The current version includes the dictionary of James Valby and Ives Waldo, and the vocabulary of Richard Barron.

This project is supported by Rangjung Yeshe Translations and Publications, located in the Kathmandu valley of Nepal. Comparatively, the original Tibetan-English Dictionary of Sarat Chandra Das had approximately 27,000 entries, and even though it was a must 30 years ago, it had almost no vocabulary related to specific Buddhist topics. Begun in 1979, it has slowly grown to a collection of more than 276,000 entries, approx 20 mb. It contains literally an ocean of Tibetan words and phrases, Dharma words, and the important terminology from the Tripitaka, both sutra and tantra.Īn ongoing project involved in compiling Buddhist terminology and translation terms to bridge the Tibetan and English languages, this Buddhist dictionary helps translation of Dharma terminology. The Dharma Dictionary is a lotsawa tool for translation of Buddhist texts – for you to use online, on your personal PC/Mac or palm size computer. Welcome to the Rangjung Yeshe Tibetan-English Dictionary of Buddhist Culture, Version 3 on CD ROMĢ76,000 entries, new search engines, translation tools, PalmPilot format, etc. List of current handbooks and tools for learning the Tibetan language, translating Buddhist texts, Tibetan-English Dictionaries and Software You can post questions and help each other. It is now online for free use: 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.Įxchange of ideas and methods for using Tibetan language electronic dictionaries, translation tools, conversion programs, Tibetan spell checks, typesetting, and other related topics.

This Tibetan-English dictionary is a compilation from numerous translators and translation-groups in the tradition of Shakyamuni and Padmasambhava. Contains essential vocabulary for meditation texts. Meant to assist translators of Dharma scriptures of the three vehicles – Hinayana, Mahayana and Vajrayana. 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.

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