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Buddhist monk since 1993. Copyeditor at 84000: Translating the Words of the Buddha. Low-intensity birder. 96.37% vegan. https://84000.co/

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Brother K @konchognorbu.bsky.social · Nov 25

Why not start this off auspiciously?

“Beyond that stands a mountain called Rising, which is situated near the face of Sumeru...Since the face of that mountain appears blue, the sky in Jambudvīpa is seen as blue."

The Application of Mindfulness of the Sacred Dharma / 84000 Reading Room

While on the way to Rājagṛha to collect alms, a group of newly ordained monks are approached by some non-Buddhists, who suggest that their doctrine is identical to that of the Buddha, since everyone a...

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Brother K @konchognorbu.bsky.social · 1d

Also, these are translations, not original writing, so we rarely add parenthetical embellishment. The meaning can either be gleaned from the context, or explanatory notes if warranted, or the commentaries from the Tengyur.

Brother K @konchognorbu.bsky.social · 1d

Thanks, but the overall context makes that clear.

Brother K @konchognorbu.bsky.social · 1d

The Buddha laying it bare in The Perfection of Wisdom in One Hundred Thousand Lines:

"There is nothing that appears to anything. There is nothing that sees anything. There is nothing that knows anything."

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84000: Translating the Words of the Buddha @translate84000.bsky.social · 4d

In 2013, after being nurtured for three years under the care of Khyentse Foundation, 84000 was officially registered as an independent, charitable organization — a major step in our growth and sustainability.

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Brother K @konchognorbu.bsky.social · 4d

The completed statues at Sravasti Abbey's new Buddha Hall—Buddha Shakyamuni flanked by Ananda and Mahaprajapati—look really marvelous, don't they?

You can see pix of how they came to life here: www.facebook.com/media/set?va...

Brother K @konchognorbu.bsky.social · 8d

The followup line is:

"If you ask why, it is because, abiding in the emptiness of inherent nature, they do not observe anything at all as superior or inferior."

Brother K @konchognorbu.bsky.social · 8d

From "The Perfection of Wisdom in One Hundred Thousand Lines":

"[Bodhisattvas] are not preoccupied with talk of royalty."

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Brother K @konchognorbu.bsky.social · 13d

My alma mater tells him to shove it. Good.

Brown University rejects Trump proposal to overhaul policies for preferential funding

University joins MIT in refusing invitation, saying that compact would ‘restrict academic freedom’

www.theguardian.com

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84000: Translating the Words of the Buddha @translate84000.bsky.social · 13d

For the first time, the full collection of 84000’s translated sūtras will be recited in English—joining voices in Pali, Chinese, and Tibetan—at the Buddha’s birthplace in Lumbini.

🔗 Register now: shedrub.org/events/recitation-2025

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Brother K @konchognorbu.bsky.social · 17d

I lived in Portland for a time and loved it. This made me laugh right out loud.

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84000: Translating the Words of the Buddha @translate84000.bsky.social · 18d

2012 was a year of opening doors. We launched the online Reading Room, the first immersive digital platform for exploring the Kangyur, making the Buddha’s words freely available to everyone around the world.

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Brother K @konchognorbu.bsky.social · 20d

This just in: can confirm.

Brother K @konchognorbu.bsky.social · 20d

Sometimes it really feels like the end of days.

Myanmar: At least 24 killed as army paraglider bombs Buddhist festival

Locals tell the BBC the carnage has made it hard to identify victims of the military attack.

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84000: Translating the Words of the Buddha @translate84000.bsky.social · 23d

#RealBuddhaQuotes Each day is a chance to set our aspiration.
May today be guided by patience, effort, clarity, and freedom.

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84000: Translating the Words of the Buddha @translate84000.bsky.social · 25d

Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche, our founding chair, shares his words of appreciation for 84000’s fifteenth year.
As we celebrate 15 years of translating the words of the Buddha, we are honored to present #CrystalVoices

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Brother K @konchognorbu.bsky.social · 24d

Bizarre meditating monkey in front of The Skillet restaurant in Las Vegas, NM. Owner is apparently the artist. Food was exceptionally good.

Brother K @konchognorbu.bsky.social · 28d

Just saw the doc about them on Netflix. Hadn't realized how deep into the counter-culture they were.

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84000: Translating the Words of the Buddha @translate84000.bsky.social · Sep 26

In March 2009, Khyentse Foundation convened the historic Translating the Words of the Buddha Conference at Deer Park Institute, Bir. Attended by seven Rinpoches and more than fifty translators and scholars, the gathering was a turning point: at the time,