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From the Translation Desk to the Classroom
26 October 2026
84000's translations are free and open to anyone, anywhere. See how they're showing up in university classrooms.
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Purpose & Meaning
Study and Translation as Buddhist Practice
12 October 2026
Dr. Catherine Dalton has interpreted for Tibetan Buddhist teachers and translated Buddhist texts for over two decades, and has contributed to 84000 since its inception. Here she reflects…
Inside the Canon
Are There Any Translations From Pali in the Tibetan Canon?
28 September 2026
Buddhist lineages preserved a shared body of teachings in different languages as the tradition spread, then developed their canons independently. A look at how the Pali, Chinese, and…
Art & Music
What Makes an Offering
4 September 2026
#### **Harry Einhorn on Ritual and Adaptation in the Uṣṇīṣavijayā Pūjā** Artist and composer Harry Einhorn on how music, offering, and ritual can serve a practice rather than…
Buddhist Culture & Symbols
Scripture as Living Practice
31 August 2026
In the Amdo region of Tibet, three sūtras, _The King of Samādhis Sūtra_, _The_ _Perfection of Wisdom in Eight Thousand Lines_, and _The Good Eon_, are recited together…
Buddhist Culture & Symbols
A Journey to the Sacred Sites of the Buddha's Life
18 August 2026
Photographer James Gritz reflects on twenty years of traveling the sacred Buddhist pilgrimage circuit in India and Nepal. He explores how these ancient sites transcend history to offer…
Inside the Canon
84000 and AI: Authority, Transmission, and Ethical Concerns
14 August 2026
84000's reflections on the use of artificial intelligence in the translation of Buddhist scripture.
Inside the Canon
What Remains When Everything Is Empty
7 August 2026
### **Dr. Gareth Sparham on a Lifetime with the Perfection of Wisdom** Twelve volumes, close to ten thousand pages, and at the heart of it a question that…
Difficulty & Resilience
Virtue, Mischief, and Everything Between: The Women of Early Buddhism
3 August 2026
Women are present throughout the Buddhist canon—as leaders, rule-breakers, survivors, and saints. Learn about some of the most compelling female figures in the Vinaya, the monastic code, and…
Buddhist Culture & Symbols
What is a Resounding?
2 August 2026
If 84000 were to have a signature outreach activity, it would surely be its series of resoundings. Reading the words of the Buddha aloud is said to benefit…
Buddhist Culture & Symbols
Texts and the Communities They Build: The Seven Siddhi Texts of the Oḍiyāna Mahāmudrā Lineage
27 July 2026
Dr. Adam C. Krug traces how the _Seven Siddhi Texts_ helped make, maintain, and repair the communities that carried them across centuries, and what that history reveals about…
Wisdom & Understanding
Repeating the Words of the Buddha: Phakchok Rinpoche Teaches on the Perfection of Wisdom
20 July 2026
In an ongoing monthly series, Phakchok Rinpoche teaches on _The Transcendent State of Wisdom in Eight Thousand Lines_, drawing on 84000's translation of this foundational Prajñāpāramitā Sūtra.