Philip wrote: ↑Tue Sep 12, 2023 9:36 am
Hey there,
when I got my Dharma name, it was quite crowded and loud, and my teacher had a difficult accent, so I didn't quite get the meaning of my Dharma name. The internet offers some hints, but there are diverging statements about the meaning of the two words.
Can someone tell me how to translate "Tsultrim Kunga" properly?
Thank you!
Hi Philip,
In the Tibetan language, smaller morphemes build up complex compounds. Sounds difficult but it just means that your name, Tsultrim Kunga consists of:
Tshul and Khrims where
tshul means mode, manner, way, system and
khrims means law, rule, precept, duty, conduct, habit.
Together they are understood to mean ethical conduct/moral discipline/ethics/discipline/moral conduct and so on.
Similarly,
Kunga consist of:
Kun and dga' where kun means all, total, complete, entire and
dga' means joy, bliss, happiness.
Together they mean total bliss/total happiness/all-joyous/every-joyous and so on.
Then you put the two words together and that will get you:
Ethical conduct total bliss.
Now, you can understand a causal relationship in that your total bliss comes from ethical conduct or you can understand it as two qualities you either already have or should develop or aspire towards.
It's a nice name and if you live up to it you can't go wrong. Enjoy the path.
Arnoud