The situation on imzy is a little bit different -- 90% of every donation goes to the community and 10% goes to the Imzy itself. So perhaps there is a real chance of getting a few dollars here and there.
We could get some professional translation work done if money ever does turn up.
Hmm... I have no idea. How is this decided and how does that work?
There's been talk on the old Zen reddit about paying people for translations of old texts, but that's going to be expensive - a bit more than just a few tips.
I think it was a bit more complicated than that. There was a guy who I think was going to do/doing a translation of the Shobogenzo, but in the end it turned out he wouldn't accept money for some reason.
For English to German translation, figures go something like 5000-10'000 bucks for maybe 300 pages. I figure old Chinese would be more expensive. That's a big ballpark I'm thinking of though.
I think we start with Wumenguan; the text is easily available, there are other translations for comparison, and annotations are non-existent outside of Blyth.
Reddit just gifts the money automatically to itself, that's what reddit gold is, basically.
That seems fair, since servers cost money.
Zen Masters are famous for being poor, so it's not like we have much chance of accumulating wealth.
The situation on imzy is a little bit different -- 90% of every donation goes to the community and 10% goes to the Imzy itself. So perhaps there is a real chance of getting a few dollars here and there.
We could get some professional translation work done if money ever does turn up.
Hmm... I have no idea. How is this decided and how does that work?
There's been talk on the old Zen reddit about paying people for translations of old texts, but that's going to be expensive - a bit more than just a few tips.
It's a measurable goal at least.
How much would be needed? And what volumes are of most interest?
I think it was a bit more complicated than that. There was a guy who I think was going to do/doing a translation of the Shobogenzo, but in the end it turned out he wouldn't accept money for some reason.
For English to German translation, figures go something like 5000-10'000 bucks for maybe 300 pages. I figure old Chinese would be more expensive. That's a big ballpark I'm thinking of though.
I think we start with Wumenguan; the text is easily available, there are other translations for comparison, and annotations are non-existent outside of Blyth.