Introduction to the Grammar of the Tibetan Language

by Sarat Chandra Das

This volume Introduction to the Grammar of the Tibetan Language, Extracts from the Yig-kur Nam-shag, Diary of a Journey to Lhasa from Gyn-tse, in Tibetan, Sumpa Khan-pos's Life of the Buddha (extract from Pgsam Jonzang), Kahlon Gung-thang-pa's Life of the Present Dalai Lama, Dag-Je Salwai Melong, Situ Sumtag, Situi Shal-lung, Tshang-yang Gya-tsho's gul-lu. Also included are several appendices containing specimens of composition in chaste, idiomatic Tibetan. A sturdy copy, lacking the jacket. No names or markings less modern bookseller stamp (Shambala, Berkley). Occasional spots; no foxing. Frontis insert of the Dalai Lama, Thub-tan Gya-tsho (1882) with Ministers and author's friend, followed by The Honorable Mr. W. W. Rockhill's Description of the Present (1882) Dalai Lama. A treasure from one of the most accurate scholars of the era on Tibetan language. With the loss of countless ancient manuscripts in Tibet, Das' work has renewed importance.

Hardcover

First published January 1, 2008

About the author

Sarat Chandra Das (18 July 1849 – 5 January 1917) was an Indian scholar of Tibetan language and culture most noted for his two journeys to Tibet in 1879 and in 1881–1882.