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Scene and HeardTranslators’ Conference Underway in Bir, India

Dzongzar Khyentse Rinpoche, photo by Corey Kohn; courtesy of the Chronicles of Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche
The Chronicles Reports on Translator’s Conference in Bir:
[Bir, India, 14 March 2009] The world’s leading Dharma translators are gathering at Deer Park Institute in Bir, India for a conference convened by Khyentse Rinpoche and chaired by the Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche. Khyentse Rinpoche talks about the conference with a sense of urgency, stating that the future of the Buddhadharma could depend on the collective efforts of Dharma translators “working together … and coming up with a plan.”
Read more about the conference on the Chronicles of CTR.
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