Glossaries for Buddhist Studies
Glossaries for Buddhist Studies Update on Buddhist Studies resources on the web: There are some new additions to Marcus Bingenheimer's excellent resource "Glossaries for Buddhist Studies."
Tsadra Foundation’s Advanced Contemplative Scholarships
Tsadra Foundation's Advanced Contemplative Scholarships The Advanced Contemplative Scholarship program was launched in 2009 under the direction of Anthony Chapman and the first scholarships were awarded for retreat in 2010. Now in 2011 the second cohort of recipients are in retreat and we can provide some more information about this fascinating and successful scholarship program. The [...]
Tsadra Foundation’s Advanced Buddhist Studies Scholarships
Tsadra Foundation's Advanced Buddhist Studies Scholarships Tsadra Foundation's Advanced Buddhist Studies Scholarship program was launched in 2009 under the direction of Tsadra Fellow Elizabeth Callahan and the first recipients began study at monastic colleges in India and Nepal in 2010. Tsadra Foundation's Advanced Studies Scholarships provide Western Buddhists with an opportunity for in-depth study of Buddhist [...]
The Four Applications (T: rigs pa bzhi)
The Four Applications (T: rigs pa bzhi) Dr. Art Engle gave a presentation on his work at the recent Tsadra Foundation Fellows and Grantees Conference entitled “Observations on Asanga’s Bodhisattvabhūmi.” During his talk he discussed the translation of rigs pa as “application” instead of “reason” in the context of “The Four Applications” (Wyl: rigs pa bzhi; Tib: རིགས་པ་བཞི་ ; [...]
The Challenge of a Faithful Translation
The Challenge of a Faithful Translation The Challenge of translation – Faithful yes, but not a slave BY CHRISTIAN CHARRIER While no one disputes that a translation must be truthful, the definition of truthfulness and the ways in which translators have striven to achieve it have varied over the centuries. Word-for-word translation has given way to [...]
“As for the Blessing of Vajravārāhī, Marpa Lhodrakpa does not have it.” WTF?
“As for the Blessing of Vajravārāhī, Marpa Lhodrakpa does not have it.” WTF? “As for the Blessing of Vajravārāhī, Marpa Lhodrakpa does not have it.” WTF? by Sarah Harding In the beginning, my work translating the Pakmo Namshe[1] by the 2nd Pawo Rinpoche Tsuklak Trengwa (dPa’ bo gtsug lag Phreng ba, 1504-1566) presented several surprises. I [...]
Prajnaparamita, Indian gzhan stong pas, and the beginning of Tibetan gzhan stong
Prajnaparamita, Indian gzhan stong pas, and the beginning of Tibetan gzhan stong BY KARL BRUNNHOLZL Prajñāpāramitā, Indian “gzhan stong pas,” and the beginning of Tibetan gzhan stong In the Tibetan Buddhist tradition, there is an ongoing debate about whether the gzhan stong system was “invented” by Tibetans, in particular by Dol po pa, or whether there [...]
Tsadra Foundation Fellows & Grantees Conference Begins
Tsadra Foundation Fellows & Grantees Conference Begins The 2011 Tsadra Foundation Fellows & Grantees Conference began today at the Emory Conference Center in Atlanta, Georgia. Participants flew in from around the world to share their research and their passion for translation, and to celebrate more than ten years of Tsadra Foundation projects. Tsadra Fellows, grantees, and guests gathered for the [...]
Oslo Buddhist Studies Forum To Provide Podcasts
Oslo Buddhist Studies Forum To Provide Podcasts Starting in 2011, the Oslo Buddhist Studies Forum will have podcasts of speeches and discussions placed online. In January Stuart Lachs spoke on "When the Saints Come Marching In: Modern Day Zen Hagiography," which can be found here. On Tuesday FEBRUARY 15th 2011, 16:15-18:00, Dr. Ulrich Pagel (SOAS, London) [...]
An Introduction to the Tengyurs: Conference Reporting Contintued…
An Introduction to the Tengyurs: Conference Reporting Contintued... The International Conference on Tengyur Translation in the Tradition of the 17 Pandits of Nalanda The conference began on January 8th with chants offered in three languages: Pali, Sanskrit, and Tibetan. Students at the Central University of Tibetan Studies are now able to study Pali, Sanskrit, Tibetan, and [...]
Video of International Conference on Tibetan Buddhism Available Online
Video of International Conference on Tibetan Buddhism Available Online In October of last year Tsadra Staff and Fellows attended the International Conference on Tibetan Buddhism at Emory University in Atlanta. The main panel discussions have now been made available online in video format. Click here for the Translating the Dharma panel with Sarah Harding, Thupten Jinpa, [...]
Maṅgala
Maṅgala Comparaison de différentes traductions du Maṅgala (stances dédicatoires / Dedicatory Verses) des Stances fondamentales de la Voie médiane de Nāgārjuna Here are some translations of the "Dedicatory Verses" of The Fundamental Stanzas of the Middle Way. I find very, very interesting to investigate into the different translations of the same Sanskrit original in order to get a feeling [...]