On the Internet, I will often come across a sutra written in Chinese and want to look for the English version to read. However, I usually cannot because I don't know the name of the English version. Is there any Chinese-English glossary of sutra names?
Thanks for your help.
Originally posted by realization:On the Internet, I will often come across a sutra written in Chinese and want to look for the English version to read. However, I usually cannot because I don't know the name of the English version. Is there any Chinese-English glossary of sutra names?
Thanks for your help.
Here's wat i could think of for now.
1. At google homepage, click the advance search option.
2. Enter the chinese sutra name (stating the obvious, u could copy and paste there) at the 'find web pages that have' form.
3. Scroll down, at the language option, instead of using default 'any languages' choose 'English'.
4. Click the advance search button.
5. Browse thru the return result page. The english name of the sutra might be somewhere in the result page.
Originally posted by Zenist69:Here's wat i could think of for now.
1. At google homepage, click the advance search option.
2. Enter the chinese sutra name (stating the obvious, u could copy and paste there) at the 'find web pages that have' form.
3. Scroll down, choose the return result language, instead of using default 'any languages' choose 'English'.
4. Click the advance search button.
5. Browse thru the return result page. The english name of the sutra might be somewhere in the result page.
"return result language", huh? I tried your search method with some examples. It's definitely one way to search.
Thanks!
Originally posted by realization:
"return result language", huh? I tried your search method with some examples. Works in some cases, may not work in others. It depends on whether both the English and Chinese names of the sutra appear on the same page. But yes, it's definitely one way to search.
Thanks!
There's no 'return result language' option per se. But wat I mean is the 'language' option at the advance option page... Okay, i had amended the error.
Cheers! (Using non alcoholic drink of course...)
Originally posted by realization:On the Internet, I will often come across a sutra written in Chinese and want to look for the English version to read. However, I usually cannot because I don't know the name of the English version. Is there any Chinese-English glossary of sutra names?
Thanks for your help.
Read the link below. Hope that this is what you need.
i have one on chinese, english Buddhist terms, very useful, but sadly it's already on web archive:-
hope that someone can revive it.
Amituofo!
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Originally posted by Dawnfirstlight:Read the link below. Hope that this is what you need.
I found another that is similar to yours, also from the same website.
Originally posted by sinweiy:i have one on chinese, english Buddhist terms, very useful, but sadly it's already on web archive:-
hope that someone can revive it.
Amituofo!
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Pretty comprehensive. Huge file, but I saved it to hard disk anyway. I'm thinking, should be possible to revive and put it somewhere else.
Originally posted by realization:Pretty comprehensive. Huge file, but I saved it to hard disk anyway. I'm thinking, should be possible to revive and put it somewhere else.
good idea. i save inside my dropbox. :)
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