84000 - All Buddha's Words

84000 - All Buddha's Words is a mobile library app that gives direct access to a growing, carefully translated collection of Buddhist sūtras. It presents original texts, bilingual readings and scholarly introductions in a clean, distraction-free interface, making it useful for students, practitioners, and anyone exploring Buddhist teachings. Users will appreciate the ability to read offline, compare translations with source Tibetan folios, search key terms and characters, and save or share passages. The app aims to support study and practice with authoritative translations and tools designed for retreats, academic work, and daily reading.

Key Features

⭐ Dynamic digital library with almost 200 sūtras available now and steady additions planned for decades.

⭐ Interactive Reading Room offering bilingual text views, source Tibetan e-Kangyur folios, and side-by-side translations.

⭐ Trilingual glossary with pop-up definitions for key terms like samsara and non-duality to aid comprehension.

⭐ Global search that finds characters, places, and concepts, plus sorting, reading-time estimates and resume reading.

⭐ Offline access, customizable reading backgrounds and fonts, bookmarks, and easy selection and sharing of passages.

Advantages

✅ Authoritative, scholar-reviewed translations produced by the team behind 84000 - All Buddha's Words.

✅ Minimal, focused interface designed for uninterrupted reading and study.

✅ Practical study tools—glossary, comparative translations and bookmarks—remain functional offline for retreats or digital detoxes.

✅ Long-term, open-access mission to preserve and make the Tibetan Buddhist canon available in English for readers worldwide.

Disadvantages

❎ The translation project is ongoing, so the full canon is not yet complete and many texts are still in progress.

❎ Search speed and responsiveness can vary depending on device performance.

❎ Dense, scholarly material may feel challenging for casual readers looking for short summaries or simplified overviews.

Development Team

84000 - All Buddha's Words is produced by a global nonprofit, grants-based translation initiative that coordinates scholars, Tibetan teachers, volunteers and sponsors to translate the Tibetan Buddhist canon (231,000 pages) into English and publish it as an open-access digital library.