniversary of the Bir Conference 2009 that gave birth to our growing initiative, we sat down with Ivy Ang, who—appointed by Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche to facilitate those historic six days—has since been with us every step of the way.
Mar 29, 2021
Community
Readers from the Himalayas Share their Favorite 84000 Features
Building on our aspiration to revitalize interest in the foundations of the Buddhadharma, we took to the road (virtually, of course) to ask some of our friends from across the Himalayas which are their favorite 84000 Reading Room features, and why.
Aug 16, 2020
Community
The Suffering of Change in Today’s World
Last month, Deborah Dorjee—an instructor at Siddhartha’s Intent—kindly hosted a session during our twenty-four hour virtual sūtra recitation.
Jun 5, 2020
Donors
Humbled by an Offering
84000 Founding Chair Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche received a letter from a 94-year old Bhutanese that touches us deeply.
May 23, 2020
Community
Stories from You: Hasta Colman
The best gifts we could receive on our birthday are stories of how our work has helped you! We're touched by Hasta Colman’s inspiring reflection on her own language-learning journey.
Apr 19, 2020
Translators
Language, Philology, and the Motif of the Courtesan
Professor Jens Braarvig talks to us about his translation of The Miraculous Play of Mañjuśrī.
Apr 6, 2018
Community
Artist DALeast on Sūtra Illustration
DALeast describes street artistry, its connection to the Dharma, and the experience of illustrating Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche’s book on The Teaching of Vimalakīrti.
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