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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 15th century. -
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Continues Craig Preston's ground-breaking series of self-study materials designed for students learning to read Classical Tibetan on their own. This book serves a dual purpose: the student learns both grammar and philosophy at the same time.
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Learning Tibetan is made meaningful and fun with this 5-hour, 2-DVD set, designed to accompany the Introduction to the Tibetan Language - Level III Workbook. -
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Introduction to the Tibetan Language - Level I CD (Two CD Set) This audio CD set features Lama David Curtis slowly and clearly spelling and reading all of the Tibetan words found in the Level I Workbook. Students will find it very helpful to be able to practice listening and repeating--like having a language lab in your home! -
Save $15 when you order this package! With the items in this package, students can delve into some of the most well-known and beloved texts in the lojong or mind training tradition. This package contains 6 items, including TLI workbooks. -
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With TLI’s Way of the Bodhisattva Reader/Translation Package, English-speaking students- Can further their understanding of Classical Tibetan
- Can deepen their understanding of the BuddhaDharma
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Composed in the 8th century, this text becomes richer and richer with each reading--it combines those rare qualities of scholastic precision, spiritual depth, and poetical beauty. -
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Lama David Curtis slowly spells and reads all of the Tibetan words found in the Level II Workbook. Easy way to learn more Dharma vocabulary. -
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This unique presentation in DVD format is an invaluable aid for students serious about enhancing their study and practice of Tibetan Buddhism by learning to read Tibetan. -
Our text is P'a Dampa's final teaching to his students in Ding Ri. Revered for nearly a thousand years by lamas and practitioners, his teaching contains practical and profound advice that still speaks to us today. The workbook contains the English translation, workbook pages for the student, an interlinear translation, and reading practice pages. -
The 37 Practices of Bodhisattvas by Gyelsay Tokmay Zangpo continues to be a core teaching of all schools of Tibetan Buddhism, and its message is both vital and inspiring for those trying to build a more compassionate world. -
Chapter 3 directly addresses bodhicitta—this altruistic aspiration. The purpose of this workbook is to provide beginning reading students with a better idea of what is being said in Tibetan and to see how the Tibetan is structured. Delve into this most important Tibetan text. -
This study package featuring Dr. Cathy Kielsmeier’s study manuals allows students to delve into the world of sadhana vocabulary, focusing on seven well-known peaceful sadhanas. It is especially useful to those who practice sadhana meditation in Tibetan. -
This Chapter 10 translation workbook includes:- 4 Verses of Tibetan per page, with English translation on facing page
- Reading practice pages
- Annotated Tibetan-English Glossary
- Appendices: Abbreviations; Verb Classes; Table of Contents for the Tibetan text of the Divine Tree Grammar Poem.
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The first chapter of a masterwork of Tibetan Buddhism—providing the complete foundation for study and practice. -
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This DVD set is intended to be used with the Level I Workbook. It is based on Lama David’s highly successful course on learning to read Tibetan, condensed into a three-hour presentation, in a studio-recorded 2 DVD set. Rob H, TLI student says: “I love my Level 1 DVD. I can work at my own pace every day and revisit lectures when I want a quick refresher on a subject or pronunciation. It honestly is the next best thing to attending a class.” -
This Translation Workbook focuses on an excerpt from a prayer to Tara written by Gendun Drupa who posthumously became known as the First Dalai Lama. The original work is entitled Praise to the Venerable Lady Khadiravani Tara (legs dris ma in Tibetan). -
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Four sets of flash cards in this package, beautifully laid out with Tibetan on one side and English on the other: -
Having completed the Introduction to the Tibetan Language – Level II Workbook, you are now ready to go deeper into how Tibetan sentences are structured. Experience the joy of learning to read your texts and prayers in Tibetan! -
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Enhance your understanding of the Dharma by reading in Tibetan many of the prayers you may already be familiar with. Save $10 when ordering the Tibetan Language Reader, Parts I and II together. -
This learner-friendly package was designed for students who can read the Tibetan script and use the Tibetan-English dictionary. The package includes the following items:- Heart Sutra Translation Workbook 3rd ed.
