Craig, Preston : How to read classical Tibetan (VOL2)

Volume Two continues the author's ground-breaking series of self-study materials designed for students learning to read classical Tibetan. This book serves a dual purpose: the student learns both grammar and philosophy at the same time.

With easy-to-understand diagrams, Preston shows you how to find your way through Tibetan sentances. As you work your way through an actual Tibetan book he explains the meaning of new words as they arise. He also offers a complete glossary of all the words at the end of the book. As you encounter new grammatical constructions, he walks you through how to understand their meaning. He shows you how to break down Tibetan sentences into small pieces, and then how to put these pieces back together to form clearly understandable English sentances.

This book also helps students of the Tibetan language gain entry into the genre of Buddhist philosophical tenets, which is the comparative study of the original schools of Buddhist thought in India. Preston introduces you to the rich vocabularly of Buddhist philosophy without assuming any prior knowledge. Unlike scholarly treatments of this subject that presuppose academic knowledge of tenets, he offers simple, easy-to-understand explanations of complicated ideas. In this complete language course he teaches you how to read an actual Tibetan text and teaches you what it means. How to Read Classical Tibetan will take the self-study student to the next level at their own speed.

"Craig Preston should be congratulated for this outstanding contribution to Tibetan language learning materials. This book and its predecessor are invaluable resources for intermediate students who know the basics, but are not yet reading and translating on their own." James Blumenthal.

"Volume Two is, surprisingly, even better than volume one, with complete grammar, lists of vocabularly, elegant translation, and cogent discussions of difficult points of doctrine." Bill Magee.

ISBN : 1559393130
EAN : 9781559393133
Cover : Paperback
Pages : 342
Size : 280 x 216mm
Publisher : Snow Lion Publications
Published : 2009