# Marpa Translation Society [SCIO]

## Details

- **Country:** Scotland
- **Charity number:** SC052859
- **Status:** Active
- **Legal form:** SCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)
- **Registered:** Sept. 27, 2023
- **Register:** https://www.oscr.org.uk/about-charities/search-the-register/charity-details?number=SC052859


## Contact

- **Address:** Kagyu Samye Ling Tibetan Centre, Eskdalemuir, Langholm, Dumfriesshire
- **Postcode:** DG13 0QL
- **Website:** www.marpatranslation.org



## Activities

**Activities:** &#x27;It carries out activities or services itself&#x27;

**Purposes:** &#x27;the advancement of education&#x27;,&#x27;the advancement of religion&#x27;

**What the charity does:** Our charity&#x27;s primary purpose is to enable people to access Buddhist teachings and texts that are currently not available in their own language. We achieve this directly through oral interpretation of teachings and the translation of written texts, and indirectly by training and educating future generations of translators and creating supportive conditions for their development. A fundamental aspect of our ethos, which helps fulfil the charity’s purpose, is offering all our oral and written translations and training courses free of charge.

**Beneficiaries:** &#x27;No specific group, or for the benefit of the community&#x27;

**Objectives:** a)The advancement of Buddhism b)The advancement of education  We aim to develop these by, but not limited to, the following means:  i) Supporting the academic�development of Buddhist studies  ii) Aiding the preservation and propagation of important Buddhist texts   iii) Increasing accessibility to Buddhist texts and teachings, within the general public as a whole as well as within the Buddhist community  iv) Providing continuous training in both written and oral translation of Buddhist texts and teachings into a diverse range of target languages   v) The translation, publication and distribution of Buddhist texts  vi) The development and provision of oral translation services for Buddhist teachings   vii) Acting without sectarian bias and actively promoting an equal appreciation of all Buddhist schools and lineages





## Geography

- **Main operating location:** Dumfries And Galloway
- **Geographical spread:** One or a few bases or facilities serving people who come from a broad area







