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<font style="" face="Courier New">The work itself contains 423 verses. The English version I'm reading, by Thanissaro Bhikkhu, is about 100 pages (not including introduction, historical notes, etc). It was the Tao Te Ching that inspired me. Reading it an listening to TKW on my Kindle, I couldn't help but notice the similarities between so much of the Klingon way and some of the Buddha's original teachings.</font><font style="" face="Courier New"> I figured it would give me a chance as a Klingon student to practice Klingon, and as a Buddhist to study Dharma. A win win lol</font><font style="" face="Courier New"><br></font><font style="" face="Courier New"><br></font><br><font style="" face="Courier New"><br>-- jhb<br></font><br><br><div><div id="SkyDrivePlaceholder"></div><hr id="stopSpelling">Date: Tue, 20 Dec 2011 10:02:57 -0800<br>From: terrence.donnelly@sbcglobal.net<br>To: tlhingan-hol@kli.org<br>Subject: Re: [Tlhingan-hol] The Dhammapada: A Klingon Translation, verses 1-2<br><br><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="font:inherit" valign="top">Wow, neat idea. I'm too lazy to comment on the grammar, but I really like this project. How long is the Dhammapada? You should find out how 'ISqu' got the Tao Te Ching published, and do the same.<br><br>-- ter'eS<br><br>--- On <b>Tue, 12/20/11, Josh Badgley <i><joshbadgley@hotmail.com></i></b> wrote:<br><blockquote style="margin-left:5px;padding-left:5px"><br>From: Josh Badgley <joshbadgley@hotmail.com><br>Subject: [Tlhingan-hol] The Dhammapada: A Klingon Translation, verses 1-2<br>To: "KLI" <tlhingan-hol@kli.org><br>Date: Tuesday, December 20, 2011, 10:20 AM<br><br><div id="ecxyiv598898820">
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<p style="margin-bottom:0in" align="left"><font style="" face="Courier New">jIvHa'wI' Sov'a' He (The Dhammapada) vImughchoHpu'. qup He (Theravada) vIpabmo' potlhqu' paqHomvam 'e' vIHar. naDev cha' tlheghmey (verses?) tu'lu'. </font><font style="" face="Courier New"><br></font></p><p style="margin-bottom:0in" align="left"><font style="" face="Courier New"><br></font></p><p style="margin-bottom:0in" align="left"><font style="" face="Courier New">The English translations are mine. I have done my very best to translate the original Pali into Klingon and then to provide some English so that, in the likely event my Klingon stinks, those of you who are more skillled will know what I was trying to say and can help me out, if you are willing to do so. I am very serious about this project and would like to complete a full version. I wanted to thank </font><font style="" face="Courier New"><br></font></p><font style="" face="Courier
New">'ISqu' for her excellent edition of the Tao Te Ching, which I am reading right now and without which I would be hopelessly lost. I have nicked the term </font><font style="" face="Courier New">jIvHa'wI'<i> </i></font><font style="" face="Courier New">from her and am using it for "Buddha". </font><font style="" face="Courier New">Even though "Dhammapada" really means something like "Path of Dhamma", I am calling it "The Buddha's Path of Wisdom</font><font style="" face="Courier New">" or jIvHa'wI' Sov'a' He</font><b><br></b><font style="" face="Courier New"><br>Chapter
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</font></div><p style="margin-bottom:0in" align="left"><font style="font-size:10pt" face="Courier New" size="2">yab wanI'mey nung yab,</font></p><div align="left"><font style="font-size:10pt" face="Courier New" size="2">
</font></div><p style="margin-bottom:0in" align="left"><font style="font-size:10pt" face="Courier New" size="2">che' yab,</font></p><div align="left"><font style="font-size:10pt" face="Courier New" size="2">
</font></div><p style="margin-bottom:0in" align="left"><font style="font-size:10pt" face="Courier New" size="2">chenmoH yab.</font></p><div align="left"><font style="font-size:10pt" face="Courier New" size="2">
