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Tibetisches Wörterbuch

The dictionary of the Tibetan written language has been published at the Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities since 2005. Its particular scientific significance is that it illustrates the development of the Tibetan vocabulary from a historical perspective. In this reference dictionary, original texts are systematically cited for the first time and translated into German. Representative texts from the 8th to the 19th century are evaluated for this purpose, i. e. the entire period following the introduction of Scripture in Tibet. The evaluated text corpus contains mainly ancient Tibetan inscriptions, historical documents, local historical works and biographies, fiction, religious works of Buddhism and Bon-po, scholarly treatises, as well as local lexicons.

The work is spread over several volumes and will be published in consecutive instalments. So far, 39 fascicles have been published. The idea for this dictionary goes back to the Munich-based Indologist and Tibetologist Helmut Hoffmann, who had the first excerpts of Tibetan texts produced in 1954. Since 1970, the project has been funded by the Academy Programme. The dictionary of Tibetan written language is an indispensable reference work for all those concerned with the language and culture of Tibet, as well as an important resource for neighbouring disciplines such as Indology, Sinology, Mongolian Studies, and Buddhist Studies.

Persons

  • Prof. Dr. Jens-Uwe Hartmann (Project Leader)
  • Prof. Dr. Petra Maurer (Research Associate)
  • Samyo Rode-Hasinger M.A. (Research Associate)
  • Prof. Dr. Johannes Schneider (Research Associate)
  • Dr. Nikolai Solmsdorf (Research Associate)
  • Dr. Oliver von Criegern (Technical Associate)
Running time
1954–2030
Project type
Dictionary

Contact person for the academies' programme

Sebastian Zwies M.A.

Geschäftsstelle Mainz
Union der deutschen Akademien der Wissenschaften
Geschwister-Scholl-Straße 2
55131 Mainz

Tel: 06131/218 528-17
E-Mail: sebastian.zwies@akademienunion.de