Resources for Translators, Scholars & Practitioners: Difference between revisions

From Rangjung Yeshe Wiki - Dharma Dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search
No edit summary
No edit summary
 
(3 intermediate revisions by the same user not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
<big>This list of online resources was last updated on {{#time:j F Y}}.
<big>This list of online resources was last updated on {{#time:j F Y}}.


This list is updated regularly but is necessarily incomplete as new content is created all the time. Websites on this list are not endorsed by Tsadra Foundation. The views, authors, or contributors to these websites are not endorsed by Tsadra Foundation. This is simply a list created in good faith for educational purposes and archival.  
These external links are listed for informational purposes only. Tsadra Foundation bears no responsibility for the content or activities of linked websites, or for that of subsequent links. The inclusion of these links on this site does not imply endorsement or approval by Tsadra Foundation, express or implied, with regard to the accuracy, suitability, or legality of external websites. If you have questions, please email research@tsadra.org.</big>  
 
If you have questions, email research@tsadra.org at any time.</big>  


=Buddhist Texts: Searches & Repositories=
=Buddhist Texts: Searches & Repositories=
Line 65: Line 63:
=Dictionaries and Glossaries=
=Dictionaries and Glossaries=
==Dictionaries and Glossaries (Tibetan)==
==Dictionaries and Glossaries (Tibetan)==
*[https://www.monlamdic.com/ NEW Monlam Dictionary] (2022)
*[https://read.84000.co/glossary/search.html 84000 Online glossaries of Tibetan and Sanskrit terms]
*[http://rywiki.tsadra.org/index.php/Main_Page Rangjung Yeshe Dharma Dictionary and Lotsawa Workbench]: Tibetan-English dictionary, dharma glossaries, and resources.
*[http://rywiki.tsadra.org/index.php/Main_Page Rangjung Yeshe Dharma Dictionary and Lotsawa Workbench]: Tibetan-English dictionary, dharma glossaries, and resources.
*[http://wts-digital.badw.de/suche Wörterbuch der tibetischen Schriftsprache]: Tibetan-German Dictionary (Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities)
*[http://wts-digital.badw.de/suche Wörterbuch der tibetischen Schriftsprache]: Tibetan-German Dictionary (Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities)
Line 91: Line 91:
*[http://www.tsikzoe.net/ Tsikzoe.net - A collection of searchable online dictionaries]
*[http://www.tsikzoe.net/ Tsikzoe.net - A collection of searchable online dictionaries]
*[https://padma.io/#/dictionary_lookup Lotus King Lotus King Padma online dictionaries]
*[https://padma.io/#/dictionary_lookup Lotus King Lotus King Padma online dictionaries]
*[https://www.gsungrab.org/etdkst/dictionary.htm Online Tibetan Bible Dictionary]


==Dictionaries and Glossaries (Sanskrit)==
==Dictionaries and Glossaries (Sanskrit)==
Line 100: Line 101:
*[https://vayu.dhii.jp/ITLR2/test.php?md=view Indo-Tibetan Lexical Resource (Hamburg University)]
*[https://vayu.dhii.jp/ITLR2/test.php?md=view Indo-Tibetan Lexical Resource (Hamburg University)]
*[https://www.wisdomlib.org/ Wisdom Library]
*[https://www.wisdomlib.org/ Wisdom Library]
*[https://read.84000.co/glossary/search.html 84000 Online glossaries of Tibetan and Sanskrit terms]
*[https://www2.buddhistdoor.net/dictionary/ Buddhist Door dictionary]


==Dictionaries and Glossaries (Gāndhārī)==
==Dictionaries and Glossaries (Gāndhārī)==
Line 126: Line 129:
*[[:Category: Glossaries|Catalog of Glossaries (DRL)]]
*[[:Category: Glossaries|Catalog of Glossaries (DRL)]]


