![]() He translated texts from a wide range of religions and languages, including Sanskrit, Pali, Chinese, Japanese, and Old Irish, but as the scholar Robert Thurman wrote for Tricycle in 1994, he was “the greatest translator of Buddhist texts from Chinese or Japanese into English of our generation.” Read more about Cleary here. Thomas Cleary (1949-2021), the prolific translator of Buddhist texts, passed away on June 20. Chinese authorities have detained many writers and advocates of Tibetan national identity and culture in recent years. (The first three are new translations, and the rest were published in Lhundup’s 2011 book Life and Death Testaments, which contains essays and poems about the violent crackdowns during the 2008 Tibetan uprising.) According to Radio Free Asia, Chinese authorities arrested Lhundup on unspecified charges in June 2019 while he was working at a private cultural education center in Chengdu, China, and to date there has been no indication of a trial. Read the poems, translated by Bhuchung D. ![]() High Peaks Pure Earth, a media outlet that provides commentary on Tibet-related news, has released new English translations of poetry by the detained Tibetan writer Lobsang Lhundup, known by the pen name Dhi Lhaden. New English Translations of Detained Tibetan Writer’s Poetry The CTA will broadcast the official Trungkar celebration on Tibet TV. In addition to “offering of the mandala and white scarves to the portrait of His Holiness the Dalai Lama,” the Kashag Secretariat directed Tibetans to recite the Chenrezig mantra, “ Om Mani Padme Hung,” the six-syllable mantra of the bodhisattva of compassion, who is said to have reincarnated as the Dalai Lama and his predecessors. July 6 marks the Dalai Lama’s 86th birthday, and in light of the ongoing pandemic, the Kashag, or the cabinet of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), has directed Tibetans to refrain from congregating and to celebrate at home instead. Central Tibetan Administration Asks Tibetans to Recite the Chenrezig Mantra in Honor of the Dalai Lama’s Birthday Here’s a selection of some happenings-fleeting or otherwise-in the Buddhist world this week. Nothing is permanent, so everything is precious.
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