An email from Taiwan

share my reply with you..sometimes I think that I am too blunt...but well..

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Hello Hilbert

Nice to meet you. My name is Mimosa, the current translation lead.
I just visited the website. Nice design :-) You must have put a lot of effort into it

I have a few suggestions, if you dont mind

#1 Please dont call your website "True Buddha Secret Network". The word secret has bad connotation especially in the
context of religion. It actually gave me some creepy feelings.

True Buddah School teaches right view of Buddhism; Grand Master teaches everything to his students.
what is so secretive about it?


#2 I checked some of your English materials, I assume that it is not done yet right? because it is very hard to read
http://www.tbsec.com.tw/en/True_Buddha_Practices.php
That is the problem of using PHP or database..

Currently, Padmakumara doesnt have a dedicated page to link to any sites, but I can promote your
site easily and quickly from email and forum. No problem at all

Mimosa

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-webmaster@www.padmakumara.org
[mailto:owner-webmaster@www.padmakumara.org]
Sent: Wednesday, September 11, 2002 8:21 PM
To: webmaster@padmakumara.org
Subject: Message from www.padmakumara.org



Below is the result of your feedback form.  It was submitted by
() on Wednesday, September 11, 2002 at 20:20:33
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First_Name: Hilbert

Email_Address: hilbert@home.tbsec.com.tw

Message: Taiwan Ray Tseng Temple has recently set up a Enterprise Linux server with many functionalities.
I am the engineer who did the major server administration and database management. I sincerely
request that you put a link to us. If you accept the request, we will put a link to www.padmakumara.org
in return. Let's help each other.


http://www.tbsec.com.tw/


Submit: Submit

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Brenda

speechless as to my bluntness or to the website's name :-)

Mimosa

Well, I had to escalate it because the name was too scary.

Finally, they changed to "True Buddha Sect". Someone else told me that the word "sect" has a negative connotation as well like a cult?

is it true?

Mimosa

my god...anyone else?

Mimosa

i think "sect" sounds ok...for eg, the hongkong drama serials i used to watch -- ermei sect, wudang sect...

heehee

in this case, True Buddha Sect sounds very respectable...

or maybe i am the odd one out..  :|

sect
noun
a group of people with somewhat different religious
beliefs (typically regarded as heretical) from those of a
larger group to which they belong.

often derogatory - a group that has separated from
an established Church; a nonconformist Church.

a philosophical or political group, especially one
regarded as extreme or dangerous.

:)
It is somewhat OK -
often derogatory means not always derogatory;
especially one regarded as extreme or dangerous means also others that aren't regarded as so extreme or dangerous.

It certainly does not emphasize how much TBS has in common with other Vajrayana lineages.  GM seems to make a point that what he teaches is in accord with what has been taught.

I would have chosen something else, but I wouldn't demand that it be changed.

lian hua dance

#I would have chosen something else, but I wouldn't demand that it be changed.

I think so. I dont want to give any more advice, and they may think that I criticize them.

yesterday, they invited me to be their English consultant.
boy...so many mistakes on their websites, I'd better make sure that my name is not on it :-( haha, just kidding. I dont know them too well, only the head knows me very well.
sometimes not sure how much to say..you know

Mimosa