User talk:Saposcat/Archive 3

Brett, in Gautama Buddha

But Brett does have Buddha-nature ... or does he? :) Zora 09:27, 6 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

This whole question of Buddha-nature and dogs is a vexing one. The cow connection (MOO) is also suspicious. Zora 09:36, 6 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Re: my question about Layman Pang

Fantastic! Thanks for the first-class education. (And I'm jealous of your ability to use Chinese character sets.) Would you feel comfortable cutting and pasting your explanation of "Layman" somewhere at Householder (Buddhism)#Mahayana perspectives? (Of, if you prefer, I'd be glad to cut-and-paste and attribute the edited content to you.)

I'm beginning to get the impression that I'm tilting at windmills in my search to differentiate between "householder" and "layperson." If there wasn't already an article on upasaka, I'd be inclined to include all the Pali references to householders and laity in one article. (Maybe I should move "Householder (Buddhism)" material to "Upasaka"??) Regardless, I get the sense that you are likely right about there being less of a distinction outside of the Indian ashrama and caste systems. Because of this, in the "Mahayana perspectives" section of the "Householder (Buddhism)" article, I appreciate and admire any information regarding Mahayana laity. (Perhaps the whole article should be moved to "Laity (Buddhism)" with a redirect from "Householder (Buddhism)"?)

In short: THANKS again for the terrific lesson on the Chinese term "layman"; and, please insert it in the Householder (Buddhism) article, if you are so inclined. Best wishes, LarryR 17:38, 6 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Hey Saposcat - Thanks for the additional dazzling (though humble) erudition, kind encouragement and sage advice. It's interesting to see that the Buddhist layman/householder distinction, if any, might be cross-cultural. To paraphrase a Pali chant: With my head I bow before your supreme foot dust. (Perhaps I should have run that through a translation tool.) Thanks again, LarryR 22:43, 6 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

DYK

On 7 October, 2006, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Layman Pang, which you created. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the "Did you know?" talk page.

Contribute to Turkey article?

Hi Saposcat, i remember the great job you did with Turkish literature and was wondering if you could perhaps add a paragraph dealing with Turkish literature to the Culture section of the Turkey article. There is an effort at the moment to try and get it to FA status and any contribution you could make would be appreciated. Thanks, --A.Garnet 12:55, 7 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

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Boy, you're fast (and good)! - LarryR (who forgot to originally sign this)

Hey, I didn't say which World Series. Sooner or later, the Mets are gonna do it again ;-) FWIW, I'm rooting for the Tigers too ... until they play the Mets. Mahametta! LarryR 07:55, 12 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

P.S. Belated congrats on the DYK spotlight on Layman Pang!

Ottoman names of Istanbul

Hi, I noticed you are one of the few people who declare a knowledge of Ottoman Turkish in their Babel boxes. We might need some help for the Names of Istanbul article, about when which names were in use by the Ottomans. In particular:

When did "Istanbul" originate, when is it first attested, when did it enter official usage? (i.e. prior to the official "renaming" in 1930).
When and where did "Kostantiniyye" originate, when and how was it used?
When and how did "Islambol" originate, when was it in official usage?
What was the role of expressions like "Dersaadet", "Bab-i Ali" etc. - also names of the city, or purely metonymies for the Ottoman authorities?

Any help appreciated! Fut.Perf. ☼ 06:47, 15 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Shuppiluliuma

Hi, can you please leave a comment at User talk:Shuppiluliuma#What are you doing? Much appreciated, —Khoi khoi 00:53, 16 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, I understand. I think it's time for you to talk to him again, actually. There is a chance he never saw your edit summaries. —Khoi khoi 06:02, 17 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Dogen

That reorginization edit you performed has made the fluidity of the text go out of sync. The section on Shobongenzo with the photo feels very out of place in the middle of a biographical timeline. Please figure out a way to put it back where it was. If you can't find a way, I'll try. Thank you.{Mind meal 11:18, 20 October 2006 (UTC)}[reply]

DYK

On 22 October, 2006, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Katsu (Zen), which you created. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the "Did you know?" talk page.

