Illuminating the Meaning of Tibetan Classics

Sambhota Dictionary Search was named after Thonmi Sambhota who was the creator of the Tibetan language. The Dharma Treasure team has used modern technology to create a database comprising of more than 20,000 categorized terms and explanations taken from ancient and modern Tibetan dictionaries, Tibetan Chinese dictionaries, Chinese Tibetan dictionaries and others. Sambhota Dictionary Search is a great reference tool for users learning and studying the Tibetan language.




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