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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.…
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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…
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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…
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“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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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.…