84000: Translating the Words of the Buddha
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A global initiative authentically translating the Buddha’s words and their commentaries from the Tibetan canon, and providing free, digitally enhanced access for the open and curious.
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Today marks the auspicious occasion of Lhabab Düchen, when we commemorate the Buddha’s return to the human realm from the Heaven of the Thirty-Three, where he taught the Dharma to his mother and other celestial beings.
(Artwork: “Teaching His Mother the Dharma,” Fo Guang Shan Buddha Museum)
(Artwork: “Teaching His Mother the Dharma,” Fo Guang Shan Buddha Museum)
November 11, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Today marks the auspicious occasion of Lhabab Düchen, when we commemorate the Buddha’s return to the human realm from the Heaven of the Thirty-Three, where he taught the Dharma to his mother and other celestial beings.
(Artwork: “Teaching His Mother the Dharma,” Fo Guang Shan Buddha Museum)
(Artwork: “Teaching His Mother the Dharma,” Fo Guang Shan Buddha Museum)
As beginners, we may not know where to start.
In this #RealBuddhaQuotes 15th Anniversary Edition, Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche reminds us that it can begin simply — with aspiration:
a wish to become a refuge, a resting place, a source of comfort for others.
In this #RealBuddhaQuotes 15th Anniversary Edition, Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche reminds us that it can begin simply — with aspiration:
a wish to become a refuge, a resting place, a source of comfort for others.
November 9, 2025 at 1:01 PM
As beginners, we may not know where to start.
In this #RealBuddhaQuotes 15th Anniversary Edition, Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche reminds us that it can begin simply — with aspiration:
a wish to become a refuge, a resting place, a source of comfort for others.
In this #RealBuddhaQuotes 15th Anniversary Edition, Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche reminds us that it can begin simply — with aspiration:
a wish to become a refuge, a resting place, a source of comfort for others.
Between 2016 and 2020, 84000’s team of translators steadily expanded, enriching both the depth and diversity of our work. During this time, we also deepened our digital outreach with new online programs such as Teachings on Sūtra, In Conversation, and Sūtras for Wellbeing,
November 7, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Between 2016 and 2020, 84000’s team of translators steadily expanded, enriching both the depth and diversity of our work. During this time, we also deepened our digital outreach with new online programs such as Teachings on Sūtra, In Conversation, and Sūtras for Wellbeing,
#OnOurRadar: 84000 Associate Translator Dr. Dylan Esler will be speaking at the Padmasambhava, Uḍḍiyāna, & Tibet webinar series hosted by the University of Oxford’s Tibetan and Himalayan Studies Centre.
📅 12 November 2025 | 5–6 p.m. UK Time
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📅 12 November 2025 | 5–6 p.m. UK Time
🔗 Zoom: bit.ly/treasuresemi...
November 5, 2025 at 1:02 PM
#OnOurRadar: 84000 Associate Translator Dr. Dylan Esler will be speaking at the Padmasambhava, Uḍḍiyāna, & Tibet webinar series hosted by the University of Oxford’s Tibetan and Himalayan Studies Centre.
📅 12 November 2025 | 5–6 p.m. UK Time
🔗 Zoom: bit.ly/treasuresemi...
📅 12 November 2025 | 5–6 p.m. UK Time
🔗 Zoom: bit.ly/treasuresemi...
We’re deeply honored by Venerable Geshe Dorji Damdul’s words of encouragement and trust in 84000’s work. 🌸
Watch the latest #CrystalVoices feature to hear his reflections.
Watch the latest #CrystalVoices feature to hear his reflections.
November 2, 2025 at 1:01 PM
We’re deeply honored by Venerable Geshe Dorji Damdul’s words of encouragement and trust in 84000’s work. 🌸
Watch the latest #CrystalVoices feature to hear his reflections.
Watch the latest #CrystalVoices feature to hear his reflections.
#RealBuddhaQuotes On this day of costumes and disguises, a reminder that even the Buddha once took on different guises — not for tricks or treats, but out of compassion for all sentient beings.
October 31, 2025 at 1:00 AM
#RealBuddhaQuotes On this day of costumes and disguises, a reminder that even the Buddha once took on different guises — not for tricks or treats, but out of compassion for all sentient beings.
We’re delighted to share that Shambhala Publications has launched a new podcast, This Very Moment, whose first episode features Dr. John Canti.
In this inaugural episode, host Ivan Bercholz speaks with John about the path that has led him to This Very Moment.
🎧 www.shambhala.com/this-very-mo...
In this inaugural episode, host Ivan Bercholz speaks with John about the path that has led him to This Very Moment.
🎧 www.shambhala.com/this-very-mo...
October 29, 2025 at 1:04 PM
We’re delighted to share that Shambhala Publications has launched a new podcast, This Very Moment, whose first episode features Dr. John Canti.
In this inaugural episode, host Ivan Bercholz speaks with John about the path that has led him to This Very Moment.
🎧 www.shambhala.com/this-very-mo...
In this inaugural episode, host Ivan Bercholz speaks with John about the path that has led him to This Very Moment.
