What happens when SINI students complete the three-year EDP program? One transition to integrating English language skills and monastic work begins in the second year of EDP when students are invited to join the Translation Program.
SINI’s translation program bridges East and West by training Tibetan Buddhist monks in translating Buddhist texts, focusing on the Kangyur Karchag, an encyclopedia of the Tibetan Buddhist canon. It emphasizes collaborative translation with scholars and native speakers, incorporating theological analysis, Sanskrit comparisons, and glossary development.
Translation teacher Tanner McAlister will tell you more about the program and its integration with the Kangyur Karchag project. Listen how Tanner’s work embodies skillful means and resonates throughout SINI’s programs.
What happens when SINI students complete the three-year EDP program? One transition to integrating English language skills and monastic work begins in the second year of EDP when students are invited to join the Translation Program.
SINI’s translation program bridges East and West by training Tibetan Buddhist monks in translating Buddhist texts, focusing on the Kangyur Karchag, an encyclopedia of the Tibetan Buddhist canon. It emphasizes collaborative translation with scholars and native speakers, incorporating theological analysis, Sanskrit comparisons, and glossary development.
Translation teacher Tanner McAlister will tell you more about the program and its integration with the Kangyur Karchag project. Listen how Tanner’s work embodies skillful means and resonates throughout SINI’s programs.