=Encyclopedias & Knowledge Bases=
=Encyclopedias, Knowledge Bases, and Research Projects=
==Buddhism==
==Buddhism==
*[http://www.uvatibetcenter.org/ UVa Tibet Center]
*[http://www.uvatibetcenter.org/ UVa Tibet Center]
Line 134: Line 137:
*[http://www.rigpawiki.org/ Rigpa Shedra]: An online encyclopedia of Tibetan Buddhism.
*[http://www.rigpawiki.org/ Rigpa Shedra]: An online encyclopedia of Tibetan Buddhism.
*[https://studybuddhism.com/en Study Buddhism - Alexander Berzin]
*[https://studybuddhism.com/en Study Buddhism - Alexander Berzin]
*[https://www.kc-tbts.uni-hamburg.de/research/projects.html Online databases - Khyentse Center for Tibetan Buddhist Textual Scholarship (University of Hamburg)]
*[http://www.tibetan-knowledge.org/en_home.asp Classical Tibetan Knowledge]: Archive and Study Resource from Central University of Tibetan Studies.
*[http://www.tibetan-knowledge.org/en_home.asp Classical Tibetan Knowledge]: Archive and Study Resource from Central University of Tibetan Studies.
*[http://www.visiblemantra.org/index.html Resources for Tibetan Calligraphy and Reading Mantras]
*[http://www.visiblemantra.org/index.html Resources for Tibetan Calligraphy and Reading Mantras]
Line 143: Line 147:
*[https://thestupa.com/dharma/ The Stupa - Posts About the Buddhadharma]
*[https://thestupa.com/dharma/ The Stupa - Posts About the Buddhadharma]
*[http://www.kalacakra.org/index.htm Kālacakra - A knowledge base about topics related to the Kālacakra Tantra]
*[http://www.kalacakra.org/index.htm Kālacakra - A knowledge base about topics related to the Kālacakra Tantra]
*[https://religiondatabase.org/browse/ The Database of Religious History (University of British Columbia)]
*[https://library.chogyamtrungpa.com/ Chogyam Trungpa Digital Library]
*[http://monastic-asia.wikidot.com/ Mapping Buddhist Monasteries 200-1200 CE Project]


==History, Society and Culture==
==History, Society and Culture==
Line 161: Line 168:
*[https://www.orient.org/about.html Orient Foundation for Arts and Culture (Multimedia documentation of Classical Indian and Tibetan Knowledge Resources)]
*[https://www.orient.org/about.html Orient Foundation for Arts and Culture (Multimedia documentation of Classical Indian and Tibetan Knowledge Resources)]
*[https://www.tibetarchaeology.com/ Tibet Archeology (John Vincent Bellezza)]
*[https://www.tibetarchaeology.com/ Tibet Archeology (John Vincent Bellezza)]
*[https://buddhistroad.ceres.rub.de/en/publications/ ERC Research Project BuddhistRoad (University of Bochum)]
*[https://ladakharchaeology.com/ Ladakh Archeology]


==Tibetan Astrology==
==Tibetan Astrology==
Line 176: Line 185:
*[https://library.columbia.edu/libraries/eastasian/tibetan/guide/tools_maps/maps.html Maps & social data (Columbia University)]
*[https://library.columbia.edu/libraries/eastasian/tibetan/guide/tools_maps/maps.html Maps & social data (Columbia University)]


==Tibetan Art==
==Tibetan Art and Architecture==
*[http://www.asianart.com/exhibitions/svision/index.html Early Paintings from Central Tibet]
*[http://www.asianart.com/exhibitions/svision/index.html Early Paintings from Central Tibet]
*[http://www.himalayanart.org/ Himalayan Art Resources]: Largest educational resource for Himalayan Art and Iconography.
*[http://www.himalayanart.org/ Himalayan Art Resources]: Largest educational resource for Himalayan Art and Iconography.
Line 196: Line 205:
*[http://www.tibetanportal.com/amdo/instructionalUnit0.html Learn Amdo pronunciation and basic spoken dialect]: An excellent resource with sound bites and detailed comparison for Lhasa dialect speakers.
*[http://www.tibetanportal.com/amdo/instructionalUnit0.html Learn Amdo pronunciation and basic spoken dialect]: An excellent resource with sound bites and detailed comparison for Lhasa dialect speakers.
*[https://library.columbia.edu/libraries/eastasian/tibetan/guide/language.html Language resources (Columbia University)]
*[https://library.columbia.edu/libraries/eastasian/tibetan/guide/language.html Language resources (Columbia University)]
*[https://www.thedharmafarm.net/ Dharma Farm - Online Tibetan language translation school]


