Tibetan and Himalayan Library - THL

Description: A Tibetan-Sanskrit dictionary found in the bstan ’gyur/. The first and best-known of the works composed for the translation of Sanskrit Buddhist works. It was composed in Tibet in the early ninth century and contains approximately 15,000 words divided into classes. (Michael Walter and Manfred Taube 2006-05-15, revised by Bill McGrath 2008-01-03) A Sanskrit-Tibetan topically organized glossary. Prepared to aid with and standardize the translation of Sanskrit scriptures into Tibetan. Included in the bstan ‘gyur/. (Nathan Hill 2007-12-13, revised by Bill McGrath 2008-02-06)

Associated Information: Chone and Derge ed. - 131 folios. Narthang ed. - 155 folios. Peking ed. – 107 folios (according to Vogel, page 4). On the genesis of the Mahāvyutpatti see Nils Simonsson: Indo-Tibetische Studien.