Introduction To Classical Tibetan

Author : Stephen Hodge
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9789745240391
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.97/5 ( download)

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Download or read book An Introduction to Classical Tibetan written by Stephen Hodge and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Classical Tibetan, with origins dating to the seventh century, is the language found in a huge corpus of surviving Tibetan, mostly Buddhist, texts; native Tibetans still employ this language, today, when writing on religious, medical or historical subjects. This book aims to provide a rapid introduction to the main elements of Classical Tibetan, so that students may begin to access for themselves the vast amount of available material. While designed for guided study, the book will also be of use to those who tackle the language on their own. Steady study over approximately six months should result in an understanding of most grammatical features and allow the student to read the simpler prose texts.

Author : Joanna Bialek
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000543579
Total Pages : 400 pages
Book Rating : 4.75/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Textbook in Classical Tibetan written by Joanna Bialek and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2022-03-21 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Textbook in Classical Tibetan is the first comprehensive course book in the Classical Tibetan language written in English. The textbook describes the grammar of pre-16th-century Classical Tibetan works for beginners and students of intermediate level. It is intended to cover the most essential topics that can be mastered within two semesters of an academic class. Classical Tibetan is a written Middle Tibetan language that has been in use in Tibet from the 9th century. Until the early 20th century it served all purposes, from administrative, to medical, to religious. Nowadays Classical Tibetan remains an important part of religious identity and services for communities also outside of cultural Tibet, foremost in India, Nepal, and Bhutan, but also elsewhere, most importantly in Europe, North America and Australia. The main body of the textbook consists of an introduction to the Tibetan script, eighteen lessons, and a reading section. Each lesson elucidates several grammatical topics which are followed by an exercise and a word list. The chapter readings contain four supplementary readings. In addition to the main parts of the textbook, a brief introduction to Tibetic languages provides linguistic context for the language taught in the textbook, whereas the chapter Translations of Exercises and Readings contains translations and explanatory notes to the exercises provided at the end of each lesson, as well as to the readings. A Textbook in Classical Tibetan is essential reading for both undergraduate and graduate students without any knowledge of Classical Tibetan, but also for those who would like to deepen their experience of the language by reading annotated excerpts from well-known pieces of Tibetan literature.

Author : Stephen Hodge
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 198 pages
Book Rating : 4.83/5 ( download)

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Download or read book “An” Introduction to Classical Tibetan written by Stephen Hodge and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Stephen Hodge
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 199 pages
Book Rating : 4.08/5 ( download)

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Download or read book An Introduction to Classical Tibetan written by Stephen Hodge and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 199 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Paul Hackett
Publisher : Shambhala Publications
ISBN 13 : 1559394560
Total Pages : 665 pages
Book Rating : 4.67/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Learning Classical Tibetan written by Paul Hackett and published by Shambhala Publications. This book was released on 2019-04-30 with total page 665 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A modern and accessible reader of Classical Tibetan Buddhist texts based on the traditional monastic educational system, designed for both classroom use and independent study Designed for both classroom use and independent study, Learning Classical Tibetan is a modern and accessible reader for studying traditional Buddhist texts. Unlike other readers of Classical Tibetan, this is a comprehensive manual for navigating Tibetan Buddhist literature drawing on a monastic curriculum. Utilizing the most up-to-date teaching methods and tools for Tibetan language training, students learn to navigate the grammar, vocabulary, syntax, and style of Classical Tibetan while also engaging the content of Buddhist philosophical works. Chapters consist of a contextual introduction to each reading, a Tibetan text marked with references to annotations that provide progressive explanations of grammar, cultural notes on vocabulary, translation hints, notes on the Sanskrit origins of Tibetan expressions and grammatical structures, as well as a literal translation of the text. The reader also includes study plans for classroom use, discussion of dictionaries and other helpful resources, a glossary of English grammatical and linguistic terms, and much more. This reader can be used in conjunction with Paul Hackett’s expanded edition of his well-known Tibetan Verb Lexicon. Using a clear and approachable style, Hackett provides a practical and complete manual that will surely benefit all students of Classical Tibetan.

Author : Stephen Hodge
Publisher : Orchid Press
ISBN 13 : 9789745242333
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.30/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Introduction to Classical Tibetan written by Stephen Hodge and published by Orchid Press. This book was released on 2021-05-15 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Classical Tibetan, with origins dating to the ninth century, is the script found in a huge corpus of surviving Tibetan texts, mostly of Buddhist content; native Tibetans still employ this language, to this day when writing on religious, medical or historical subjects. The aim of this book is to provide a rapid introduction to the main elements of Classical Tibetan, so that students may begin to access for themselves the vast amount of written material available in this language. While designed for guided study, the material will also be of use to those who tackle the language on their own. Regular study over approximately six months should result in an understanding of most grammatical features and allow the student to read the simpler prose texts.

Author : Joe B. Wilson
Publisher : Snow Lion
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 822 pages
Book Rating : 4.06/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Translating Buddhism from Tibetan written by Joe B. Wilson and published by Snow Lion. This book was released on 1992 with total page 822 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The grammar, syntax, and technical vocabulary of classical Tibetan used in Buddhist works.

Author : Stephen Hodge
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780856685484
Total Pages : 198 pages
Book Rating : 4.88/5 ( download)

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Download or read book An Introduction to Classical Tibetan written by Stephen Hodge and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Craig Preston
Publisher : Snow Lion
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 268 pages
Book Rating : 4.50/5 ( download)

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Download or read book How to Read Classical Tibetan, Volume One written by Craig Preston and published by Snow Lion. This book was released on 2003 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do you want to learn to read Classical Tibetan? If you know how to read the Tibetan u-chen script (know the Tibetan alphabet and how letters combine to form syllables i.e., be able to recognize a root letter, vowel, prefix, superscript, subscript, suffix, and know how to pronounce the syllable) and how to recognize words, How to Read Classical Tibetan will show you at your own pace all the relationships that make Tibetan easy to read. It is a complete language course built around the exposition of a famous Tibetan text on the Summary of the General Path to Buddhahood written at the beginning of the fifteenth century.

Author : Stephan V. Beyer
Publisher : SUNY Press
ISBN 13 : 9780791410998
Total Pages : 534 pages
Book Rating : 4.94/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Classical Tibetan Language written by Stephan V. Beyer and published by SUNY Press. This book was released on 1992-01-01 with total page 534 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Among Asian languages, Tibetan is second only to Chinese in the depth of its historical record, with texts dating back as far as the eighth and ninth centuries, written in an alphabetic script that preserves the contemporaneous phonological features of the language. The Classical Tibetan Language is the first comprehensive description of the Tibetan language and is distinctive in that it treats the classical Tibetan language on its own terms rather than by means of descriptive categories appropriate to other languages, as has traditionally been the case. Beyer presents the language as a medium of literary expression with great range, power, subtlety, and humor, not as an abstract object. He also deals comprehensively with a wide variety of linguistic phenomena as they are actually encountered in the classical texts, with numerous examples of idioms, common locutions, translation devices, neologisms, and dialectal variations.