--Srik e it ^{(Talk | Email)} 11:03, 22 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

No!

Saposcat—why have you decided to leave? :-( Khoi khoi 01:17, 4 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Ah, I see. So be it then! I understand the reasons, and wish you the best of luck. Take care, Khoi khoi 19:03, 9 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for...

...the Ottoman Turkish forms at Subdivisions of the Ottoman Empire. Hope you can add more if you return. — AjaxSmack 04:04, 11 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Admin Requests for Ottoman Wikipedia

There are admin test requests happening for Ottoman Test Wiki you may like to participate. 203.59.190.107 04:43, 16 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry to hear that you've quit

We didn't get a chance to work together much, but, still, it's too bad you've left the project. Oh, well. Have fun with real life.—Nat Krause^(Talk!) 18:29, 16 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

WELCOME BACK!

Hey Saposcat — Welcome back! WP Buddhists from around the world must be cheering your return! You are surely one of our most talented & thoughtful editors and your articles are gems. (Just look at those DYKs! :-) ) And I admire and appreciate your consistently genial support of others. I'm truly glad for your return! LarryR 00:04, 24 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Hehe, it's good to have you back. As they say, yenilen pehlivan güreşe doymaz... ;-) Khoi khoi 00:55, 25 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Barnstar of good humor

For your valuable contribution to finding a solution in Bodhidharma and your ability to defuse tensions instantly. I placed it in the barnstars section, hope that's ok. Freedom skies (send a message to Freedom skies) 09:54, 29 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Bodhidharma

If you're still interested in the Anthology of the Patriarchal Hall, I should have a copy of the Ogata translation in my papers somewhere.

As for the significance of Bodhidharma to Zen, I wrote a brief spiel on Talk:Bodhidharma that I'll not repeat here.

On another note, how on earth did you find the Buddhist canon online? I knew there were CD-ROMs available, but had no idea that there was a website. Thank you for pointing that out.
JFD 12:20, 30 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Incidentally, the Digital Library & Museum of Buddhist Studies has lots of excellent resources, if you're interested.

And in traditional characters no less!
How did you know?
JFD 12:26, 1 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Fuzuli

Ok, I was not aware of the background of the article. What precise parts are you talking about? Because I know some Turkish users who are more familiar with this stuff, and I can ask them to get on the case if you can point out what exactly you want researched.. Cheers! Baristarim 10:13, 2 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, thanks for your rewriting the culture section of Turkey. It is in FAC at the moment and I tried to rewrite the culture section before the FAC, and I was thinking of asking you to help out with the litereature section. I wasn't quite sure if you were still around, so I tried to do something myself based on the literature article :) By the way, I just wanted to let you know of something. Some requirements have apparently changed, therefore I am kinda worried that we might need to work on the literature article a bit more. If you need help, I can help, but since you were the primary contributor to the article, I wanted to have your opinion as well. Cheers! Baristarim 02:35, 5 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I am sorry for the late reply. I am very busy with Turkey at the moment, and the FAC has a very though crowd these days, and I mean it :) I am running all over the place! Thanks for your kind words, I am just trying to do my best. That article was in a mess when I first joined wiki couple of months ago, and there were all sorts of revert and edit wars. Somebody had to do something!! But it was tough work, I had to rewrite nearly everything and find all sorts of references. I also have to thank some other users for giving me some leeway with it since the rewrite was done over some time and it looked awkward between periods.

Thanks for keeping an eye on Turkish literature by the way. Apparently you did some really nice work with that article (it was before my time, but I heard a lot of good things :)) On a side note, however, what do you think about the small problem in the intro with Oghuz Turks et al?