</font></div><p style="margin-bottom:0in" align="left"><font style="font-size:10pt" face="Courier New" size="2">qaltaHvIS yab bIjatlhchugh
qoj bIvangchugh,</font></p><div align="left"><font style="font-size:10pt" face="Courier New" size="2">
</font></div><p style="margin-bottom:0in" align="left"><font style="font-size:10pt" face="Courier New" size="2">vaj bep Dutlha'</font></p><div align="left"><font style="font-size:10pt" face="Courier New" size="2">
</font></div><p style="margin-bottom:0in" align="left"><font style="font-size:10pt" face="Courier New" size="2">rur tangqa' qam tlha'bogh
rutlh'e'</font></p><div align="left"><font style="font-size:10pt" face="Courier New" size="2">
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</font></div><p style="margin-bottom:0in" align="left"><font style="font-size:10pt" face="Courier New" size="2">Mind precedes mental
phenomena,</font></p><div align="left"><font style="font-size:10pt" face="Courier New" size="2">
</font></div><p style="margin-bottom:0in" align="left"><font style="font-size:10pt" face="Courier New" size="2">Mind rules them, mind
creates them.</font></p><div align="left"><font style="font-size:10pt" face="Courier New" size="2">
</font></div><p style="margin-bottom:0in" align="left"><font style="font-size:10pt" face="Courier New" size="2">If you speak or act while
the mind is corrupted</font></p><div align="left"><font style="font-size:10pt" face="Courier New" size="2">
</font></div><p style="margin-bottom:0in" align="left"><font style="font-size:10pt" face="Courier New" size="2">Then agony follows you</font></p><div align="left"><font style="font-size:10pt" face="Courier New" size="2">
</font></div><p style="margin-bottom:0in" align="left"><font style="font-size:10pt" face="Courier New" size="2">Like the wheel that
follows the foot of the ox</font></p><div align="left"><font style="font-size:10pt" face="Courier New" size="2">
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</font></div><p style="margin-bottom:0in" align="left"><font style="font-size:10pt" face="Courier New" size="2">2</font></p><div align="left"><font style="font-size:10pt" face="Courier New" size="2">
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</font></div><p style="margin-bottom:0in" align="left"><font style="font-size:10pt" face="Courier New" size="2">yab wanI'mey nung yab,</font></p><div align="left"><font style="font-size:10pt" face="Courier New" size="2">
</font></div><p style="margin-bottom:0in" align="left"><font style="font-size:10pt" face="Courier New" size="2">che' yab,</font></p><div align="left"><font style="font-size:10pt" face="Courier New" size="2">
</font></div><p style="margin-bottom:0in" align="left"><font style="font-size:10pt" face="Courier New" size="2">chenmoH yab.</font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0in" align="left"><font style="" face="Courier New">wovtaHvIS yab bIjatlhchugh
qoj bIvangchugh,</font></p><div align="left">
</div><p style="margin-bottom:0in" align="left"><font style="" face="Courier New">vaj Qapla' Dutlha'</font></p><div align="left">
</div><p style="margin-bottom:0in" align="left"><font style="" face="Courier New">rur mejbe'bogh QIb</font></p><div align="left">
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</div><p style="margin-bottom:0in" align="left"><font style="" face="Courier New">Mind precedes mental
phenomena,</font></p><div align="left">
</div><p style="margin-bottom:0in" align="left"><font style="" face="Courier New">Mind rules them, mind
creates them.</font></p><div align="left">
</div><p style="margin-bottom:0in" align="left"><font style="" face="Courier New">If you speak or act while
the mind is bright,</font></p><div align="left">
</div><p style="margin-bottom:0in" align="left"><font style="" face="Courier New">Then success follows you</font></p><div align="left">
</div><p style="margin-bottom:0in" align="left"><font style="" face="Courier New">Like a shadow that does
not depart.</font></p><div align="left">
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