Dhewa Dhakini
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dakini_boi
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Dhewa Dhakini
Sometimes I've seen "Dhewa" and/or "Dhakini" in Tibetan texts instead of the usual "Dewa"/"Dakini". Is this just a transliteration error from Sanskrit, or is there some other reason for it? Is there any Sanskrit precedent for using the aspirated forms?
Re: Dhewa Dhakini
If you think that this is a problem you should check out some of Namkhai Norbus transliterations! 
"My religion is not deceiving myself."
Jetsun Milarepa 1052-1135 CE
"Butchers, prostitutes, those guilty of the five most heinous crimes, outcasts, the underprivileged: all are utterly the substance of existence and nothing other than total bliss."
The Supreme Source - The Kunjed Gyalpo
The Fundamental Tantra of Dzogchen Semde
Jetsun Milarepa 1052-1135 CE
"Butchers, prostitutes, those guilty of the five most heinous crimes, outcasts, the underprivileged: all are utterly the substance of existence and nothing other than total bliss."
The Supreme Source - The Kunjed Gyalpo
The Fundamental Tantra of Dzogchen Semde
Re: Dhewa Dhakini
His are based on a kind of Pinyin.gregkavarnos wrote:If you think that this is a problem you should check out some of Namkhai Norbus transliterations!
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dakini_boi
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Re: Dhewa Dhakini
oooh, could you share an example?
how do you mean it's based on a kind of pinyin, Namdrol?
Btw, in my original question I'm referring to transliteration from Sanskrit to Tibetan - not to the roman alphabet. Since the Tibetan script was made for transliterating Sanskrit, I would think there would be less "creative transliteration" - pretty straightforward.
how do you mean it's based on a kind of pinyin, Namdrol?
Btw, in my original question I'm referring to transliteration from Sanskrit to Tibetan - not to the roman alphabet. Since the Tibetan script was made for transliterating Sanskrit, I would think there would be less "creative transliteration" - pretty straightforward.
Re: Dhewa Dhakini
I thought as much. It looked kindda familiar though he seems to have added a number of symbols that are not used in pinyin. So the pronunciation goes the same as pinyin then?Namdrol wrote:His are based on a kind of Pinyin.gregkavarnos wrote:If you think that this is a problem you should check out some of Namkhai Norbus transliterations!
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"My religion is not deceiving myself."
Jetsun Milarepa 1052-1135 CE
"Butchers, prostitutes, those guilty of the five most heinous crimes, outcasts, the underprivileged: all are utterly the substance of existence and nothing other than total bliss."
The Supreme Source - The Kunjed Gyalpo
The Fundamental Tantra of Dzogchen Semde
Jetsun Milarepa 1052-1135 CE
"Butchers, prostitutes, those guilty of the five most heinous crimes, outcasts, the underprivileged: all are utterly the substance of existence and nothing other than total bliss."
The Supreme Source - The Kunjed Gyalpo
The Fundamental Tantra of Dzogchen Semde