On another side note, can you peruse through the Turkey article when, and if, you have the time? There was a recent comment in its FAC about some concerns with its prose. The problem is, I got so used to the article that I might miss a few things. The recent comments were made by someone who has very high standards about prose, and even though his comments would not affect the FAC, I thought that his comments can be valid. I would like the article to be better if possible, basically. Baristarim 19:29, 6 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Foreign influence on Chinese martial arts

Kindly take a look here and vote if you support this article being merged into Bodhidharma, the martial arts, and the disputed India connection. Cheers and a Happy New Year. _{Freedom skies| talk} 06:26, 31 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Lofat

Hi Saposcat,

Atilim Gunes Baydin adviced to ask you. There is an urban legend in Hungary about the etymology of a word: Lófasz. That's pretty rude, it means horse's dick. The legend - which may be true - says that it comes from an old Turkish word, Lofat, which was a torturing device back in the 15th-16th century. It's a long stake or pole used for impalement. See picture here. As the picture shows there was such a device, but I have no sources if it was called lofat. Could you please tell me if that or a very similar turkish word existed in the middle ages?

Thank you! Best regards --Hu Totya 10:42, 3 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Request for Feedback

Hello, I am trying to improve the article Hamparsum Limonciyan. I made a request for feedback Wikipedia:Requests_for_feedback. Any pointers you might have as to what the article needs would be appreciated. --Free smyrnan 08:51, 8 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Request

Hey Saposcat, do you have any idea what the spelling is for Sömbeki, Taşöz, and Istanbulya in Ottoman Turkish? Khoi khoi 02:33, 27 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks! I've added them to the articles. Khoi khoi 09:40, 27 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Also check out Xemxi's reply here. Khoi khoi 05:33, 28 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Translation please

Saposcat, could you please tell me what this guy is saying? Thanks, Khoi khoi 05:26, 7 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you very much! I have no idea what this guy wants from me, but at least I now have some idea of what he's trying to say. Cheers, Khoi khoi 22:54, 8 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Zen

I think that what Freedom skies and I both had in mind was that you were to be the one to perform the actual edits on the Zen article in order to eliminate the risk of an edit war between the two of us.
JFD 23:31, 21 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

RfA

JFD has filed for an arbitration case. Please take a look into it. Many regards,_{Freedom skies| talk} 07:33, 16 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Freedom skies

Hello,

An Arbitration case involving you has been opened: Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Freedom skies. Please add any evidence you may wish the arbitrators to consider to the evidence sub-page, Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Freedom skies/Evidence. You may also contribute to the case on the workshop sub-page, Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Freedom skies/Workshop.

On behalf of the Arbitration Committee, - Penwhale | ^{Blast him / Follow his steps} 02:57, 20 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Hey

Would you be able to give your opinion/leave a comment at Talk:Ahmed Djemal? Thanks, Khoi khoi 04:24, 30 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

BTW, what are your thoughts on this? Khoi khoi 04:06, 16 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Replaced loanwords

Hi. Just in case you're still active, I thought I'd let you know that I've made some corrections & left a few comments at Talk:List of replaced loanwords in Turkish. --NigelG (or Ndsg) | Talk 17:40, 12 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Turkish language

It is a FA candidate at Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Turkish language. Since you have made extensive contributions to the TR literature article, maybe it might interest you to take a look at the article to see if there are any improvements which can be done - unfortunately it is not my speciality :) Cheers! Baristarim 02:37, 18 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Saposcat, I completely understand what you are saying, and it would be great if you could find the time to do so! The fact, however, that many of the Farsi words that travelled into the Ottoman Turkish language are actually of some Arabic origin arises another question. The reason I was blocked was because I violated the 3-Reverse Rule (I was ignorant of it). More specifically, I had changed the route of the etymology of the name Diyarbakir, in Turkey, from Ottoman to Farsi (Diyaar-e Bekr). Yes, theoretically the word is 'Ottoman', but technically, as was the conversation that we just had, the word is of complete Farsi origin. It is, according to how we just settled our dispute, only fair that the route be changed to Farsi, or else all of the words that I had marked as Farsi in the Ottoman language table are correct as well. Please help me with this. Cheers! - Bagrationi 18:41, 19 April 2007.

Hey Saposcat, how do you warn people? Someone's been tampering with the Diyarbakir page... Also, how do you revert changes to a previous nature of the article? Cheers. -Bagrationi, April 27 2007 5:20.