![]() ![]() These two massive works alone occupy no less than four-and-a-half volumes of the Kangyur. Furthermore, Gyurme’s work for 84000, under the aegis of the Padmakara Translation Group, has been on two of the major Prajñāpāramitā sūtras, “The Transcendent Perfection of Wisdom in Ten Thousand Lines” (Toh 11), published in 2018, and the still unpublished “The Transcendent Perfection of Wisdom in Twenty-five Thousand Lines” (Toh 9). ![]() Gyurme Dorje was present at the 2009 Bir conference from which 84000 first evolved, and was an enthusiastic contributor to the planning of the project. Although it is with great sadness that we announce his death, his life, personal qualities, and achievements as a translator and scholar are to be celebrated. Gyurme Dorje, passed away in February, in hospital in Dundee, Scotland. One of our most expert and productive translators, Dr. 84000 Editorial Co-Director, John Canti with Gyurme Dorje at the 2009 Translating the Words of the Buddha Conference in Bir, India. ![]()
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