🎧 www.shambhala.com/this-very-mo...
Reposted by 84000: Translating the Words of the Buddha
For the first time, the full collection of 84000’s translated sūtras will be recited in English—joining voices in Pali, Chinese, and Tibetan—at the Buddha’s birthplace in Lumbini.
🔗 Register now: shedrub.org/events/recitation-2025
🔗 Register now: shedrub.org/events/recitation-2025
October 15, 2025 at 1:04 PM
For the first time, the full collection of 84000’s translated sūtras will be recited in English—joining voices in Pali, Chinese, and Tibetan—at the Buddha’s birthplace in Lumbini.
🔗 Register now: shedrub.org/events/recitation-2025
🔗 Register now: shedrub.org/events/recitation-2025
In this #RealBuddhaQuotes : 15th Anniversary Edition, our founding chair, Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche, shares a reflection on #solitude and how it can be found even in the midst of everyday life.
October 26, 2025 at 1:02 PM
In this #RealBuddhaQuotes : 15th Anniversary Edition, our founding chair, Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche, shares a reflection on #solitude and how it can be found even in the midst of everyday life.
In 2013, after being nurtured for three years under the care of Khyentse Foundation, 84000 was officially registered as an independent, charitable organization — a major step in our growth and sustainability.
October 24, 2025 at 1:04 PM
In 2013, after being nurtured for three years under the care of Khyentse Foundation, 84000 was officially registered as an independent, charitable organization — a major step in our growth and sustainability.
#RealBuddhaQuotes Sometimes we forget that just being alive — right here, right now — is already the greatest opportunity.
What’s something that’s making this moment feel meaningful for you?
What’s something that’s making this moment feel meaningful for you?
October 19, 2025 at 1:15 PM
#RealBuddhaQuotes Sometimes we forget that just being alive — right here, right now — is already the greatest opportunity.
What’s something that’s making this moment feel meaningful for you?
What’s something that’s making this moment feel meaningful for you?
In this second feature of our #CrystalVoices series, Jigme Khyentse Rinpoche — one of the seven Rinpoches who gathered at the 2009 Bir Conference — shares his words of gratitude and encouragement for 84000’s ongoing work.
October 18, 2025 at 2:21 AM
In this second feature of our #CrystalVoices series, Jigme Khyentse Rinpoche — one of the seven Rinpoches who gathered at the 2009 Bir Conference — shares his words of gratitude and encouragement for 84000’s ongoing work.
For the first time, the full collection of 84000’s translated sūtras will be recited in English—joining voices in Pali, Chinese, and Tibetan—at the Buddha’s birthplace in Lumbini.
🔗 Register now: shedrub.org/events/recitation-2025
🔗 Register now: shedrub.org/events/recitation-2025
October 15, 2025 at 1:04 PM
For the first time, the full collection of 84000’s translated sūtras will be recited in English—joining voices in Pali, Chinese, and Tibetan—at the Buddha’s birthplace in Lumbini.
🔗 Register now: shedrub.org/events/recitation-2025
🔗 Register now: shedrub.org/events/recitation-2025
“Be humble like the grass, but stand firm like a mountain.”
To celebrate 15 years of 84000, our founding chair, Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche, shares reflections on some of the most-loved #RealBuddhaQuotes — starting with this reminder on balancing humility and truth.
To celebrate 15 years of 84000, our founding chair, Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche, shares reflections on some of the most-loved #RealBuddhaQuotes — starting with this reminder on balancing humility and truth.
October 12, 2025 at 1:02 PM
“Be humble like the grass, but stand firm like a mountain.”
To celebrate 15 years of 84000, our founding chair, Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche, shares reflections on some of the most-loved #RealBuddhaQuotes — starting with this reminder on balancing humility and truth.
To celebrate 15 years of 84000, our founding chair, Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche, shares reflections on some of the most-loved #RealBuddhaQuotes — starting with this reminder on balancing humility and truth.
2012 was a year of opening doors. We launched the online Reading Room, the first immersive digital platform for exploring the Kangyur, making the Buddha’s words freely available to everyone around the world.
October 10, 2025 at 1:03 PM
2012 was a year of opening doors. We launched the online Reading Room, the first immersive digital platform for exploring the Kangyur, making the Buddha’s words freely available to everyone around the world.
#RealBuddhaQuotes Each day is a chance to set our aspiration.
May today be guided by patience, effort, clarity, and freedom.
May today be guided by patience, effort, clarity, and freedom.
October 5, 2025 at 1:01 PM
#RealBuddhaQuotes Each day is a chance to set our aspiration.
May today be guided by patience, effort, clarity, and freedom.
May today be guided by patience, effort, clarity, and freedom.
Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche, our founding chair, shares his words of appreciation for 84000’s fifteenth year.
As we celebrate 15 years of translating the words of the Buddha, we are honored to present #CrystalVoices
As we celebrate 15 years of translating the words of the Buddha, we are honored to present #CrystalVoices
October 3, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche, our founding chair, shares his words of appreciation for 84000’s fifteenth year.
