Frequently Asked Questions

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Sharing Our Publications

Q: Can I post your publications on my website? Can I print and distribute your publications?

Our publications are offered freely to anyone to download, read, and enjoy, but they are still subject to copyright and are not in the public domain. If you would like to post our publications to your website, we ask that you contact us and seek permission, do not modify them in any way, and retain the copyright and other notices at the beginning of each publication.

We ask that you do not use the files offered on this website to print and distribute your own copies of our publications. If you would like to support our efforts to translate, print, and distribute Buddhist texts, please consider donating.

Q: Can I sell your publications, or include them as part of a collection that is for sale?

No. Our publications are funded through donations, and are offered as a gift of Dharma for those seeking to learn more about Buddhism. They should never be sold.

Requesting Our Publications

Q: Where can I find printed copies of your publications?

You can find select titles through some of our partner temples and organizations. Please see our list of partners for contact information to learn what titles they offer. If you live in the United States, you can also request publications through this website. All of our publications are shipped via US Postal Service Media Mail, and will be delivered as soon as possible.

Q: Can I request publications for my temple / student group / organization?

Yes. For groups and other large requests, please contact us.

Q: When will you reprint your publications?

While electronic editions of all of our publications are available to read online at any time, we occasionally run out of print copies of our more popular publications. If you would like to request copies of one of our publications, and it is out of print, please let us know. Your feedback helps us gauge and modify our print runs, and we will notify you once that publication becomes available again.

 

Q: Does FGSITC ship outside the United States?

Generally, no. Shipping our publications outside the United States is very expensive. We encourage our international readers to enjoy the electronic versions of our publications, or to request print copies from one of our partnered temples. If you would like to request a large number of publications to be distributed in your country, please contact us.

Supporting the FGS International Translation Center

Q: Can I donate to FGSITC?

Yes. You can donate funds to FGSITC on this website, by clicking on our donation page. If you would like to make a sizable monetary donation of funds, materials, or other resources, please contact us.

The Fo Guang Shan International Translation Center is a 501(c)(3) religious organizations, and donations made by those in the United States are tax-deductible.

Q: How much does it cost to print and ship one of your publications?

Some donors are interested in funding the printing of a certain number of copies of a given publication. Though each publication varies, the cost of editorial work, printing, and distribution of our small booklets is generally two dollars per booklet. The associated costs for our book-length works are generally between twelve and twenty dollars.

Q: Can I volunteer for FGSITC?

Yes. If you live in the greater Los Angeles area and would like to volunteer as an editor, translator, or production assistant, please contact us.

Q: Does FGSITC accept manuscripts to be considered for publication?

No. We exclusively publish translations of Buddhist sutras and commentaries, plus select contemporary Buddhist works from the monastics of the Fo Guang Shan Buddhist Order.

關於分享我們的作品

我可以將佛光山國際翻譯中心的出版作品放在我個人的網站嗎?
我可以影印並發放佛光山國際翻譯中心的出版作品嗎?

佛光山國際翻譯中心的出版作品均免費提供給大眾下載、閱讀及欣賞。但是,我們仍對我們的作品保留著作權及版權。如果您希望將我們的作品放在您的網站上,我們需要您首先與我們聯繫,並得到我們的許可。請不要對作品做任何修改,並保留在每件作品開頭的版權和相關說明。

請不要將佛光山國際翻譯中心的出版作品自行影印並發行給大眾。如果您希望支持我們佛教文學作品的翻譯、印刷及發行等工作,請您考慮以捐款護法的方式支持我們作品的印刷及發行。

我可以出售佛光山國際翻譯中心的作品,或者將作品作為我個人著作的一部分出售嗎?

不可以。我們的出版作品都是由大眾為他人能認識、了解佛教而發心捐款所成就的。我們的作品不能以任何形式販賣。

獲取我們的出版作品

我在那裡可以得到由佛光山國際翻譯中心出版的實體書?

您可以直接與我們聯絡或在佛光山各地道場以及相關機構找到部分由我們出版的實體書。請參考我們佛光山各地道場資訊與他們聯絡。如果您在美國,獲取我們的作品只需在每件作品的獨立頁面上要點擊「獲取」的鏈接即可。我們所有的出版作品都可以通過美國郵政在大約十個工作日,郵寄給您。

我可以為我的寺廟、學習小組、或者組織申請獲取佛光山國際翻譯中心的作品嗎?

可以。關於團體索取或者大量索取,請聯繫我們

佛光山國際翻譯中心什麼時候會再版?

您隨時可以在我們的官方網站下載我們出版作品的電子版。我們偶爾會贈送完最受歡迎的幾本書。如果您希望能獲取我們贈送完了的實體書,請與我們聯繫。您的意見和建議都會幫助我們更好地流通成書的發行。我們會在有再版實體成書之後,立即與您聯繫。

佛光山國際翻譯中心可以郵寄實體書至美國以外的地方嗎?

總體上來說不可以。郵寄至美國以外的地方的郵費非常昂貴。我們鼓勵國際讀者使用我們作品的電子版本或者從佛光山海外分別院獲取實體書。如果您需要獲取大量的出版作品在您的國家發行,請與我們聯繫

贊助佛光山國際翻譯中心

我可以捐款給佛光山國際翻譯中心嗎?

可以。您可以通過該網站捐助佛光山國際翻譯中心。如果您希望捐助的金額較大,或以其他方式捐助,請與我們聯繫。另外,佛光山國際翻譯中心係a 501(c)(3)宗教組織,您的捐贈在美國是可以免稅的。

佛光山國際翻譯中心的出版作品的印刷、郵寄成本為多少?

一些捐助者希望能捐助一定數量的作品。雖然每一本書的成本均不一樣,但是平均而言,每本小叢書的印刷成本大約一元美金。其餘書籍的成本大約在十二元至二十元美金之間不等。

我可以為佛光山國際翻譯中心做義工嗎?

可以。如果您居住在大洛杉磯地區並希望能做編輯、翻譯、書籍後期製作等義工工作,請與我們聯繫

佛光山國際翻譯中心接受其他文學著作的出版嗎?

目前沒有。我們只出版佛教經論的翻譯,以及人間佛教思想理念的作品。