Buddhas Words and its translation in Progress!!! Very interesting to learn that with the help of 108 founding sponsors and thousands of individual donors, providing the funding to the translators of the Buddha words documented as Kangyur, who are working to safeguard these important teachings for future generations. From across the globe 28 teams of the renowned scholars, academicians and professional translators, total 153 translators are involving in translating Buddha words. The project of the Buddha Words documented as Kangyur has given 84000 Translators Good to know at least one person, Andrea Bringmann has been representing Nepal in this great project. It is said that the Buddha taught more than 84,000 methods to attain true peace and freedom from suffering. Of these teachings, only 5% have been translated into modern languages. Due to the rapid decline in knowledge of classical languages and in the number of qualified scholars, we are in danger of losing this cultural heritage and spiritual legacy. 84000: Translating the Words of the Buddha, a registered global non-profit initiative, aims to translate all of the Buddha’s words into modern languages, and to make them available to everyone. Vision: - 100 years Universal access to the Buddhist literary heritage translated into modern languages. - 25 years Translation and widespread accessibility of all of the Kangyur and related volumes of the Tengyur. - 5 years Translation and publication of a representative sample of the Kangyur and Tengyur, and establishment of the infrastructure and resources necessary to accomplish the long-term vision. 84000.co/about/translators/
Posted on: Tue, 28 Jan 2014 01:53:38 +0000
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