84000 App for iOS and Android Launch Tomorrow

[Svalaksana]

For those unaware, exactly 24 hours from now, the brand new 84000 app for iOS and Android will be launched.

According to 84000 the app will include:

• A dynamic collection of Buddhist sūtras encompassing teachings on everything from meditation techniques to epic and inspirational journeys and narratives; from profound presentations of philosophical logic to short stories illustrating the workings of karma.

• Access to sūtra-specific introductions that articulate its key concepts, its narrative frameworks, and its socio-historical context.

• Interactive reading tools such as pop-up definitions of key terms like “samsara” or “non-duality” in a comprehensive trilingual glossary.

• Search function that allow you to look for characters, places, or philosophical concepts such as ‘Mañjuśrī’ ‘Vārāṇasī’ or ‘Bodhicitta’.

• Ability to read bilingually or to compare translations with source Tibetan e-Kangyur folios integrated throughout the publications

This should prove quite useful for quite a lot of people seeking to further study the dharma or at least wishing to have it closely accessible for any occasion. Since there's so much of the kangyur still awaiting translation, its content will continue to grow in the upcoming years.

More info here:
https://84000.co/resources/mobile-apps-android-ios

[Johnny Dangerous]

Oh man that is so awesome.

[Archie2009]

On MacOS 11.0 and later it requires a Mac with an Apple M1 chip or later. No Intel.

This is very disappointing.

[Svalaksana]

It is now available to download, works fine on my Samsung phone. Easy to use and the in-text notes will probe invaluable.

[Johnny Dangerous]

Yeah, so far I think this is really awesome.

[FiveSkandhas]

Great stuff!

[Genjo Conan]

The search function is a little hinky. For example, a search for "lotus" didn't pull anything up, nor did "saddharmapundarika," but searching for "g" (chose a random letter) pulled it up, tenth on a list, as "the White Lotus of the Good Dharma."

That said, I'm very glad this exists.