Author: Learningonlinexyz Inc
Publisher: Learningonlinexyz Inc
ISBN:
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 30
Book Description
Learn Tibetan with our simple to use phrasebook. It is a handy passport to cultural immersion while exploring new geographies. Impress the locals with confidence. Categories include Food, Useful Phrases, Numbers, Time, etc.
Tibetan Light Phrasebook
Author: Learningonlinexyz Inc
Publisher: Learningonlinexyz Inc
ISBN:
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 30
Book Description
Learn Tibetan with our simple to use phrasebook. It is a handy passport to cultural immersion while exploring new geographies. Impress the locals with confidence. Categories include Food, Useful Phrases, Numbers, Time, etc.
Publisher: Learningonlinexyz Inc
ISBN:
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 30
Book Description
Learn Tibetan with our simple to use phrasebook. It is a handy passport to cultural immersion while exploring new geographies. Impress the locals with confidence. Categories include Food, Useful Phrases, Numbers, Time, etc.
A Short Stint in Tibet
Author: Ernst Walter Aebi
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 059534710X
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 261
Book Description
Seeking adventure, a couple, Ernst and Emilie, embark on a trek across the Himalayas, from Nepal into western Tibet. After a clandestine mountain crossing at the source of the Brahmaputra River, the two lost explorers find themselves destitute with no map and meager supplies. Suddenly, they are captured by a bedraggled patrol of outcasts from the Chinese Army. Their trip turns into a wild odyssey as they become "prisoners" of this ragtag group of wacky characters. Dripping wet and shivering, we found refuge in a shack adjoining the collection of drowning huts from which we had escaped. It turned out to be the Tibetan version of an inn, a dank room with a dirt floor, one shaky iron table and two crude benches. Rain drummed on the corrugated tin ceiling and pissed through holes which made us, as soon as we sat down, keep shifting our bench to evade the worst waterfalls and the largest puddles. The tottering keeper, a clearly inebriated old man pointed in our Tibetan phrase book at "no food" and at "no drink". "Nga amerika nay yin", Emilie said. The Tibetan phrase book promised it meant: "We are Americans." To judge from his reaction, it might as well have meant: "We found your son to be the reincarnation of the Dalai Lama."
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 059534710X
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 261
Book Description
Seeking adventure, a couple, Ernst and Emilie, embark on a trek across the Himalayas, from Nepal into western Tibet. After a clandestine mountain crossing at the source of the Brahmaputra River, the two lost explorers find themselves destitute with no map and meager supplies. Suddenly, they are captured by a bedraggled patrol of outcasts from the Chinese Army. Their trip turns into a wild odyssey as they become "prisoners" of this ragtag group of wacky characters. Dripping wet and shivering, we found refuge in a shack adjoining the collection of drowning huts from which we had escaped. It turned out to be the Tibetan version of an inn, a dank room with a dirt floor, one shaky iron table and two crude benches. Rain drummed on the corrugated tin ceiling and pissed through holes which made us, as soon as we sat down, keep shifting our bench to evade the worst waterfalls and the largest puddles. The tottering keeper, a clearly inebriated old man pointed in our Tibetan phrase book at "no food" and at "no drink". "Nga amerika nay yin", Emilie said. The Tibetan phrase book promised it meant: "We are Americans." To judge from his reaction, it might as well have meant: "We found your son to be the reincarnation of the Dalai Lama."
The Culture of the Book in Tibet
Author: Kurtis R. Schaeffer
Publisher: Columbia University Press
ISBN: 0231519184
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
The history of the book in Tibet involves more than literary trends and trade routes. Functioning as material, intellectual, and symbolic object, the book has been an instrumental tool in the construction of Tibetan power and authority, and its history opens a crucial window onto the cultural, intellectual, and economic life of an immensely influential Buddhist society. Spanning the fourteenth to the eighteenth centuries, Kurtis R. Schaeffer envisions the scholars and hermits, madmen and ministers, kings and queens who produced Tibet's massive canons. He describes how Tibetan scholars edited and printed works of religion, literature, art, and science and what this indicates about the interrelation of material and cultural practices. The Tibetan book is at once the embodiment of the Buddha's voice, a principal means of education, a source of tradition and authority, an economic product, a finely crafted aesthetic object, a medium of Buddhist written culture, and a symbol of the religion itself. Books stood at the center of debates on the role of libraries in religious institutions, the relative merits of oral and written teachings, and the economy of religion in Tibet. A meticulous study that draws on more than 150 understudied Tibetan sources, The Culture of the Book in Tibet is the first volume to trace this singular history. Through a single object, Schaeffer accesses a greater understanding of the Tibetan plateau.
