In the Presence of the Tathāgata
**A Resounding of The Perfection of Wisdom in Eight Thousand Lines** This May, join monastics and practitioners from around the world for the English resounding of _The Perfection of Wisdom in Eight Thousand Lines_—live at Sravasti Abbey and online. 🗓️ May 27–31, 2026 📍 Sravasti Abbey, Newport, Washington 🔗 For more information and to join online, visit [Sravasti Abbey.](https://sravastiabbey.org/event/in-the-presence-of-the-tathagata-a-monastic-resounding-of-the-perfection-of-wisdom-in-eight-thousand-lines/) 🌐 Can't attend in person? The full recitation will be available [via livestream](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8DRNsjySiiYcoudM1-HcxUxIYBBkTHl5) — all are welcome to join from wherever you are.
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A Resounding of The Perfection of Wisdom in Eight Thousand Lines
We are delighted to share that Sravasti Abbey will be hosting the first-ever complete recitation of The Perfection of Wisdom in Eight Thousand Lines in English — a historic milestone in the transmission of the Dharma to the West.
Presided over by monastics and lay practitioners from around the world, the event marks a remarkable convergence: the newly completed English translation by 84000 recited aloud in full for the very first time, at a Western monastic institution, culminating on Saga Dawa Düchen — one of the most sacred days in the Tibetan Buddhist calendar. The recitation will also serve to further consecrate Sravasti Abbey's new Buddha Hall.
As the sūtra itself reminds us, the merit of hearing, reciting, and upholding these words of wisdom extends far beyond what we can measure.
🗓️ May 27–31, 2026
📍 Sravasti Abbey, Newport, Washington
🔗 For more information and to join online, visit Sravasti Abbey.
🌐 Can't attend in person? The full recitation will be available via livestream — all are welcome to join from wherever you are.
