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Src: The Asian Studies Monitor ISSN 1329-9778
http://coombs.anu.edu.au/asia-www-monitor.html
15 Aug 1997
Tibetan-English-Dictionary of Buddhist Teaching & Practice
Karma Kagyu Buddhist Network, Nepal/USA
"A database of approx 5 Mb with 65,000 entries. Comparatively, the
Tibetan-English Dictionary of Sarat Chandra Das has approximately
27,000 entries. The project is supported by Rangjung Yeshe
Translations and Publications, located in the Kathmandu valley of
Nepal.
The Dharma Dictionary is a compilation of: (1) verified entries from
existing dictionaries, word-lists and glossaries selected on a
practical usage basis (2) terminology used by translators of the
present day who have received extensive teachings from living Buddhist
masters (3) selected definitions and clarifications from classical
literary works (4) information of literary personages, sacred places,
and names of scriptures."
[Extremely slow yet extremely rich resource - ed.]
URL http://www.kkbn.com/diction/diction.htm
Information supplied by: Murray Kessell (murrayk@cygnus.uwa.edu.au)
* Research usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]:
Essential
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