Thread by @edwardW2

I am presently translating some Daoist texts; and at times I am nervously veering towards using Buddhist-influenced English translations for the some Chinese terms...

https://twitter.com/JoelBordeaux/status/1329731119965745157

This is not to say that Daoism and Buddhism are not closely interlinked-- of course they are. Just take a look at the first line of this "Precious notice of the Jade Purity" 玉清宝诰, a hymn in praise of the Daoist deity the Jade Purity:
三界之上，梵炁弥罗

This line is a description of the Jade Purity, which goes:
"Atop the three worlds, With a Brahma梵 Qi in the highest heaven.", a meaning supported by the commentary sohu.com/a/211948317_63…

As much as they are linked, i feel it is quite necessary to see Daoism on its own terms. There is a manifest lack of this already in the English literature.

Take for example the Big Dipper Sutra 北斗經 , of which there are buddhist and Daoist versions. The buddhist versions have been extensively written about in the english literature, (I have found at least 3 articles!), & acknowledge that the Daoist scripture influenced...

... the buddhist one, but yet to my knowledge there has been no in-depth study, or indeed, translation of the Daoist scripture to date!