Translating Buddhism from Tibetan: An Introduction to the Tibetan Literary Language and the Translation of BuddhistTexts from Tibetan

Wilson, Joe B.

ISBN 10: 0937938343 / ISBN 13: 9780937938348

Published by Snow Lion, 1992

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Hard cover text book. Binding is tight and the text has no writing or marks.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Translating Buddhism from Tibetan: An Introduction to the Tibetan Literary Language and the Translation of BuddhistTexts from Tibetan
• Publisher: Snow Lion
• Publication Date: 1992
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0937938343
• ISBN 13: 9780937938348
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Near Fine
• Weight: 3.6 pounds

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Synopsis

This complete textbook on classical Tibetan is suitable for beginning or intermediate students. It begins with rules for reading writing and pronouncing Tibetan, gradually carrying the reader through the patterns seen in the formation of words and into the repeating patterns of Tibetan phrases, clauses, and sentences. Students with prior experience will find the seven appendices—which review the rules of pronunciation grammar and syntax—provide an indispensable reference. It balances traditional Tibetan grammatical and syntactic analysis with a use of terminology that reflects English preconceptions about sentence structure. Based on the system developed by Jeffrey Hopkins at the Unversity of Virginia, this book presents in lessons with drills and reading exercises a practical introduction to Tibetan grammar syntax and technical vocabulary used in Buddhist works on philosophy and meditation. An extremely well designed learning system, it serves as an introduction to reading and translating and to Buddhist philosophy and meditation. Through easily memorizable paradigms the student comes to recognize and understand the recurrent patterns of the Tibetan language. Each chapter contains a vocabulary full of helpful Buddhist terms.

About the Author

Joe B. Wilson is an associate professor in the Philosophy and Religion department at the University of North Carolina, Wilmington. He is the author of Translating Buddhism from Tibetan. Wilson holds a bachelor’s and a master’s degree from the University of Wisconsin and a PhD from the University of Virginia. His areas of expertise are Asian religions, Buddhist studies, and Tibetan and Himalayan religions.