Stories That Inspire
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.
contemplation
24 posts
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 seekers a…
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 keeps opening.…
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.
Stories That Inspire
After the Translation: A Copyeditor's Five Readings of the Prajñāpāramitā
13 July 2026
84000 copyeditor Ven. Konchog Norbu takes us behind the scenes of the editorial work that brings a sūtra to publication—the readings, revisions, and recitations that shaped our recently published English…
Inside the Canon
Why Do the Perfection of Wisdom Sūtras Repeat Themselves So Much?
6 July 2026
Dr. Nathaniel Rich, one of 84000's editors of the _Prajñāpāramitā Sūtra in Eight Thousand Lines,_ offers a scholar-practitioner's account of what the repetition, paradox, and relentless structure of these sūtras…
Inside the Canon
Words Beyond Words: John Canti on the Prajñāpāramitā Literature
27 June 2026
John Canti, senior editor at 84000, traces the sweep of the Prajñāpāramitā literature—where it came from, why it exists in so many versions, and what it might offer anyone encountering…
Inside the Canon
What Is the Transcendent State of Wisdom?
25 June 2026
Dr. Gregory Seton, translator of the _Transcendent State of Wisdom in Eight Thousand Lines_, traces the term Prajnaparamita to its roots, the sutra's structure to its purpose, and explains why…
Inside the Canon
A Brief Introduction to the Kangyur and Tengyur
1 May 2026
The collection of interconnected texts known as the Kangyur and Tengyur forms the root of the Tibetan Buddhist tradition. Many of these foundational texts have never before been made available…
Art & Music
Heart Sūtra Festival
30 April 2026
A celebration of The Heart Sūtra based on 84000’s recently published translation.
Wisdom & Understanding
The Rice Seedling Sūtra: Dependent Arising, the Environment, and the Danger of Self-Orientation
3 April 2026
The Rice Seedling Sutra is one of the most important Buddhist sutras on the topic of dependent arising, the basic Buddhist doctrine that everything depends on something else for its…
Purpose & Meaning
Setting Intentions: The Buddha's Instructions on Right Mindfulness
10 January 2026
Learn about the Buddha's instructions on right mindfulness and meditation practices that lead to clarity, concentration, and freedom from suffering.