https://conference.tsadra.org Buddhist Conferences Thu, 17 Nov 2022 06:34:14 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.11 https://conference.tsadra.org/session/translating-the-languages-of-contemplative-experience-rdzogs-chen-dang-phyag-rgya-chen-po/ Tue, 17 Apr 2018 06:00:33 +0000 http://conference-wp.tsadra.org/?post_type=session&p=14979 In this panel, we draw on our respective explorations of translating Dzogchen (rdzogs chen) and Mahamudra (phyag rgya chen po) texts. Our hope is that you will come away from this session with an enriched tool-kit for your own work. The central thesis we will explore is that because these texts rise from and speak to experience in multiple ways, effective translation must be sensitive to experience on multiple registers. In particular, we look at the challenges of translation from three different experiential perspectives:

1. Using the rhythms of speech to find grammar and wordings through which an English translation evokes experiences similar to those evoked by the original Tibetan.
2. Paying attention to the experiences elicited by a translation and what to do with that information.
3. Exploring the diverse contexts of contemplative practices against the background of their lived worlds to better translate the forms of life of contemplative practices and experiences.

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