As we celebrate 15 years of translating the words of the Buddha, we are honored to present #CrystalVoices
As we celebrate 15 years of translating the words of the Buddha, we are honored to present #CrystalVoices
#RealBuddhaQuotes A hymn once offered to the Buddha.
May our eyes learn to see with such purity,
and our minds rest in such freedom.
Share this verse with someone whose presence feels pure and kind.
May our eyes learn to see with such purity,
and our minds rest in such freedom.
Share this verse with someone whose presence feels pure and kind.
September 28, 2025 at 1:00 PM
#RealBuddhaQuotes A hymn once offered to the Buddha.
May our eyes learn to see with such purity,
and our minds rest in such freedom.
Share this verse with someone whose presence feels pure and kind.
May our eyes learn to see with such purity,
and our minds rest in such freedom.
Share this verse with someone whose presence feels pure and kind.
In March 2009, Khyentse Foundation convened the historic Translating the Words of the Buddha Conference at Deer Park Institute, Bir. Attended by seven Rinpoches and more than fifty translators and scholars, the gathering was a turning point: at the time,
September 26, 2025 at 1:02 PM
In March 2009, Khyentse Foundation convened the historic Translating the Words of the Buddha Conference at Deer Park Institute, Bir. Attended by seven Rinpoches and more than fifty translators and scholars, the gathering was a turning point: at the time,
#RealBuddhaQuotes When the ground is love and compassion, what grows can only be extraordinary. 💛
September 21, 2025 at 1:01 PM
#RealBuddhaQuotes When the ground is love and compassion, what grows can only be extraordinary. 💛
Fifteen Years: Wisdom for a Changing World
The story began in 2009, when a historic conference in Bir, India—organized by Khyentse Foundation and hosted by Deer Park Institute—sparked the creation of a working group to preserve the Buddha’s words.
The story began in 2009, when a historic conference in Bir, India—organized by Khyentse Foundation and hosted by Deer Park Institute—sparked the creation of a working group to preserve the Buddha’s words.
September 19, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Fifteen Years: Wisdom for a Changing World
The story began in 2009, when a historic conference in Bir, India—organized by Khyentse Foundation and hosted by Deer Park Institute—sparked the creation of a working group to preserve the Buddha’s words.
The story began in 2009, when a historic conference in Bir, India—organized by Khyentse Foundation and hosted by Deer Park Institute—sparked the creation of a working group to preserve the Buddha’s words.
#RealBuddhaQuotes Let’s take a moment to value what we already hold. In that contentment lies the richest kind of wealth.
Double-tap if you feel the same.
Double-tap if you feel the same.
September 14, 2025 at 1:01 PM
#RealBuddhaQuotes Let’s take a moment to value what we already hold. In that contentment lies the richest kind of wealth.
Double-tap if you feel the same.
Double-tap if you feel the same.
What do Gen Z, AI, and Dolly Parton have to do with the Buddha’s words?
Turns out, more than you’d think.
In this #ReelWisdom, Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche shows how fresh perspectives and new technologies can keep the Buddha’s words authentic — and meaningful for new generations.
Turns out, more than you’d think.
In this #ReelWisdom, Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche shows how fresh perspectives and new technologies can keep the Buddha’s words authentic — and meaningful for new generations.
September 12, 2025 at 1:04 PM
What do Gen Z, AI, and Dolly Parton have to do with the Buddha’s words?
Turns out, more than you’d think.
In this #ReelWisdom, Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche shows how fresh perspectives and new technologies can keep the Buddha’s words authentic — and meaningful for new generations.
Turns out, more than you’d think.
In this #ReelWisdom, Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche shows how fresh perspectives and new technologies can keep the Buddha’s words authentic — and meaningful for new generations.
#RealBuddhaQuotes An aspiration for today 👆
If this feels true for you too, take a moment to recite it and share it forward. 💙
If this feels true for you too, take a moment to recite it and share it forward. 💙
September 7, 2025 at 1:01 PM
#RealBuddhaQuotes An aspiration for today 👆
If this feels true for you too, take a moment to recite it and share it forward. 💙
If this feels true for you too, take a moment to recite it and share it forward. 💙
Can ancient wisdom guide the future of artificial intelligence?
That’s the question 84000 set out to explore in a workshop in San Francisco, where AI researchers and Buddhist scholars came together to examine how insights on mind, ethics, and compassion might shape the ethical development of AI
That’s the question 84000 set out to explore in a workshop in San Francisco, where AI researchers and Buddhist scholars came together to examine how insights on mind, ethics, and compassion might shape the ethical development of AI
September 5, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Can ancient wisdom guide the future of artificial intelligence?
That’s the question 84000 set out to explore in a workshop in San Francisco, where AI researchers and Buddhist scholars came together to examine how insights on mind, ethics, and compassion might shape the ethical development of AI
That’s the question 84000 set out to explore in a workshop in San Francisco, where AI researchers and Buddhist scholars came together to examine how insights on mind, ethics, and compassion might shape the ethical development of AI