Craig Preston

If you want to learn to read Classical Tibetan and know how to read the Tibetan u-chen script (know the Tibetan alphabet and how letters combine to form syllables) and how to recognize words, this book is for you. It is a complete language course built around the exposition of a famous Tibetan text on the Summary of the General Path to Buddhahood written at the beginning of the fifteenth century.

All the language tools you need to work at your own pace are here. You won't need a dictionary because all of the words and particles are translated and explained upon every occurrence, and there is a complete glossary at the end of the book; every sentence is diagramed and completely explained. The author, who has studied Tibetan for 25 years, has compiled a complete do-it-yourself workbook.

274 pages