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84000 Partners with UC Santa Barbara to Translate the Tibetan Buddhist Canon

84000 Partners with UC Santa Barbara to Translate the Tibetan Buddhist Canon

Making important Buddhist texts available to the world

Uploaded 15 Jul 2021

Prolific Translator of Buddhist Texts Thomas Cleary Dies Aged 72

Prolific Translator of Buddhist Texts Thomas Cleary Dies Aged 72

Cleary made numerous classic texts available in English for the first time

Uploaded 2 Jul 2021

Khyentse Foundation’s Kumarajiva Project Marks 2nd Year with 7 Buddhist Texts Translated into Chinese

Khyentse Foundation’s Kumarajiva Project Marks 2nd Year with 7 Buddhist Texts Translated into Chinese

New scholars being trained to preserve Tibetan texts in the Chinese language

Uploaded 2 Nov 2020

US Library of Congress Gives Glimpse into Early Buddhist Texts from Gandhara

US Library of Congress Gives Glimpse into Early Buddhist Texts from Gandhara

Text brings us even closer to the historical Buddha

Uploaded 30 Jul 2019

University of Sydney in Australia Seeks Crowdfunding for Gandhari Buddhist Texts

University of Sydney in Australia Seeks Crowdfunding for Gandhari Buddhist Texts

Manuscripts could be key to understanding the origins of Mahayana Buddhism

Uploaded 28 May 2019

The Buddhist Poker Player Who Donates His Winnings to Charity

The Buddhist Poker Player Who Donates His Winnings to Charity

Translator of Buddhist texts brings the Dharma to the poker table

Uploaded 18 Jan 2019

Latest Buddhist Gadget from Japan: a Fish-shaped Karaoke System for the <i>Heart Sutra</i>

Latest Buddhist Gadget from Japan: a Fish-shaped Karaoke System for the Heart Sutra

Digital mokugyo aids sutra recitation while drumming

Uploaded 10 Jan 2018

Resilience and Devotion: Ancient Tibetan Wood Blocks Keep the Sutras Alive

Resilience and Devotion: Ancient Tibetan Wood Blocks Keep the Sutras Alive

Sustaining a living tradition

Uploaded 22 Mar 2017

Rebranded Buddhist Digital Resource Center Embarks on Ambitious New Mission

Rebranded Buddhist Digital Resource Center Embarks on Ambitious New Mission

BDRC expands scope to create first unified digital Buddhist resource in history

Uploaded 14 Mar 2017

Pal Buddhist School in Sydney Funding Humanitarian Project with Tutoring Program

Pal Buddhist School in Sydney Funding Humanitarian Project with Tutoring Program

Project for Cambodian school financed by student fees and donation drives

Uploaded 3 Mar 2017

Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche Leads Global Sutra Resounding

Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche Leads Global Sutra Resounding

Buddhists from 37 cities, in 20 countries around the world, join live-streamed event

Uploaded 27 Feb 2017

Japanese Priest Serves Up Pure Land Buddhism with Techno Beats

Japanese Priest Serves Up Pure Land Buddhism with Techno Beats

Monk targets younger Buddhists with electronic music and light shows

Uploaded 15 Feb 2017

Bodhisattva Statue at Kyoto Temple May Be 1,000 Years Older than Previously Thought

Bodhisattva Statue at Kyoto Temple May Be 1,000 Years Older than Previously Thought

Priceless sculpture believed to date to 6th–7th century

Uploaded 23 Jan 2017

China Picks <i>Xuan Zang</i> Epic on Eminent Buddhist Monk as Oscar Contender

China Picks Xuan Zang Epic on Eminent Buddhist Monk as Oscar Contender

Film celebrates dramatic life of 7th century Buddhist master

Uploaded 6 Oct 2016