A To study the origin and growth of Tibetan literature and the landmarks in the history of language, there were only two periods of literary activity. However overcoming of all these, this Tibetan English dictionary is giving an assertive step to the authentic way of thorough language study. The dictionary provides meaning with Sanskrit synonyms. The detailed linguistic explanations are making the dictionary rich and authentic. In analysing with philosophical term, and in general with the forms to be met with both in old classical works and in modern treatise, it would certainly be found, however, that our examples are constantly supported by exact references. All these have been from writings of all kinds. Geography, history, biography political government accounts, astrology are all represented in this reference dictionary. Considerable attention has been taken to maintain the quality and sequence of the language. A substantial treasure of words related to science, religion, history, politics etc., provides the references and essential explanations. So that this becomes a tidy useful pocket dictionary to carry along with.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Sarat Chandra Das
Sarat Chandra Das is among the greatest pioneers of explorer and discoverer who ever entered Tibet. Born in 1849, in Eastern Bengal, in a Hindu family of the Vaidya, he received his education from the Presidency College at Calcutta, where he became favourably known to Sir Alfred Croft, who ever since has been his friend and guide in his geographical and literary work, and by whose representations to the Indian Government it became possible for him to perform his important journeys into Tibet. Mr. Das made his first journey into Tibet in 1879 at the invitation of the Tashi Lhunpo Monastery. His second journey was made in the late 1881. In both the journey, Lama Ugyen Gyatso, a Tibetan lama from Sikkim and connected with the reigning family of the State, acted as his guide and companion. In his journeys to Tibet, beginning with Tashi Lhunpo, a great centre of leaerning, Sarat Chandra Das explored the valley of Yarlung, where Tibetan civilisation is said to have first made its appearance. The report of his journeys were printed in two separate publications by order of the Government of Bengal. They are entitled "Narrative of a Journey to Lhasa", and "Narrative of a Journey Round Lake Yamdok, and in Lhokha, Yarlung, and Sakya". for variuos reasons these reports were kept as strictly confidential documents by the Indian Government until about 1890. The amount of literary work accomplished by Sarat Chandra Das since his return from Tibet in 1883 is enormous. he brought back with him over two hundred volumes, manuscripts or block-prints, obtained from the great libraries in Tibet, a number of them in Sanskrit, and for past many contries lost in India. For his achievements, he was awarded the title of Rai Bahadur by the Government of India, and in 1887 the Royal Geographical Society awarded him the "Back Premium" for his geographical researches.
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