Tibetan-English Dictionary

The Rangjung Yeshe
Tibetan-English Dictionary
of Buddhist Culture
CD ROM Version 3

We are happy to announce the new Version 3 (more details)
276,000 entries, new search engines, translation tools, PalmPilot format, etc.
Publication date: August 2003,
US $40. isbn 962-7341-54-1

The Tibetan-English Dictionary of Buddhist Culture from Rangjung Yeshe Publications presenting Dharma terminology as a lotsawa-tool for translations of Buddhist literature especially Mahamudra and Dzogchen. Meant to assist translators of Dharma scriptures of the three vehicles - Hinayana, Mahayana and Vajrayana. Contains essential vocabulary for meditation texts. This Tibetan-English dictionary is a compilation from numerous translators and translation-groups in the tradition of Shakyamuni and Padmasambhava.

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New: www.dharmadictionary.net A dictionary of current usage, that grows as we use it, and a dynamic Dharmapedia, with non-sectarian free resources for a "circle of lotsawas" involved in the translation of Buddhism from Tibetan to English.

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