=Sanskrit Language Resources=
=Sanskrit Language Resources=
Line 240: Line 250:
*[https://mbingenheimer.net/tools/bibls/germanIntro.html Buddhist studies monographs published in German, Austrian and Swiss series]
*[https://mbingenheimer.net/tools/bibls/germanIntro.html Buddhist studies monographs published in German, Austrian and Swiss series]
*[https://read.84000.co/section/LOBBY.html Catalogue of the Kangyur and Tengyur with English translations]
*[https://read.84000.co/section/LOBBY.html Catalogue of the Kangyur and Tengyur with English translations]
*[https://www.sinibridge.org/encyclopedia/ The Kagyur Karchag Encyclopedia Project (Sarnath International Nyingma Institute)]


*[http://faculty.washington.edu/kpotter/xhome.htm Bibliography of Indian Philosophies]
*[http://faculty.washington.edu/kpotter/xhome.htm Bibliography of Indian Philosophies]
Line 308: Line 319:
**[http://www.digitalhimalaya.com/collections/journals/ebhr/ European Bulletin of Himalayan Research]
**[http://www.digitalhimalaya.com/collections/journals/ebhr/ European Bulletin of Himalayan Research]
**[http://www.digitalhimalaya.com/collections/journals/ret/index.php Revue d’Etudes Tibétaines]
**[http://www.digitalhimalaya.com/collections/journals/ret/index.php Revue d’Etudes Tibétaines]
**[https://www.journaloftibetanliterature.org/index.php/jtl Journal of Tibetan Literature]
**[https://tibetanperiodicals.wordpress.com/about/ Database of Tibetan Periodicals (Franz Xaver Erhard)]


*Journals publishing articles on Buddhism
*Journals publishing articles on Buddhism
**[http://www.buddhistphilosophy.net/ Journal of Buddhist Philosophy]
**[http://www.buddhistphilosophy.net/ Journal of Buddhist Philosophy]
**[https://www.springer.com/journal/10781 Journal of Indian Philosophy]
**[http://poj.peeters-leuven.be/content.php?url=journal&journal_code=JIABS The Journal of the International Association of Buddhist Studies]
**[http://poj.peeters-leuven.be/content.php?url=journal&journal_code=JIABS The Journal of the International Association of Buddhist Studies]
**[http://indica-et-buddhica.org/tabulae Journals of Buddhist Studies (Indica et Buddhica)]
**[http://indica-et-buddhica.org/tabulae Journals of Buddhist Studies (Indica et Buddhica)]
Line 319: Line 333:
**[http://www.shin-ibs.edu/publications/the-buddhist-forum/ The Buddhist Forum]
**[http://www.shin-ibs.edu/publications/the-buddhist-forum/ The Buddhist Forum]
**[http://iriab.soka.ac.jp/en/publication/aririab.html Annual Report of The International Research Institute for Advanced Buddhology at Soka University (ARIRIAB)]
**[http://iriab.soka.ac.jp/en/publication/aririab.html Annual Report of The International Research Institute for Advanced Buddhology at Soka University (ARIRIAB)]
**[https://contemplativejournal.org/ Journal of Contemplative Studies (University of Virginia)]
**[http://www.equinoxpub.com/journals/index.php/BSR Buddhist Studies Review]
**[http://www.equinoxpub.com/journals/index.php/BSR Buddhist Studies Review]
**[http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/buddhist-christian_studies/ Buddhist-Christian Studies]
**[http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/buddhist-christian_studies/ Buddhist-Christian Studies]
**[http://jps.library.utoronto.ca/index.php/cjbs Canadian Journal of Buddhist Studies]
**[http://jps.library.utoronto.ca/index.php/cjbs Canadian Journal of Buddhist Studies]
**[http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/rcbh20/current#.U0nmfOaSz1s Contemporary Buddhism]
**[http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/rcbh20/current#.U0nmfOaSz1s Contemporary Buddhism]
**[http://web.otani.ac.jp/EBS/about.html Eastern Buddhist]
**[https://ebs.otani.ac.jp/journal.html The Eastern Buddhist]
**[https://buddhadharma.co/Journal-of-the-Centre-for-Buddhist-Studies Journal of Buddhist Studies (Journal of the Centre for Buddhist Studies, Sri Lanka)]
**[http://ci.nii.ac.jp/ncid/AA11847631 Higashi ajia bukkyō kenkyū]
**[http://ci.nii.ac.jp/ncid/AA11847631 Higashi ajia bukkyō kenkyū]
**[http://www.iijbs.org/ Indian International Journal of Buddhist Studies]
**[http://www.iijbs.org/ Indian International Journal of Buddhist Studies]
Line 375: Line 391:
**[https://openjournals.library.sydney.edu.au/index.php/JGBT/index Journal of Gandhāran Buddhist Texts]
**[https://openjournals.library.sydney.edu.au/index.php/JGBT/index Journal of Gandhāran Buddhist Texts]
**[https://asia.si.edu/research/ars-orientalis/ Ars Orientalis]
**[https://asia.si.edu/research/ars-orientalis/ Ars Orientalis]
**[https://muse.jhu.edu/issue/51102 Journal of Chinese Religions]


