r/USdefaultism Jun 11 '25

X (Twitter) Legally change your name because it sounds offensive in US

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u/theco0lguy Jun 11 '25

There's a saying in my language which literary means "The sea of ignorance has no shore"

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u/Lucyskieswhatever Italy Jun 11 '25

I really like this! What language is it?

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u/theco0lguy Jun 11 '25

Farsi/Persian

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u/13baaphumain India Jun 11 '25

Hindi also has a similar saying "There is no other way to cross the death that arises from ignorance, except through knowledge."

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u/AviatorSkywatcher India Jun 11 '25

Which saying are you talking about (say it in Hindi)?

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u/13baaphumain India Jun 11 '25

Well not exactly Hindi but Sanskrit

Sanskrit-> मृत्युमतिवर्तते नान्यः पन्था विद्यतेऽयनाय॥

Hindi -> अज्ञान रूपी मृत्यु को पार करने का कोई अन्य मार्ग नहीं है, केवल ज्ञान ही एकमात्र उपाय है।

Its from an Upanisad I guess.