Historical Dictionary of Tibet
Title | Historical Dictionary of Tibet PDF eBook |
Author | John Powers |
Publisher | Rowman & Littlefield |
Total Pages | 881 |
Release | 2020-10-22 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 153813022X |
Historical Dictionary of Tibet, Second Edition is a comprehensive resource for Tibetan history, politics, religion, major figures, prehistory and paleontology, with a primary emphasis on the modern period. It also covers the surrounding areas influenced by Tibetan religion and culture, including India, China, Nepal, Bhutan, Central Asia, and Russia. It contains a chronology, a glossary, an introduction, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 500 cross-referenced entries on important personalities as well as aspects of the country’s politics, economy, foreign relations, religion, and culture. This book is an excellent resource for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about Tibet.
Historical Dictionary of Mongolia
Title | Historical Dictionary of Mongolia PDF eBook |
Author | Alan J. K. Sanders |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 0 |
Release | 2003 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9780810844346 |
Against the background of relations with Tibet, this resource adopts a sharper focus on the spread of Tibetan Buddhism to Mongolia. There is a broader approach to cultural affairs, with expanded entries on literature and the arts, and entries on human rights and the role of women in society.
Tibetan-English Dictionary
Title | Tibetan-English Dictionary PDF eBook |
Author | H a Jaschke |
Publisher | Arkose Press |
Total Pages | 706 |
Release | 2015-10-16 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9781344689304 |
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
The New Tibetan-English Dictionary of Modern Tibetan
Title | The New Tibetan-English Dictionary of Modern Tibetan PDF eBook |
Author | Melvyn C. Goldstein |
Publisher | Univ of California Press |
Total Pages | 1214 |
Release | 2001-04-03 |
Genre | Foreign Language Study |
ISBN | 0520204379 |
This most current Tibetan-English dictionary surpasses existing dictionaries in both scope and comprehensiveness.
English-Tibetan Dictionary of Modern Tibetan
Title | English-Tibetan Dictionary of Modern Tibetan PDF eBook |
Author | Melvyn C. Goldstein |
Publisher | Univ of California Press |
Total Pages | 514 |
Release | 1984 |
Genre | Foreign Language Study |
ISBN | 0520051572 |
This English-Tibetan dictionary contains 16,000 main entries and subentries, a total of 45,000 lexical items. The dictionary is primarily oriented to spoken communication and was designed to be semantically sensitive, bridging the semantic gap between Tibetan and English. Tibetan terms corresponding to submeanings of English subterms are specified, and each entry in the dictionary includes both the Tibetan orthography and a phonemic notation to indicate pronunciation. Grammatical features are noted, and all examples of usage are presented with the romanization of the Tibetan and phonemic notation of the spoken forms. An introductory essay outlines the main features of Tibetan grammar. (MSE)
ENGLISH-TIBETAN DICT CONTAININ
Title | ENGLISH-TIBETAN DICT CONTAININ PDF eBook |
Author | Kazi Zla-Ba-Bsam-'Grub |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 1008 |
Release | 2016-08-26 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9781362247609 |
TIBETAN-ENGLISH DICT
Title | TIBETAN-ENGLISH DICT PDF eBook |
Author | H. a. (Heinrich August) 1817 Jaschke |
Publisher | Wentworth Press |
Total Pages | 698 |
Release | 2016-08-28 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9781372418549 |
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.