On Tue, Jan 2, 2018 at 1:44 PM, <kechpaja@comcast.net> wrote:
Isn’t that inconsistent with the TNG episode “Heart of Glory”, in which the bodies of two Klingons who “died well” (in a battle with the Worf) are referred to as simply empty shells? IIRC (the Wikipedia article doesn’t seem to discuss this) the Enterprise crew are told by the Klingon commander to simply dispose of the bodies by the most efficient means possible.
*qangtlhInmey pIm pablaH tlhInganpu'.* "*lo'laHbe' lommey*" seems to be the dominant belief of Klingons in the TNG-DS9-VOY era, or at least one of the most common beliefs, but that doesn't mean it's universal. Aren't T'kuvma and his followers a minority sect? (Depending on how DSC plays out, perhaps the belief's association with T'kuvma is why modern Klingons have abandoned it...) Also, I figured out one of the puns: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Himeji_Castle