True Buddha Translation Teams (TBTTs) was formed in 2008. We are a group of volunteers operating under the True Buddha Foundation (TBF) of True Buddha School (TBS).
Our mission is to propagate the dharma teachings of His Holiness, Living Buddha Lian-sheng (Grand Master Lu) to every corner of the world with accurate, fluent and profound translations in multiple languages so that all can practice and attain enlightenment.
For more information about His Holiness, Living Buddha Lian-sheng, please visit TBSN.org
We have multiple language translation groups. Each group is operating in the following sub-team structure:
Book translation team, Sadhana/Procedure translation team, Dharma talk translation team and Article translation team
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Our goal is to constantly translate and publish Grand Master Lu's books, dharma talks, articles as well as booklets introducing TBS and basic Buddhism. We hope to engage our readers and bring them closer to Grand Master, his dharma teachings, and TBS.
In addition to translating and publishing Grand Master Lu's dharma talks and articles, our main focuses in 2009 are:
Please join us to promote the Dharma teachings of His Holiness Living Buddha Lian-sheng.
If you are not interested in translation works, you can join our Shared Services (SS). SS collaborates the efforts regarding translation-related activities between the True Buddha Translation Teams (TBTTs) and various other organizations, such as US Daden. We are currently looking for the following talents:
Strategic Planning, Organizational Development and Human Resources, Operational Excellence and Project Coordination, Information and Multi-media Technology, Marketing, Communications, Publishing, Art and Graphic Design, Legal, Finance and Accounting
If you are interested in sharing your professional know-how and would like to put the Bodhisattva path into action with us, please Sign-up on-line or fill in the contact form:
The mission statement focuses us on the goal. Moreover, it also help us to define our operation guiding principles.
Our four guiding principles are:
Reader focus: our targeted reading audience
Volunteer focus: promote the six principles of living in harmony
Translation technique focus: AFT
Operational excellence focus: SMART
We like to hear from you.
For any communication, please visit our "Reader Service Desk"
or
Fill in the following contact form:
You can register as a TBTTs Reader and access the pre-releases translation work as well as discuss with translation team members at the "Pre-releases Translation Work" forum. In addition, there is a forum open for all registered readers for general discussion at the "Reader's Forum".
Becoming a TBTTs registered reader, you will get the folloiwng benefits:
Irregularly, receive notification of a "Prerelease" or a "Final" translation work is being released
Access the Padmadharma site control content
Receive TBTTs news letter
Participate in Reader's board discussion
Be invited to TBTTs annual gathering activity
TBTTs Reader "Registeration" and "Login" is located at the top menu bar.
Reader can go to this discussion board to read translation teams' pre-release translation work as well as discuss with the team memebers about the translation work.
Pre-releases translation discussion board
Reader can go to the Padmadharma site to read translation teams' released translation work as well as discuss with the team memebers about the translation work at the "Released" discussion board .
Released translation work discussion board
Padmadharma site (beta testing)
Current released translation work
Reader can go to the Reader discussion board for social discussion
Secured area for translation team members to manage translation projects.
Team members can discuss translation projects in the secured discussion forum.
Team member can access on-line document
Team member can access the on-line mailbox
Team member can coordinate the translation work at the team discussion board
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