Publisher: Columbia University Press
ISBN: 0231519184
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
The history of the book in Tibet involves more than literary trends and trade routes. Functioning as material, intellectual, and symbolic object, the book has been an instrumental tool in the construction of Tibetan power and authority, and its history opens a crucial window onto the cultural, intellectual, and economic life of an immensely influential Buddhist society. Spanning the fourteenth to the eighteenth centuries, Kurtis R. Schaeffer envisions the scholars and hermits, madmen and ministers, kings and queens who produced Tibet's massive canons. He describes how Tibetan scholars edited and printed works of religion, literature, art, and science and what this indicates about the interrelation of material and cultural practices. The Tibetan book is at once the embodiment of the Buddha's voice, a principal means of education, a source of tradition and authority, an economic product, a finely crafted aesthetic object, a medium of Buddhist written culture, and a symbol of the religion itself. Books stood at the center of debates on the role of libraries in religious institutions, the relative merits of oral and written teachings, and the economy of religion in Tibet. A meticulous study that draws on more than 150 understudied Tibetan sources, The Culture of the Book in Tibet is the first volume to trace this singular history. Through a single object, Schaeffer accesses a greater understanding of the Tibetan plateau.
Tibetan Grammar
Author: Heinrich Wenzel
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3385351219
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 198
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1883.
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3385351219
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 198
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1883.
Tibetan Grammar
Author: Heinrich August Jäschke
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Tibetan language
Languages : en
Pages : 500
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Tibetan language
Languages : en
Pages : 500
Book Description
Tibetan Phrasebook
Author: Sandup Tsering
Publisher: Lonely Planet
ISBN: 9780864423467
Category : Tibetan language
Languages : en
Pages : 189
Book Description
The only Tibetan phrasebook on the market features an accurate and simple pronunciation guide with hints on how to make yourself understood and how to understand what you hear. Includes Tibetan script and transliteration throughout for easy place-name identification.
Publisher: Lonely Planet
ISBN: 9780864423467
Category : Tibetan language
Languages : en
Pages : 189
Book Description
The only Tibetan phrasebook on the market features an accurate and simple pronunciation guide with hints on how to make yourself understood and how to understand what you hear. Includes Tibetan script and transliteration throughout for easy place-name identification.
Touching Tibet
Author: Niema Ash
Publisher: Eye Books (US&CA)
ISBN: 1908646187
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 285
Book Description
STRONGAn affectionate travelogue that conveys not only impressions of everyday life and descriptions of unique Tibetan customs and traditions but brings us Tibetan history, politics, and religion from a fresh, unstudied perspective Despite the determined efforts of the Dalai Lama to publicize the Tibetan cause, for many the people, culture, history, and traditions of this country remain mysterious. Niema Ash was one of the first Westerners to enter the country when its borders were briefly opened, and in this highly absorbing and personal account, she relates with wit, compassion, and sensitivity her encounters with people whose humor, spirituality, and sheer enthusiasm for life have carried them through years of oppression and suffering. This journey into a forbidden kingdom gives a fresh insight into the real heart of Tibet.
Publisher: Eye Books (US&CA)
ISBN: 1908646187
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 285
Book Description
STRONGAn affectionate travelogue that conveys not only impressions of everyday life and descriptions of unique Tibetan customs and traditions but brings us Tibetan history, politics, and religion from a fresh, unstudied perspective Despite the determined efforts of the Dalai Lama to publicize the Tibetan cause, for many the people, culture, history, and traditions of this country remain mysterious. Niema Ash was one of the first Westerners to enter the country when its borders were briefly opened, and in this highly absorbing and personal account, she relates with wit, compassion, and sensitivity her encounters with people whose humor, spirituality, and sheer enthusiasm for life have carried them through years of oppression and suffering. This journey into a forbidden kingdom gives a fresh insight into the real heart of Tibet.
Tibet
Author: Chris Taylor
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 282
Book Description
Tibet's turbulent history, religious fervor and wild mountain scenery are just some of the things that draw travelers. This updated guide helps take some of the uncertainty out of making a visit. Included is practical information on visas, health at high altitudes and finding accommodation in remote areas as well as details on trekking, politics, culture, and language. Maps.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 282
Book Description
Tibet's turbulent history, religious fervor and wild mountain scenery are just some of the things that draw travelers. This updated guide helps take some of the uncertainty out of making a visit. Included is practical information on visas, health at high altitudes and finding accommodation in remote areas as well as details on trekking, politics, culture, and language. Maps.
Tasmania
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Tasmania
Languages : en
Pages : 376
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Tasmania
Languages : en
Pages : 376
Book Description
Tibet
Author: Robert Strauss
Publisher: Lonely Planet
ISBN: 9780864421395
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 254
Book Description
Updated second edition of a book first published in 1986. One of the TTravel Survival Kit' series, it contains information on visas, health, accommodation, trekking, transport, language, food, history, culture, geography, religion and politics. Includes maps, a glossary, index, and a list of useful phrases.
Publisher: Lonely Planet
ISBN: 9780864421395
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 254
Book Description
Updated second edition of a book first published in 1986. One of the TTravel Survival Kit' series, it contains information on visas, health, accommodation, trekking, transport, language, food, history, culture, geography, religion and politics. Includes maps, a glossary, index, and a list of useful phrases.