How to Read Classical Tibetan, Volume One
Author | : Craig Preston |
Publisher | : Snow Lion |
Total Pages | : 268 |
Release | : 2003 |
ISBN-10 | : STANFORD:36105132930350 |
ISBN-13 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 (50 Downloads) |
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.