Translating Buddhism from Tibetan
An Introduction to the Tibetan Literary Language and the Translation of Buddhist Texts from Tibetan
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 syst…
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- ISBN: 978-0-937938-34-8
- EAN: 9780937938348
- Produktnummer: 9880571
- Verlag: Random House N.Y.
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 1992
- Seitenangabe: 816 S.
- Masse: H24.4 cm x B19.7 cm x D4.8 cm 1'541 g
- Gewicht: 1541
Über den Autor
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.
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