A 2-hours online meeting every two/three weeks from 5-7pm (Italian time) in which we will focus on some parts of the Tibetan text of "The Precious Vase" by Chögyal Namkhai Norbu.
The ‘Precious Vase’ is an ideal text for the study of Tibetan language. It features numerous quotes from a variety of classical texts linked by passages in modern literary Tibetan. The topics discussed are ideal to form an important basic vocabulary of buddhist terminology.
Next excerpt will be about the importance of examining the Master
The first meeting, on January 15th, will be free and open to everyone!
Write to m.pansa@shangshunginstitute.org to get the link for the zoom meeting.
Instructors
Fabian Sanders
Fabian Sanders has studied Asian languages, traditions and cultures extensively. In recent years he has concentrated on teaching classical Tibetan Language at university level and for the Shang Shung Foundation. He has been a student of Chögyal Namkhai Norbu for more than twenty years. He is author of the volume "La Lingua Tibetana Classica" (Hoepli), the first classical Tibetan grammarbook in Italian. Read MoreSchedule
JANUARY Tuesday 15 and Thursday 31 5-7PM
FEBRUARY Wednesday 20 5-7PM
MARCH Tuesday 5 and Wednesday 20 5-7PM
APRIL Wednesday 3 and Tuesday 16 5-7PM
Terms & Conditions
General infos and packages
In our meetings we use an online platform called zoom.us . You need to download the free basic version in order to be able to follow. You will receive the link for the class one day before or in the morning of the day the meeting is scheduled.
The one session option allows you to participate to one class of the 6 of the current cycle of lectures. Please write to m.pansa@shangshunginstitute.
The six lectures option allows you to participate to all classes of the current cycle. You will receive all the links to participate and the links to watch the recordings. The links will be available for 2 weeks after the end of the cycle of lessons. Please write to m.pansa@shangshunginstitute.
Recordings
Please be aware that we record the classes and we provide the recordings to allow students to review and study what we have done. All Intellectual Property Rights in the Course Materials, Online Courses and lectures by teachers are, and remain, the intellectual property of the School of Tibetan Language and Translation. You are not authorised to: copy, modify, reproduce, re-publish, sub-licence, sell, upload, broadcast, post, transmit or distribute any of the Course Materials without prior written permission.