=Buddhist Translation projects=
=Buddhist Translation projects=
Line 451: Line 468:
**[https://www.windhorsepublications.com/ Windhorse Publications]
**[https://www.windhorsepublications.com/ Windhorse Publications]
**[http://www.yogi-ling.net/Editions/editionyogiling.htm Éditions Yogi Ling]
**[http://www.yogi-ling.net/Editions/editionyogiling.htm Éditions Yogi Ling]
**[https://www.cari-saddharmapundarika.com/philosophica Chuo Academic Research Institute (CARI) of Rissho Kosei-kai (RK)]


*E-texts publishers
*E-texts publishers
Line 473: Line 491:
*[https://atiyogafoundation.org/ Atiyoga Foundation - Preserving the cultural heritage of professor Namkhai Norbu]
*[https://atiyogafoundation.org/ Atiyoga Foundation - Preserving the cultural heritage of professor Namkhai Norbu]
*[https://www.sinibridge.org/ Sarnath International Nyingma Institute]
*[https://www.sinibridge.org/ Sarnath International Nyingma Institute]
*[https://www.institutvajrayogini.fr/ Institut Vajra Yogini (France)]
*[https://www.palpung.org.uk/ Palpung Changchub Dargyeling (UK)]


=Academic Publishers=
=Academic Publishers=
*[http://www.icabs.ac.jp/wp/iibs_html/publications.html International College for Postgraduate Buddhist Studies, Tokyo (=International Institute for Buddhist Studies)]
*[http://www.icabs.ac.jp/wp/iibs_html/publications.html International College for Postgraduate Buddhist Studies, Tokyo (=International Institute for Buddhist Studies)]
*[https://indica-et-buddhica.org/ indica-et-buddhica]
*[https://indica-et-buddhica.org/ indica-et-buddhica]
*[https://www.istb.univie.ac.at/cgi-bin/wstb/wstb.cgi WSTB, Vienna]
*[https://www.istb.univie.ac.at/cgi-bin/wstb/wstb.cgi Wiener Studien zur Tibetologie und Buddhismuskunde (University of Vienna)]
*[https://www.buddhismuskunde.uni-hamburg.de/en/publikationen/hamburg-buddhist-studies.html Hamburg Buddhist Studies (University of Hamburg)]
*[https://www.buddhismuskunde.uni-hamburg.de/en/publikationen/2-buddhismus-in-geschichte-und-gegenwart.html Buddhism in Past and Present (University of Hamburg)]
*[https://www.kc-tbts.uni-hamburg.de/research/publications.html Indian and Tibetan Studies Series (University of Hamburg)]
*[https://www.oeaw.ac.at/en/ikga/digital/articles Academic articles - Institute for the Cultural and Intellectual History of Asia (Vienna, Austria)]
*[https://www.oeaw.ac.at/en/ikga/digital/articles Academic articles - Institute for the Cultural and Intellectual History of Asia (Vienna, Austria)]
*[https://www.bibliaimpex.com/index.php?p=sr&startrow=0&format=searchpage&String=indian-n-tibetan&Field=category&Display=Indian%20and%20Tibetan%20Studies%20Series&fbclid=IwAR2xf64RzMGu4oMogOzvxoedNUZVlxtP4TjmvT52QCee29OER5Mqu99zR3k Biblia Impex (Indian and Tibetan Studies Series)]: Free download.
*[https://www.bibliaimpex.com/index.php?p=sr&startrow=0&format=searchpage&String=indian-n-tibetan&Field=category&Display=Indian%20and%20Tibetan%20Studies%20Series&fbclid=IwAR2xf64RzMGu4oMogOzvxoedNUZVlxtP4TjmvT52QCee29OER5Mqu99zR3k Biblia Impex (Indian and Tibetan Studies Series)]: Free download.
Line 494: Line 517:
*[https://borilib.com/repository/search/searchHome Digital Library of the Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute]
*[https://borilib.com/repository/search/searchHome Digital Library of the Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute]
*[https://frogbear.org/publications/project-related-book-series-and-journals/hualin-series-on-buddhist-studies/ World Scholastic Publishers - Hualin Series on Buddhist Studies]
*[https://frogbear.org/publications/project-related-book-series-and-journals/hualin-series-on-buddhist-studies/ World Scholastic Publishers - Hualin Series on Buddhist Studies]
*[https://www.aup.nl/en/search?openAccess=1 Amsterdam University Press (open access books)]
*[http://www.orientalstudies.ru/eng/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=3456 St Petersburg Institute of Oriental Manuscripts]


