Traduttore, Traditore: The Role of the Translator

2022-11-16T23:36:58-07:00

“Traduttore, Traditore” is an Italian adage that means “translator, traitor.” In this panel on the roles of translators, translators of the Tibetan tradition mingle with scholars of Buddhism and discuss a range of topics from the possibility of the invisibility of the translator and the role of real-time interpreters to philosophical ideas about representation.

Traduttore, Traditore: The Role of the Translator2022-11-16T23:36:58-07:00

Translating Canonical Materials: Sutra

2022-11-16T23:36:59-07:00

Leading members of the 84000 Project John Canti, Andreas Doctor, and Tom Tillemans speak about the scope of the project and issues that arise when translating canonical materials: multiple source texts, working from translations to make an English version, the difficulty of interpreting the intended literary style of the source materials, and the importance of the 84000 Project to the transmission of the dharma to the West.

Translating Canonical Materials: Sutra2022-11-16T23:36:59-07:00
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