The Suffering of Change in Today’s World
Deborah Dorjee was born and lives in London. She started her working life as a dancer, went on to run a hair salon in Islington, and then qualified as a therapist via a postgraduate diploma in...
View ArticleA Tribute to Steven Goodman, 1945 – 2020
All of us at 84000 were very sad to learn that our dear friend and colleague Steven Goodman, one of the founding members of 84000’s Working Committee, died in the afternoon of Monday, 3 August, at the...
View ArticleBittersweet: Cangioli Che Announces her Departure from 84000
It feels somewhat bittersweet to share the news that after eleven years helping to incubate, develop, and advise 84000: Translating the Words of the Buddha, Cangioli Che is stepping down from the 84000...
View ArticleReaders from the Himalayas Share their Favorite 84000 Features
Earlier this year, we shared some Reading Room Tips with our social media followers to make it easier for everyone to familiarize themselves with all the interactive features that come with opening an...
View ArticleIvy Ang on her “heart project”
As we mark the anniversary of the Bir Conference 2009 that gave birth to our growing initiative, we sit down with Ivy Ang, who—appointed by Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche to facilitate those historic five...
View ArticleThe People Driving Progress: Our Editorial Team
Imagine if your to-do list had 4,500 items on it. Ours does. 84000’s vision is the translation of the Kangyur and Tengyur into modern languages, and their free availability for all. We award grants to...
View ArticleDr. Fumi Yao on Translating the Vinaya
During the auspicious lunar month of Saga Dawa, 84000 published “The Chapter on Medicines,” which, at nearly 800 pages long, is the sixth chapter of the Vinayavastu, “The Chapters on Monastic...
View ArticleFilm Director Queena Li Speaks with 84000
Film director Queena Li—creator of our tenth anniversary #SaveWisdomNow video—has just seen her debut feature premiere to widespread acclaim. Bipolar (2021) is a continually surprising, stylistically...
View ArticleThe Developer of the 84000 Mobile App on his Offering of Wisdom to the World
Two years ago, Sun Fang (Brian Sun) approached us with an offer to develop an 84000 app from scratch. How to provide our readers and our community with easier and more intuitive ways to access the...
View ArticleDesigning for Wisdom | Behind our 2021 Edition of The Hundred Deeds
This past Saga Dawa, we enlisted the pro-bono help of Li Yijing (李一静) to design the layout of a special edition publication of one of our favorite sūtras, The Hundred Deeds. As an expression of the...
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