Category: Blog
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A translation of a Manchu sūtra from the Saṃyuktāgama
Although this site focuses on the Tibetan language, I often like to study other traditional Buddhist languages of Asia. These languages are interesting in their own right, and they can also help clarify, challenge, and expand the interpretation of Tibetan and Chinese texts. (This post will focus more on the Chinese side of things.) One…
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Simple and complex adjectives
There are two kinds of adjectives in Tibetan: Simple adjectives have little internal structure. They are usually composed of two parts: 1) a root that carries the meaning of the adjective, and 2) a generic ending (usually one of the six: པ་པོ་བ་བོ་མ་མོ་) which has no meaning in and of itself. Complex adjectives consist of a…