- Tibetan-English Heart Sutra Flash Cards
- Tibetan English Dharma Vocabulary
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This package is intended for those who can read the Tibetan uchen script. It includes:- The Tibetan-English Dharma Vocabulary (as instructed by Kalu Rinpoche). This book is laid out so that you can easily learn essential topics that are heard often from Lamas and Rinpoches during Dharma talks. The Four Noble Truths, Twelve Interdependent Links of Causation, Four Obscurations, Three Bodies of a Buddha plus much, much more.
- The Tibetan Sadhana Vocabulary by Dr. Cathy Kielsmeier. This book helps you learn the basic words that are found in seven common sadhanas or practice texts of the Tibetan Buddhist tradition.
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Save $25 when you order both the Level I Package and Level II Package together! Classical Tibetan learning materials for Dharma students. -
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Enhance your understanding of the Dharma by reading in Tibetan many of the prayers you may already be familiar with. Many of our students have found this a transformative experience. -
This small booklet includes:- The entire Tibetan text on one page
- A line by line translation on the facing page
- It is an excellent companion to TLI’s 37 Practices of Bodhisattvas Translation Workbook.
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This wonderful book is an excellent support and companion to TLI's Level I Workbook. In this manual you will find a most gentle introduction to foundational “pre-primer” skills of learning to read in Tibetan. It is highly recommended by Lama David Curtis. -
Become a better reader of Tibetan and engage more deeply with authentic Dharma teachings. Although written a thousand years ago by Kadampa spiritual mentor Geshe Langri Thangpa, the 8 Verses remains a brilliant lojong teaching that speaks right to our hearts in these challenging times. This a teaching that is still enthusiastically embraced by all lineages of Tibetan Buddhism. It has been taught by the 14th Dalai Lama, Lama Zopa Rinpoche, and most recently by Anam Thubten Rinpoche. Our workbook also has additional 4-line verses from various texts having to do with compassionate development of bodhicitta (the Heart of Awakening): a prayer from the Green Tara Sadhana, a verse from chapter 9 of Shantideva’s Engaging in the Conduct of the Bodhisattva, and a prayer from the Chenrezig Sadhana. -
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Save $30 when you order the Level I Package and Level II Package and Level III Package together! There is also considerable savings on postage when ordering the Super Bundle. Classical Tibetan learning materials for Dharma students. -
An excellent Tibetan-to-English dictionary! With hundreds of quotes from the Tibetan saint Milarepa, the Tibetan Book of the Dead ( the Bardo Thodol in Tibetan), and other Dharma sources. Includes an English-to-Tibetan glossary. Would like to understand the Tibetan words in your Buddhist sadhana? This dictionary is a guide for beginning to develop a sadhana vocabulary, an easier task than you might think. -
Become a better reader of Tibetan and engage more deeply with authentic Dharma teachings. The Three Princpal Aspects of the Path by Je Tsongkhapa (1357-1419) is a concise and beautifully crafted text, rich in Buddhist philosophical meaning. In just 14 verses, it offers a brief, highly-polished summary of the path (lamrim) to enlightenment. The Three Principal Aspects of the Path can be regarded as a highly condensed version of the Lamrim Chenmo, Tsongkhapa's magnum opus. Despite being over 600 years old, it is still an important text in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition. -
Enhance your understanding of the Dharma by reading in Tibetan many of the prayers you may already be familiar with. Many of our students have found this a transformative experience. -
Does your daily meditation practice include reciting in Tibetan? Want to learn what the Tibetan words in your sadhana mean? This guide will help you with that project. Using this book you can more quickly and easily:- Transform your sadhana visualization practice by learning what you are saying in Tibetan as you recite in Tibetan.
- Design a basic vocabulary list to meet your individual goals.
- Develop a basic canonical vocabulary to prepare for retreats.
- Select out those words most frequently used, less used, or rarely used in these sadhanas.
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Learn the carefully chosen 212 vocabulary words found in the Level III Workbook. -
These flash cards have been designed to help students studying the Dharma in Tibetan.
