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opened 2023-12-29 16:17:28 -07:00 by emma · 12 comments
emma commented 2023-12-29 16:17:28 -07:00
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This thread will aggregate sources for zen sayings to put in our man pages.

A source I found today:
https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Gateless_Gate

This thread will aggregate sources for zen sayings to put in our man pages. A source I found today: https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Gateless_Gate
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Woozysafe commented 2023-12-29 21:56:12 -07:00
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Would "Zen and the art of motorcycle maintenance" count?

Would "Zen and the art of motorcycle maintenance" count?
emma commented 2023-12-29 21:59:21 -07:00
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Would "Zen and the art of motorcycle maintenance" count?

We would need to get permission from the publisher. CC-BY(-SA) or public domain are best.

> Would "Zen and the art of motorcycle maintenance" count? We would need to get permission from the publisher. CC-BY(-SA) or public domain are best.
Woozysafe commented 2023-12-29 23:20:18 -07:00
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does it need to be specifically zen Buddhism?

https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/A_Hundred_Verses_from_Old_Japan

might fit what you're looking for?

does it need to be specifically zen Buddhism? https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/A_Hundred_Verses_from_Old_Japan might fit what you're looking for?
trinity commented 2023-12-30 08:03:39 -07:00
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The James Legge translation of the Tao Te Ching is public domain.

The [James Legge translation of the Tao Te Ching](https://sacred-texts.com/tao/taote.htm) is public domain.
emma commented 2023-12-30 10:53:46 -07:00
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does it need to be specifically zen Buddhism?

No, but since these tools and overall the Unix Philosophy have roots in Taoism as well as Buddhism it would make the most sense.

https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/A_Hundred_Verses_from_Old_Japan

might fit what you're looking for?

I’ll take a look :)

> does it need to be specifically zen Buddhism? No, but since these tools and overall the Unix Philosophy have roots in Taoism as well as Buddhism it would make the most sense. > https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/A_Hundred_Verses_from_Old_Japan > > might fit what you're looking for? I’ll take a look :)
emma commented 2023-12-30 10:55:36 -07:00
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The James Legge translation of the Tao Te Ching is public domain.

i’m not the biggest fan of this translation. it doesn’t flow quite right to me

> The [James Legge translation of the Tao Te Ching](https://sacred-texts.com/tao/taote.htm) is public domain. i’m not the biggest fan of this translation. it doesn’t flow quite right to me
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Woozysafe commented 2023-12-30 19:00:33 -07:00
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There is, of course, the I Ching. It was a central part of the story in Dick's "Man in the high castle".

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Ching

https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/chinese-change/

https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Sacred_Books_of_the_East/Volume_16

as for the faithfulness and veracity of the Legge translation... I couldn't tell you. Mind you he was a brit abroad in the 1880s.

There is, of course, the I Ching. It was a central part of the story in Dick's "Man in the high castle". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Ching https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/chinese-change/ https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Sacred_Books_of_the_East/Volume_16 as for the faithfulness and veracity of the Legge translation... I couldn't tell you. Mind you he was a brit abroad in the 1880s.
emma commented 2023-12-30 22:41:56 -07:00
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I have written permission to use Charles Muller’s translation of the Tao Te Ching for our fortune(1) implementation:
http://www.acmuller.net/con-dao/daodejing.html

perhaps we could use excerpts of it for some of the manpages, too.

I have written permission to use Charles Muller’s translation of the Tao Te Ching for our fortune(1) implementation: http://www.acmuller.net/con-dao/daodejing.html perhaps we could use excerpts of it for some of the manpages, too.
emma commented 2023-12-31 23:57:59 -07:00
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@Woozysafe i like the idea of using the I Ching but James Legge has a less than stellar reputation with me. I hope we can find an alternative translation. Would you be willing to look into it for me?

@Woozysafe i like the idea of using the I Ching but James Legge has a less than stellar reputation with me. I hope we can find an alternative translation. Would you be willing to look into it for me?
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emma commented 2024-08-03 09:23:34 -06:00
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For true(1):

If you want to express the truth, throw out your words, throw out your silence, and tell me about your own Zen.

– Mumon, The Gateless Gate

For `true(1)`: > If you want to express the truth, throw out your words, throw out your silence, and tell me about your own Zen. – Mumon, *The Gateless Gate*
emma commented 2024-08-03 09:25:54 -06:00
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A monk asked Joshu, a Chinese Zen master: “Has a dog Buddha-nature or not?”

Joshu answered: “Mu.”

– unknown, The Gateless Gate

> A monk asked Joshu, a Chinese Zen master: “Has a dog Buddha-nature or not?” > > Joshu answered: “Mu.” – unknown, *The Gateless Gate*
emma commented 2024-08-03 09:33:39 -06:00
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For rtfm(1):

Nansen said: “Mind is not Buddha. Learning is not the path.”

– unknown, The Gateless Gate

For `rtfm(1)`: > Nansen said: “Mind is not Buddha. Learning is not the path.” – unknown, *The Gateless Gate*
emma pinned this 2024-12-16 15:54:43 -07:00
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