Language/Dictionaries
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MODERN TIBETAN LANGUAGE Books by Losang Thonden Volume 2, 209 pp. (See description above.) #MOTIL2 - $ 18.95 Comprehensive textbooks on Tibetan language in two volumes are written by the language instructor at the Library of Tibetan Works and Archives in Dharamsala, India. The study begins with the alphabet and how to write the letters, and presents many exercises. More ... | |
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NEW ENGLISH-TIBETAN DICTIONARY by Norbu Chophel 206 pp. #NEENG - $ 9.95 An English-to-Tibetan dictionary containing some 8,165 English words and their Tibetan script equivalents. | |
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THE NEW TIBETAN-ENGLISH DICTIONARY OF MODERN TIBETAN by Melvyn Goldstein, with T.S. Shelling & J.T. Surkhang, and Pierre Robillard 1214 pp., 8.5" x 11", cloth. #NETIEN - $ 65.00 Pound for pound, this is the best Tibetan-to-English dictionary around. It contains more than 80,000 lexical items used in political, social, economic, literary and scientific discourse, and includes thousands of words that have come into use since Tibet was invaded. One of the very best resources for modern Tibetan. Each entry includes the Tibetan script and spoken pronunciation. Thousands of illustrative sentences are provided. Although focused on the modern language, it often proves useful for hard-to-find words in classical texts. | |
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PADMA KARPO TRANSLATION COMMITTEE FONTS by Lotsawa Tony Duff Tibetan Calligraphic CD-Rom. #TICAFO - list price $ 125.00 Our Price $75.00 (you save 40%) The Tibetan Calligraphic Typeface is the finest in a series of very fine Tibetan typefaces made by the Tibetan Computer Company and used in Padma Karpo Translation Committee language software products. The typeface is a modern style Uchen (seriffed) typeface with particularly authentic features. It is especially suitable for high quality publications on paper. It also renders well on-screen making it very suitable for those who use their computers a lot. More ... | |
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by Lotsawa Tony Duff Tibetan Classic CD-Rom. #TICLFO - list price $ 250.00 Our Price $200.00 (you save 20%) | |
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TIBETAN-CHINESE DICTIONARY: Two-Volume Set Cloth edition, 3311 pp., 16 color graphics pages. #TICHDI - $ 70.00 This two-volume set translates Tibetan words and phrases into Chinese. Also includes 16 pages with more than 100 photos and illustrations of important cultural and religious locations, ritual items, traditional jewelry and dress, tools, and more. Contains no English text; in Tibetan and Chinese only. | |
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TIBETAN-ENGLISH DHARMA VOCABULARY FLASH CARDS by David Curtis and Rebekay Loy 371 cards. #TIENDH - $ 40.00 A vocabulary flash-card set of Tibetan words and phases of Buddhist and other terminology, including 300 words from The Thirty-Seven Practices of Bodhisattvas. David Curtis has been teaching Tibetan for over 12 years. 37 | |
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TIBETAN-ENGLISH DICTIONARY (Chandra Das compact edition) by Sarat Chandra Das 1353 pp. #COTIEN - $ 25.00 Compiled from a large number of Tibetan and Sanskrit works, this dictionary contains Tibetan words with Sanskrit equivalents and English meaning. Technical terms are illustrated with extracts from Sanskrit and Tibetan works. More ... | |
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TIBETAN-ENGLISH DICTIONARY OF BUDDHIST TERMINOLOGY by Tsepak Rigzin 306 pp., cloth. #TIENDI - $ 40.00 This is a Tibetan-to-English dictionary based on The Great Volume of Precise Understanding(Mahavyutpatti)--a Sanskrit-Tibetan dictionary commissioned by King Tri Ralpachen in the 9th century--and supplemented from works of Tibetan lamas. 6,000 main entries and over 8,000 subentries, with Sanskrit equivalents where possible. Entries are given in Tibetan script only. This new edition has been revised and enlarged 40%. More ... | |
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TIBETAN CALLIGRAPHY: How to Write the Alphabet and More by Sanje Elliott, foreword by Sarah Harding 104 pp. #TICAHO - $ 14.95 "The written word contains much magic. Ancient spiritual traditions have always recognized the power of the word, both as utterance and as symbol. In studying the Buddhist teachings, one has many ways of relating to the media of its transmission. Not the least of these methods is developing simply beautiful writing. More ... | |
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TIBETAN FLASH CARDS by David Curtis 340 cards. #TIFLCA - $ 40.00 These Flash Cards are being used by students all over the world to learn basic Tibetan vocabulary. Featuring the Tibetan word on one side of the card with its spelling, pronunciation, and English equivalent on the other side, they are a highly effective way to learn vocabulary. Curtis has been teaching Tibetan for over 12 years and is the author several Tibetan language books. | |
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TIBETAN LANGUAGE PRE-PRIMER: Learning to Read the Short Chenrezik Sadhana by Dr. Cathy Kielsmeier, drawings by Linda Gamble 8.25" x 11", 84 pp. #TILAPR - $ 26.95 Tibetan Language Pre-Primer fills a gap in currently available instructional materials. It will introduce you slowly and effectively to foundation "pre-primer" skills. Using this book, you will: More ... | |
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TIBETAN QUADRISYLLABICS, PHRASES and IDIOMS by Acharya Sangye T. Naga and Tsepak Rigzin 264 pp., paper. #TIQU - $ 14.00 This valuable little compilation of idioms and phrases bridges the gap between Tibetan literary and colloquial forms. Each phrase is provided with an English equivalent, and is also used in a complete sentence. This book is "must reading" for all students of the Tibetan language. More ... | |
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TIBETAN SADHANA VOCABULARY: Translated Words of Seven Buddhist Sadhanas compiled by Dr. Cathy Kielsmeier 8.25" X 11", 158 pp. #TISAVO - $ 29.95 Would you like to understand the Tibetan words in your Buddhist Sadhana? This book is a guide for beginning to develop a sadhana vocabulary, an easier task than you might think. Based on a count of all the words in seven well-known peaceful sadhanas, you will find that only 150 words are found in many of them--that's a manageable number to learn! If you want to learn the words in all seven sadhanas, there are only about 600 more. Or, you can quickly select out words from your favorite sadhana, even just the words in its visualization section. Remembering these words will be easy, as you will use them every time you practice. To facilitate efficient learning, words from the Chenrezik, Medicine Buddha, Green Tara, and Ngondro's Refuge, Vajrasattva, Mandala, or Guru Yoga sadhanas were counted as either frequently used, less used, or rarely used. Also included is a very useful Tibetan-English index, English-Tibetan index, and appendices (the Tibetan alphabet, finding the root letter, prefixes etc, organization of the Tibetan dictionary, and a list of verbs and tenses from the sadhanas). More ... | |