Acharya Lama Tenpa Gyaltsen – Tsadra Conferences https://conference.tsadra.org Buddhist Conferences Mon, 31 Oct 2022 03:56:53 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.11 Translating and Teaching Buddhism in the Modern World https://conference.tsadra.org/session/translating-and-teaching-buddhism-in-the-modern-world/ Wed, 04 Apr 2018 12:47:10 +0000 http://conference-wp.tsadra.org/?post_type=session&p=14943 This special session follows from ongoing discussions among teachers and translators of Tibetan Buddhism in the west who are concerned with issues of transmission, teaching, and translating. This session will be a chance to explore some of these important questions with people from various organizations from around the world that have thought deeply about transmission and translation: What are the issues in teaching Tibetan Buddhism in the modern world? How do we balance integrity of tradition with the modern context? How does the availability of translations inform the process of transmission? When is it appropriate to use modern or secularized language to express Buddhist ideas? What kinds of priorities do we have for creating materials for teaching and learning about Tibetan Buddhism?

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