{"product_id":"how-to-read-classical-tibetan-craig-preston-9781559391788","title":"How to Read Classical Tibetan, Volume One: A Summary of the General Path","description":"Do you want to learn to read Classical Tibetan? \u003ci\u003eHow to Read Classical Tibetan\u003c\/i\u003e will show you--at your own pace--all the relationships that make Tibetan easy to read. It is a complete language course built around the exposition of a famous Tibetan text, \u003ci\u003eSummary of the General Path to Buddhahood\u003c\/i\u003e, written at the beginning of the fifteenth century. All the language tools you need to work at your own pace are in one place. You won't need a dictionary because all 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 diagrammed and completely explained so that you can easily see how the words and particles are arranged to convey meaning. Because everything is always explained in every sentence, you will easily learn to recognize the recurrent patterns making the transition from learning words to reading sentences much easier for you. As you study \u003ci\u003eHow to Read Classical Tibetan\u003c\/i\u003e, you will learn to recognize the syntactic relationships you encounter, understand the meaning signified, and translate that meaning correctly into English.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Craig Preston\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1559391782\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781559391788\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Snow Lion Publications\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/2003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 247\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.56h x 10.98w x 0.75d","brand":"Craig Preston","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44756755874047,"sku":"9781559391788","price":42.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a0270fab-7350-4e0c-9872-534e8ed35a29.jpg?v=1706593773","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/how-to-read-classical-tibetan-craig-preston-9781559391788","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}