Practical and non-technical, this reference offers a full sense of the exact range of Tibetan words in their common usage. Since the missionaries were attempting to convey to Buddhist minds the utterly foreign concepts of Christianity, they made a concerted effort to keep their language as plain, direct, and clear as possible. This volume reflects that clarity, deriving its matter and principles equally from Tibetan literature and speech. Each word is defined in terms of both its written and conversational usage, with accurate and plentiful examples. In addition, and English-Tibetan vocabulary offers phonetic pronunciations for hundreds of useful words. Size: 21.4 cm x 13.4 cm x 3.5 cm, pages: 671 Paperback