Translation Standard Of Padmakumara Translation Team
Last Modified on 8/13/02 by mimosa
1. Standard spellings for common names and terms
-Living Buddha Lian-sheng
-Sheng-yen Lu
-Grand Master (not Grand Master Lu), there is only one Grand Master
-Rainbow Villa
-Earth God
- Golden Mother of Jade Pond
- Maha Twin Lotus Ponds
Refer to Mimosa's True Buddha Translation Terms for an updated and comprehensive list of terms.
http://alumni.eecs.berkeley.edu/~mimosa/dict.htm
1. Buddha's name, and the name of a place, mantra or mudra should be capitalized.
for example
I recite a mantra (general)
I recite the Padmakumara Mantra. (a specific mantra)
2. The standard header should be inserted at the beginning of every article
For translated book chapters, use the format below. For translated articles, in place of "book", include a reference to where and when the article was originally published. This will allow people to refer back to the original resource easily.
For example
Book: 142 When The Night Is Quiet
Title: Chapter 4 Looking For A Killer
Written by Living Buddha Lian-sheng, Sheng-yen Lu
Translated by Xiao
Edited by Brenda
Proofread by Mimosa
Padmakumara Translation Team
Website: www.padmakumara.org
3.Profanity should be translated without abbreviation or omission. For culturally specific curse words, use similar profanity in English. The translators' job is to translate articles faithfully and keep the original feeling as much as possible
For example
if GM's article mentions "son of a bitch", translate it, dont cover it with "**";
4. Han Yu pin yin is our standard pin yin transliteration method
5. When referring to GM, use he, not He;
6. When translating a mantra, translate it as close to the Sanskrit pronunciation as possible
7. When translating a poem, the style doesn't need to follow the original arrangement strictly. Sentences can be rearranged a bit differently to express the beauty more and flow more smoothly. Poetry is an art - different people have different feelings after reading the same poem. Therefore, dont interpret the poem, leave that to the readers' imagination.
8. Don't translate the Sanskrit mantra/epithet/place, leave it the way it is.
9. If a temple has its own English name, then we should stay with it, ie Pootee Tang Temple or Ling Shen Ching Tze. If a temple does not have an English name and its Chinese name is called Lei Zang Temple, then we use Lei Zang [Thunder Store] Temple.
Last Modified on 8/13/02 by mimosa
1. Standard spellings for common names and terms
-Living Buddha Lian-sheng
-Sheng-yen Lu
-Grand Master (not Grand Master Lu), there is only one Grand Master
-Rainbow Villa
-Earth God
- Golden Mother of Jade Pond
- Maha Twin Lotus Ponds
Refer to Mimosa's True Buddha Translation Terms for an updated and comprehensive list of terms.
http://alumni.eecs.berkeley.edu/~mimosa/dict.htm
1. Buddha's name, and the name of a place, mantra or mudra should be capitalized.
for example
I recite a mantra (general)
I recite the Padmakumara Mantra. (a specific mantra)
2. The standard header should be inserted at the beginning of every article
For translated book chapters, use the format below. For translated articles, in place of "book", include a reference to where and when the article was originally published. This will allow people to refer back to the original resource easily.
For example
Book: 142 When The Night Is Quiet
Title: Chapter 4 Looking For A Killer
Written by Living Buddha Lian-sheng, Sheng-yen Lu
Translated by Xiao
Edited by Brenda
Proofread by Mimosa
Padmakumara Translation Team
Website: www.padmakumara.org
3.Profanity should be translated without abbreviation or omission. For culturally specific curse words, use similar profanity in English. The translators' job is to translate articles faithfully and keep the original feeling as much as possible
For example
if GM's article mentions "son of a bitch", translate it, dont cover it with "**";
4. Han Yu pin yin is our standard pin yin transliteration method
5. When referring to GM, use he, not He;
6. When translating a mantra, translate it as close to the Sanskrit pronunciation as possible
7. When translating a poem, the style doesn't need to follow the original arrangement strictly. Sentences can be rearranged a bit differently to express the beauty more and flow more smoothly. Poetry is an art - different people have different feelings after reading the same poem. Therefore, dont interpret the poem, leave that to the readers' imagination.
8. Don't translate the Sanskrit mantra/epithet/place, leave it the way it is.
9. If a temple has its own English name, then we should stay with it, ie Pootee Tang Temple or Ling Shen Ching Tze. If a temple does not have an English name and its Chinese name is called Lei Zang Temple, then we use Lei Zang [Thunder Store] Temple.
Last edited 08/20/02 at 23:04:28 by mimosa