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	HBH368
	Author: Sanjib Kumar Das
	Publisher: Buddhist World Press
	Language: Tibetan and English
	Edition: 2025
	ISBN: 9789391985578
	Pages: 114
	Cover: HARDCOVER
	9.00 X 6.00 inch
	290 gm

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About the Book This hand book titled Thonmi Sambhoța [The Architect of Tibetan Script] contains the life and works of Thonmi Sambhoţa prepared on the basis of authentic sources. He was the one who devised Tibetan written script and also was the first Lotsawa (Translator) who paved the system of translating Buddhist Sanskrit scriptures and treatises from Sanskrit to Tibetan language. In addition to his life story, a brief introduction to Tibetan alphabets and cardinal numbers, English translation of one of his root grammatical texts along with its root text, and the biography of Yangchen Drubpay Dorje, a direct disciple of Ngulchu Thogme, have also been included for the convenience of readers.

About the Author Born in a middle class family in West Bengal, Professor (Dr.) Sanjib Kumar Das was educated at Chandpara Nimna Buniyadi Vidyalaya (Amtala) and then in Gobardanga Khântura High School. Meanwhile, due to some family problems, he fled away from his home and worked as a waiter in several hotels and sweet shops for about two years in Kolkata. Later, he went to Darjeeling and took shelter in a Buddhist Monastery where he also worked as a helper of mason for about a year. In 1996, he was admitted in its branch school where he studied upto standard VIII. Subsequently, he was sent to Varanasi in 1989 in order to get admission in the CIHTS, Sarnath for higher studies. Getting admission, he obtained M.A., pursuing upon Tibetan Buddhism, Tibetan Language and other modern subjects. In 1998, he was awarded with the Kashi Naresh Gold Medal for being the best student of 1998. After completing M.A., he started doing his Ph.D. which he completed in 2002. In 1999, he was invited to Taiwan where he stayed for about five months working as a translator. In 2002, he got a temporary job in the Translation Department in the CIHTS, Sarnath and simultaneously a permanent in CIBS, Leh where he worked for about six years. In 2008, he got a new job in Visva-Bharati, Santiniketan where he is working now on the post of Professor in the Department of Indo-Tibetan Studies. In 2022, he was awarded with the 'Bharat Siksa Puraskar. Prof. Das translated, edited, restored, compiled and composed more than twenty-five books which have been published by different universities, institutions and publishers in India. Similarly, more than thirty research papers are published in different national and international journals as well as Bengali translations of more than hundred articles on Buddhist Studies are uploaded in a website (studybuddhism.com). He also completed three Translation Projects sponsored by FMT (USA) and 84000 (USA). Apart from translation, compilation, restoration and editing work, Dr. Das attended numbers of local, national and international seminars conferences, and presented papers.

Acknowledgements This small book titled Thonmi Sambhoța [The Architect of Tibetan Script] is an outcome of my incessant hardships of several past years, and of course the auspicious coincidence, kind guidance and inspirations of several spiritual friends (teachers) as well as the cooperation of the high authorities of Visva-Bharati University and the Department of Indo-Tibetan Studies, Visva-Bharati to whom I owe my cordial gratitude in various ways.

To Smt. Mousumi Kumari Singh, ex-student of our department who prepared her M.A. dissertation on the topic Life and Works of Thonmi Sambhoța for allowing me to consult her dissertation for this book.

Prologue In general, script is a distinctive writing system, based on a repertoire of specific elements, symbols, or that repertoire while language is the principal method of human communication, consisting of words used in a structured and conventional way, and conveyed speech, writing or gesture.

Secondly, in the history of the human communication, language is the late innovation by the humans. About the beginning of the languages four speculations prevailed (i) The ding dong or bucket theory (ii) Bow now theory (iii) Pooh Pooh theory (iv) Yum Yum theory, otherwise babble- lucky theory.

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