84000: Translating the Words of the Buddha

Distractions can be overcome.

In Episode 1 of #OutwittingDistractions, Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche reminds us that distraction is not a permanent flaw — it is workable, purifiable.

Episode 1 is now available on YouTube.
Watch the full teaching and join the series.

#ReelWisdom

The full series will premiere on YouTube over the next four weeks.

🗓 YouTube Premiere Schedule (9pm SGT):
• March 5: Episode 1
• March 12: Episode 2
• March 19: Episode 3
• March 26: Episode 4

🔗 Watch on YouTube: @translate84000

Recorded during a special retreat held in honor of 84000’s 15th Anniversary, this series explores how meditation can help us outwit modern distraction and reveal the “naked mind” that lies beneath our daily chaos.

On this auspicious day of Chötrul Düchen, we are pleased to share the trailer for a new four-part teaching series: Outwitting Distractions by Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche.

Traditionally, the effects of our actions are said to be greatly multiplied today. May this be a moment to reflect, to practice generosity, and to reconnect with the teachings that guide us toward awakening.

On this sacred day of Chötrul Duchen, we remember the Buddha’s miraculous display—a reminder that wisdom and compassion have the power to illuminate even the darkest confusion.

To honor this auspicious occasion, we’ll be sharing a few special offerings very soon.

Stay tuned.

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#RealBuddhaQuotes When we really see impermanence, priorities shift.

So maybe today isn’t for overthinking.
Maybe it’s for doing the one thing you’ve been putting off.
For sending the message.
For sitting down to practice.
For starting.

Real or Fake with Pema.

Can you tell which quote is real?

That wraps up this round of Real or Fake.
Should we keep this going online? Let us know in the comments!

#RealBuddhaQuotes #RealorFake

Throughout the semester, students deepen this inquiry by alternating between close readings of Kangyur and Tengyur texts and philosophical analysis of the arguments they contain.

inviting students to reflect on the nature of suffering before examining its possible causes—whether belief in a self, subject–object duality, conceptuality, or other sources of error.

#OnOurRadar: 84000 Associate Editor Dr. Jeremy Manheim is teaching a Buddhist philosophy seminar at the University of Wisconsin–Madison as an 84000 affiliate in the Philosophy Department.

The course begins with The Sūtra of the Wheel of Dharma (Toh 337) from the 84000 Reading Room,

In this excerpt, His Holiness the 42nd Sakya Trizin, Ratna Vajra Rinpoche, reflects on the significance of the Hevajra Tantra and the importance of its English translation.

Watch His Holiness’s full teaching on our YouTube channel.

#HevajraTantra #FireHorseYear

This short trailer offers a glimpse into that historic gathering.

Watch the full launch ceremony — including the address by His Holiness the 41st Sakya Trichen — on our YouTube channel.

#LosarTashiDelek #YearoftheFireHorse #SakyaMonlam #HevajraTantra

As we begin the Fire Horse Year, we’re sharing a glimpse of an auspicious moment.

Last December, during the 34th Sakya Monlam in Bodhgaya, the English translation of the Hevajra Tantra was officially launched — a milestone in preserving and transmitting one of the most profound Vajrayāna texts.

May the words of the Buddha continue to be shared widely.

We have a series of online offerings planned for the new year. Stay tuned!

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Happy Lunar New Year, and Losar Tashi Delek to all who are celebrating. 🎉

With the arrival of the Year of the Horse 🐎 and a new year across different traditions, may this time bring renewal, clarity, and a deepening of wisdom and compassion for the benefit of all beings.

#RealBuddhaQuotes This Valentine’s Day, may our love grow wider and kinder.

As Valentine’s Day approaches, this is a reminder that love can be more than something we feel. It can be something we practice.

#RealBuddhaQuotes Chökyi Nyima Rinpoche on why love, compassion, and bodhicitta matter.

Love can be a feeling.
But on the Buddhist path, it’s also a gateway.

Joined with compassion and bodhicitta, love frees us from the pull of the eight worldly concerns and opens the way to wisdom.

Sometimes it’s obvious. Sometimes it isn’t.
Rohan takes on the Real or Fake challenge.
What’s your pick? Tell us in the comments 👇

#RealorFake #RealBuddhaQuotes

#RealBuddhaQuotes In difficult times, may this aspiration guide how we show up for one another.

Real or Fake?
Maryna and Elena take their guesses—now it’s your turn.
Head to the comments and guess along 👇

#RealorFake #RealBuddhaQuotes

The course is open to all University of Toronto students, and we’re delighted to see 84000 translations supporting this kind of in-depth learning and engagement in the classroom.

Students will select an 84000 translation to research, present on, and write a paper about, while also learning about lesser-known canonical materials, traditional Tibetan printing practices, and the ritual functions of the canon in Tibetan Buddhist communities.

#OnOurRadar: 84000 Research Editor Dr. Rory Lindsay is teaching a fourth-year undergraduate and graduate seminar, Tibetan Buddhist Canons, at the University of Toronto this semester.

The course explores Tibetan Buddhism through close readings of canonical sources translated by 84000.

#RealBuddhaQuotes Aspiration is part of the path.
To pause, name what we wish for—less pain, more kindness, steadiness of conduct—is already a form of practice, however small it may feel.

Letting go isn’t meant to feel painful.
When we see things as they truly are, release comes naturally.

In this #ReelWisdom, Jigme Khyentse Rinpoche offers a gentle reminder of what healthy renunciation can look like.

Real or Fake? 👀
This round, we’re guessing along with Michelle from Middle Way Education—and we want you in on it too!
Take a guess and see where your intuition takes you.

#RealorFake #RealBuddhaQuotes

What does it really mean to be in the moment?
Here’s Phakchok Rinpoche on this #RealBuddhaQuotes.

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