Buddhist Scriptures

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Traditional Guidelines for Translating Buddhist Texts
Long before translators began to render Tibetan Buddhist texts into Western languages, the Mongols had successfully undertaken this task.
in Transmission of Buddhism
History of Dzogchen
Dzogchen is found earliest in the Nyingma and Bon traditions and later incorporated into some of the Kagyu traditions. Learn about its historical development in Tibet from the 8th century to the present.
in Dzogchen: Advanced
The Art of Translating Asian Buddhist Languages
Each undertaking of translation from a specific base language to a specific target language has its unique linguistic challenges. In addition, it is important to understand well not only both languages, but also both cultures.
in Transmission of Buddhism
Advice for the Tengyur Translation Project
The Berzin Archives (later Study Buddhism) project of translations of articles and original texts into multiple languages can offer a model for the Tengyur translation project.
in Transmission of Buddhism
The Tradition of Oral Transmission in the Digital Age
Examine the meaning of oral transmission and how it can be adapted in the digital age.
in Transmission of Buddhism
Preface to “A Lexicon Resource for the Learned”
The qualifications a translator of Buddhist texts must have and guidelines for how to translate Tibetan texts.
in Sutra Texts
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