=Academic Institutions=
=Academic Institutions=
Line 504: Line 529:
**[https://www.buddhism.hku.hk/contact.htm Center of Buddhist Studies (University of Hong Kong)]
**[https://www.buddhism.hku.hk/contact.htm Center of Buddhist Studies (University of Hong Kong)]
**[http://nibs.com.np/nibs/ Nagarjuna Institute of Buddhist Studies (NIBS)]
**[http://nibs.com.np/nibs/ Nagarjuna Institute of Buddhist Studies (NIBS)]
**[https://buddhadharma.co/ Buddha-Dharma Centre of Hong Kong]


*Australia
*Australia
Line 517: Line 543:
**[https://studyofreligion.fas.harvard.edu/research-area/buddhist-studies Committee on the Study of Religion (Harvard University)]
**[https://studyofreligion.fas.harvard.edu/research-area/buddhist-studies Committee on the Study of Religion (Harvard University)]
**[https://buddhiststudies.stanford.edu/ The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation Center for Buddhist Studies at Stanford University (HCBSS)]
**[https://buddhiststudies.stanford.edu/ The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation Center for Buddhist Studies at Stanford University (HCBSS)]
**[https://cbs.arizona.edu/about Center for Buddhist Studies (University of Arizona)]


*Europe
*Europe
Line 527: Line 554:
**[http://www.bristol.ac.uk/religion/buddhist-centre/ The Centre for Buddhist Studies (University of Bristol)]
**[http://www.bristol.ac.uk/religion/buddhist-centre/ The Centre for Buddhist Studies (University of Bristol)]
**[https://stb.univie.ac.at/ Institute for South Asian, Buddhist and Tibetan Studies (University of Vienna)]
**[https://stb.univie.ac.at/ Institute for South Asian, Buddhist and Tibetan Studies (University of Vienna)]
=Online Lectures and Podcasts=
*[https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1618056262 Tibetan Graduate Studies Seminar (Oxford University)]


