
Matthew Kapstein: The Reluctant Professor (#139)
The Wisdom Podcast
Translators of Tibetan Literature
The relationship between a modern printed tibetan book and the older cilographs or manuscripts from which it was ultimately derived is not always very clear. One can fairly regularly find points at which errors have been made in transcribing texts into modern form. So it's important for a people who are working with tibetans to have some knowledge of tibetian book culture. It definitely is something that aids one's appreciation and work with currently available text.
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