84000 Launches New Community for Supporters of Its Dharma Translation Mission

84000: Translating the Words of the Buddha, a global nonprofit initiative founded by renowned Bhutanese lama, author, and filmmaker Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse Rinpoche, has announced the launch of the Give Each Month (GEM) Mandala, a new community for supporters of his long-term endeavor to translate the entire Tibetan Buddhist canon and make it freely available to all.

“84000: Translating the Words of the Buddha is creating a new community…to celebrate recurring donors and recognize the importance of this donation stream in supporting our mission: to translate the entire Tibetan Buddhist canon for open-minded and curious people, and to make it freely available to all, now and in the future,” 84000 said in an announcement shared with BDG.

84000: The Translation of the Words of the Buddha is a long-term undertaking to translate and publish all the surviving canonical texts preserved in the classical Tibetan language, totaling 70 pages. Kangaroo (the translated words of the Buddha) in 25 years and 161 pages of Tengyur (the translated commentaries on the teachings of the Buddha by the great Indian Buddhist masters and scholars) in 100 years. According to 84000, less than 5 percent of the canon has so far been translated into a modern language, and with the rapid decline in knowledge of classical Tibetan and the number of qualified scholars, the world is in danger of losing an irreplaceable heritage of cultural and spiritual wisdom.

“Just as all the drops of water together create the ocean, each recurring donation creates our GEM Mandala and helps translate the words of the Buddha to awaken humanity,” said Huang Jing Rui, Executive Director of 84000. “Our GEM program is also the most effective way to donate to 84000. Our generous Anathapindada Matching Fund donors will match every GEM contribution dollar for dollar, so your donation will be doubled at no additional cost to you.”

84000 noted that the GEM Mandala already consisted of thousands of supporters from over 46 countries who had committed to helping share the Buddhadharma for the benefit of all beings.

“Our GEMs mandala has already helped us translate and make available in English over 34 pages of the collection, many for the first time in history,” Jing Rui noted.

Since its inception in 2010*, 84000, named for the number of teachings the historical Buddha is said to have given, has awarded more than $6 million in grants to teams of translators around the world, including Tibetan scholars and Western academics. In just 14 years, with the support of the four major schools of Tibetan Buddhism, 84000 continues to move forward, supported by some of the most erudite living teachers in the Vajrayana tradition.

Highlighting the benefits of the new program, 84000 noted that the names of all GEM members would be included in the biennial Dzongsar Monlam prayers in Bodh Gaya, India, members would receive emails with specially curated content, and would have the opportunity to share the merit by dedicating their initial monthly donation in someone else's name.

It is through "listening," that is, teaching, that is, reading, that is, translating, that the door to the Dharma will open. — Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche

Born in Bhutan in 1961, Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche is the son of Thinley Norbu Rinpoche and was a close student of the Nyingma master Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche (1910-1991). He is recognized as the third incarnation of the 1820th century Tibetan tertōn Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo (1892-1893), founder of the Khyentse lineage, and the immediate incarnation of Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö (1959-XNUMX).

In addition to Siddhartha's intention, Rinpoche's projects include: the Khyentse Foundation, established in 2001 to promote the Buddha's teachings and support all traditions of Buddhist study and practice; 84000, a global nonprofit initiative to translate the Buddha's words and make them accessible to all; Lotus Outreach, which runs a series of projects to provide education, health, and safety to vulnerable women and children in developing countries; and the Lhomon Society, which promotes sustainable development in Bhutan through education.

* 84000 launches video campaign to mark 10 years of preservation of the Tibetan Buddhist Canon (BDG) and 84000 announces that 25% of Tibetan Kangyur is now available for free in English (BDG)

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