by Nicolas Tournadre and Sangda Dorje
The Manual of Standard Tibetan presents the everyday speech of Lhasa as it is currently used in Tibet and among the Tibetan diaspora. It not only places the language in its natural context but also highlights along the way key aspects of Tibetan civilization and Vajrayana Buddhism. Featuring forty-one lessons and extensive appendices, it is also illustrated with many drawings and photographs and includes two informative political and linguistic maps of Tibet.
The original edition of the book included two CDs for additional oral training, including a detailed introduction that presents an important linguistic overview. The contents of those original CDs are now available here to download in their entirety.
The links below allow access to all of the relevant audio files that originally appeared on CD with the book, divided into parts 1 and 2. Each audio file (MP3) is keyed to the original CD number, track number, and lesson number indicated in the book.
Note: Click the files below to open them in your web browser. Right click and save the files to download them to your computer.
Part 1 (CD1): 71 Tracks, Introduction and Lessons 1 through 34
Part 2 (CD2): 19 Tracks, Lessons 35 through 41 and Appendix 2
Copyright Notice: These audio recordings were originally included as CDs with Manual of Standard Tibetan: Language and Civilization, copyright © 2003 by Nicolas Tournadre and Sangda Dorje. Published by Snow Lion, an imprint of Shambhala Publications. The downloadable audio provided here is intended for personal use only.
