Classical Tibetan – Level II
This class will be an excellent opportunity for beginning students of the Tibetan language to learn the basics of written Tibetan.
We’ll progress from learning the Tibetan alphabet to the basics of grammar while becoming more familiar with essential Buddhist terms and vocabulary. This class offers an opportunity to develop our reading skills, so we can study Buddhist texts in their original language.
Classical Tibetan Levels provides the foundations required to progress to the next level classes Gyalshen Institute plans to offer on an on-going basis. We can develop confidence to read classical Tibetan on our own and have a deeper, authentic connection with Buddhist texts.
Here’s and overview of what we’ll learn:
- Letter combinations and their pronunciation
- Basic vocabulary
- Grammar basics (e.g., sentence structure)
- How to transliterate Tibetan script using only the letters available on a typical English keyboard
Emphasis will be placed on active student participation and in-class interactions.
About the teachers
Chaphur Rinpoche
Chaphur Rinpoche is the founder and spiritual director of Gyalshen Institute and Chaphur Foundation. Read more about Chaphur Rinpoche’s biography and lineage [https://gyalshen.org/about-us/linage/].
Class Details:
This Tibetan class is open to who already took classical level I and II from Rinpoche.
The registration fee for this 8-week class is $65 and will be donated to support the Nangzhig Monastery in Tibet.
Register to the class
To register, please follow these 2 steps:
- Step 1: Sign up by entering your contact information ON THIS FORM
- Step 2: Fill in the form below to pay for your registration via Paypal or Credit Card. If you would like to donate more than $65 to support Nangzhig Monastery, you can enter a custom amount below. Any amount donated over $65 is tax deductible. Please kindly note that donations made for the class are non-refundable.
To prepare for class, please do the following:
1) Download and install the ZOOM application from zoom.us
2) You will receive an email about 15 minutes prior to the start of the classes that provides a number to sign in to the webcast’s specific ZOOM room.
4) Enjoy the classes
5) If you are new to using ZOOM, we suggest that you open the application ahead of time and familiarize yourself with it. This will help to avoid any technical issues during the broadcast so that Rinpoche can focus on classes.
