Art & Music
What Makes an Offering
4 September 2026
#### **Harry Einhorn on Ritual and Adaptation in the Uṣṇīṣavijayā Pūjā** Artist and composer Harry Einhorn on how music, offering, and ritual can serve a practice rather than overtake it,…
Buddhist culture and symbols
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Buddhist Culture & Symbols
Scripture as Living Practice
31 August 2026
In the Amdo region of Tibet, three sūtras, _The King of Samādhis Sūtra_, _The_ _Perfection of Wisdom in Eight Thousand Lines_, and _The Good Eon_, are recited together as a…
Buddhist Culture & Symbols
A Journey to the Sacred Sites of the Buddha's Life
18 August 2026
Photographer James Gritz reflects on twenty years of traveling the sacred Buddhist pilgrimage circuit in India and Nepal. He explores how these ancient sites transcend history to offer seekers a…
Difficulty & Resilience
Virtue, Mischief, and Everything Between: The Women of Early Buddhism
3 August 2026
Women are present throughout the Buddhist canon—as leaders, rule-breakers, survivors, and saints. Learn about some of the most compelling female figures in the Vinaya, the monastic code, and the unexpected…
Inside the Canon
Women and Gender in the Canon
20 July 2026
When a reader encountered derogatory language toward women in the Kangyur, they wrote to ask why it's there. _Have a question about a passage in one of our translations? We'd…
Stories That Inspire
After the Translation: A Copyeditor's Five Readings of the Prajñāpāramitā
13 July 2026
84000 copyeditor Ven. Konchog Norbu takes us behind the scenes of the editorial work that brings a sūtra to publication—the readings, revisions, and recitations that shaped our recently published English…
Inside the Canon
Why Do the Perfection of Wisdom Sūtras Repeat Themselves So Much?
6 July 2026
Dr. Nathaniel Rich, one of 84000's editors of the _Prajñāpāramitā Sūtra in Eight Thousand Lines,_ offers a scholar-practitioner's account of what the repetition, paradox, and relentless structure of these sūtras…
Inside the Canon
What Is the Transcendent State of Wisdom?
25 June 2026
Dr. Gregory Seton, translator of the _Transcendent State of Wisdom in Eight Thousand Lines_, traces the term Prajnaparamita to its roots, the sutra's structure to its purpose, and explains why…
Donor Stories & Recognition
Sponsor a Sūtra: Frank Lee's Story
9 June 2026
Frank Lee, a retired engineer and street photographer from Singapore, shares how sponsoring the translation of The Questions of Bhadrapāla the Merchant became an act of quiet devotion —honoring his…
5-Minute Insights
The Basket's Display: The Origins of Om Mani Padme Hum
31 May 2026
The Basket's Display is the sūtra that introduced Avalokiteśvara and the six-syllable mantra to the world. Dr. Bob Miller offers an introduction to this rarely studied but widely influential text.
Inside the Canon
From Oral Tradition to Global Preservation: Buddhist Canons Explained
10 May 2026
Discover how Buddhist canonical literature evolved from oral transmission to diverse scriptural traditions across Asia, and why comparing these collections reveals shared practices fostering global Buddhist unity.
Buddhist Culture & Symbols
What’s That on Top of the Buddha’s Head?
5 May 2026
That distinctive shape on top of the Buddha's head has a name —the uṣṇīṣa— and a rich history. Explore what Buddhist scriptures say about this mark of awakening and how…