=Magazines=
=Magazines=
Line 542: Line 572:
*[https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/lotsawaforum Lotsawa Forum]: A useful email listserv for translators.
*[https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/lotsawaforum Lotsawa Forum]: A useful email listserv for translators.
*[http://tibetanstudies.forumprod.com Official forum from IATS]
*[http://tibetanstudies.forumprod.com Official forum from IATS]
*[http://tibeto-logic.blogspot.com/ Dan Martin’s blog]
*[http://tibeto-logic.blogspot.com/ Tibeto-logic - Dan Martin’s blog]
*[https://sites.google.com/site/tibetological/50-tibetan-geo-texts/Home/stories Dan Martin's Tibetological page on Tibetan Stories]
*[http://earlytibet.com/ Sam van Schaik’s blog on Tibet's “early” period (7th-10th c.)]
*[http://earlytibet.com/ Sam van Schaik’s blog on Tibet's “early” period (7th-10th c.)]
*[https://readingtibetan.wordpress.com/ Sam van Schaik’s blog on Old Tibetan manuscripts]
*[https://readingtibetan.wordpress.com/ Sam van Schaik’s blog on Old Tibetan manuscripts]
Line 549: Line 580:
*[http://philologia-tibetica.blogspot.com/ Philologia-Tibetica - Dorji Wangchuk's blog]
*[http://philologia-tibetica.blogspot.com/ Philologia-Tibetica - Dorji Wangchuk's blog]
*[https://thelostyak.com/blog/ The Lost Yak - Geoffrey Barstow's blog]
*[https://thelostyak.com/blog/ The Lost Yak - Geoffrey Barstow's blog]
=Events=
*[https://cornell.campusgroups.com/buddhiststudies/talkseries/ Department of Asian Studies and the Graduate and Professional Student Assembly at Cornell University]
*[https://conference.tsadra.org/ Tsadra Conferences on Transmission and Translation]
*[https://buddhanature.tsadra.org/index.php/Events Buddha Nature - A Tsadra Initiative]
*[https://www.kc-tbts.uni-hamburg.de/events.html Khyentse Center for Tibetan Buddhist Textual Scholarship (University of Hamburg)]


=Digital Tools (Tibetan, Sanskrit, Chinese)=
=Digital Tools (Tibetan, Sanskrit, Chinese)=
Line 581: Line 618:
*Machine Translation
*Machine Translation
**[https://www.bing.com/translator?to=en&setlang=bo Microsoft Bing's Translator (Tibetan is included in the list of available languages)]
**[https://www.bing.com/translator?to=en&setlang=bo Microsoft Bing's Translator (Tibetan is included in the list of available languages)]
**[https://monlam.ai/translation Monlam.ai (Artificial intelligence in service of Tibetan language and culture)]


*Text Analysis
*Text Analysis
**[http://agamaresearch.dila.edu.tw/tacl-a-tool-for-text-analysis-on-the-cbeta-corpus TACL - A text analysis tool developed by Michael Radich and Jamie Norrish (Chinese)]
**[http://agamaresearch.dila.edu.tw/tacl-a-tool-for-text-analysis-on-the-cbeta-corpus TACL - A text analysis tool developed by Michael Radich and Jamie Norrish (Chinese)]
*Resource Identifier
**[https://www.jstor.org/analyze/ JSTOR Text Analyzer - A tool to search for content on JSTOR just by uploading a document]

Latest revision as of 14:47, 18 September 2023

This list of online resources was last updated on 25 November 2024.

These external links are listed for informational purposes only. Tsadra Foundation bears no responsibility for the content or activities of linked websites, or for that of subsequent links. The inclusion of these links on this site does not imply endorsement or approval by Tsadra Foundation, express or implied, with regard to the accuracy, suitability, or legality of external websites. If you have questions, please email research@tsadra.org.

Buddhist Texts: Searches & Repositories

Buddhist Texts (Tibetan)

Buddhist Texts (Old Tibetan)

Buddhist Texts (Chinese)

Buddhist Texts (Sanskrit)

Buddhist Texts (Pali)

Buddhist Texts (Gāndhārī)

Buddhist Texts (Multilingual)

Dictionaries and Glossaries

Dictionaries and Glossaries (Tibetan)

Dictionaries and Glossaries (Sanskrit)

Dictionaries and Glossaries (Gāndhārī)

Dictionaries and Glossaries (Pali)

Dictionaries and Glossaries (Chinese)

Dictionaries and Glossaries (Multilingual)

Specialized Dictionaries and Glossaries

Encyclopedias, Knowledge Bases, and Research Projects

Buddhism

History, Society and Culture

Tibetan Astrology

Maps of Tibet

Tibetan Art and Architecture

Theravada, Indian and Chinese Buddhism

Tibetan Language Resources

Sanskrit Language Resources

Libraries

Bibliographies and Catalogues

Dissertations

Journals

Buddhist Translation projects

Translation Projects

Dharma Publishers

Buddhist Organizations

Academic Publishers

Academic Institutions

Online Lectures and Podcasts

Magazines

Booksellers

Networks, Blogs, and Forums

Events

Digital Tools (Tibetan, Sanskrit, Chinese)