Starting from March 16, 2009
Time: 8am to 9 am
This course is specially meant for students who have either completed their elementary education in the Tibetan language, or who have strong background knowledge of Tibetan language and culture. The class is taught in Tibetan and covers a wide range of topics including Tibetan language, literature, culture, history and religion. Students, mostly graduates from colleges and universities, are introduced to a higher level of Tibetan studies. There are six different courses of two months, each with their own grammar and literature texts.\
Each course runs for two months, starting from April. The course is aimed at improving students’ Tibetan reading, comprehension and writing skills. If there will be any changes, they will be announced in advance.
Teacher
Sangye Tandar Naga holds an Acharya Degree in Buddhist Philosophy from the Central Institute of Higher Tibetan Studies , deemed University, Varanasi . He joined the LTWA in 1991. He is the author of Bod kyi brda' sprod nagtik, a research work on Tibetan grammatical literature. He translated Gandhi's Hind Swaraj and His Holiness the Dalai Lama's Compassion and the Individual and Global Community and Universal Responsibility into Tibetan. He has also translated Muge Samten's A History of Traditional Fields of Learning into English. His research papers have been published in Tibet Journal and other Tibetan literary journals. He was the editor of the Science Journal (Tibetan) and has assisted in many workshops pertaining to Tibetan language and culture. At present, he is head of the Cultural Research and Tibetan Publication Department and the editor of Tam-Tsog (Tibetan).
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