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==Nalanda Translation Committee==
This section of the website is dedicated to the translators and translation committees involved in bringing Buddhism to the West and the work they have done. If you are a translator, please add your name to our list of translators and fill in the section. In particular, please list all the translation projects you have completed (published and unpublished) and your current projects. If you are here just to look around, enjoy!
Founded in 1975 by the '''Vidyadhara Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche''' [http://www.shambhala.org/teachers/vctr/index.html], supports the practice and study of the Buddhist and Shambhala teachings by:
[[Image:Boudhanath.jpg|right|Boudhanath Stupa in Nepal<br>A center of Buddhist translation for centuries]]


* creating fresh and authentic translations of Tibetan practice texts and commentaries in English and other Western languages
===Translators===
* translating from a variety of other genres of Tibetan Buddhist literature, including biographies, songs of realization, philosophy, and culture
See our '''List of [[Translators]]'''
* publishing those texts to ensure quality and consistency
* teaching and transmitting practices, to increase students' understanding of their significance and cultural background
* helping with the presentation of Buddhist and Shambhala ceremonies and practices.


When we translate works for the public that propagate the Buddhist and Shambhala teachings, we use the name '''Nalanda Translation Committee.''' For translations restricted to certain levels of vajrayana or Shambhala practice, we use the name '''Vajravairochana Translation Committee.'''
===Translations===
See our '''[[Database of translations]]''' of major and minor texts


==Translations and Publications==
* '''[[Database of translations]]''' of major and minor texts.
[http://www.shambhala.org/ntc/publications/new-publications.html List of Publications]
*'''[[Instructions]]''' on making entries and '''[[Entry Templates]]'''
 
==Website==
[http://www.shambhala.org/ntc  Nalanda Translation Committee website]
 
==Members==
[http://www.shambhala.org/ntc/who/members.htm List of Members]
 
==Members' Websites==
[http://www.shambhala.org/ntc/who/members_websites.htm Links to Members' Websites]

Revision as of 19:07, 12 December 2005

This section of the website is dedicated to the translators and translation committees involved in bringing Buddhism to the West and the work they have done. If you are a translator, please add your name to our list of translators and fill in the section. In particular, please list all the translation projects you have completed (published and unpublished) and your current projects. If you are here just to look around, enjoy!

Boudhanath Stupa in Nepal A center of Buddhist translation for centuries

Translators

See our List of Translators

Translations

See our Database of translations of major and minor texts

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