Life and works of Alexander Csoma de Körös : $b A biography compiled chiefly from hitherto unpublished dataDuka, Tivadar
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Life and works of Alexander Csoma de Körös : $b A biography compiled chiefly from hitherto unpublished data
Duka, Tivadar
Kőrösi Csoma, Sándor, 1784-1842
The Tibetan Grammar and Dictionary are published at Government
expense—Mr. Prinsep’s letter to Government on the subject—
Prince Eszterházy to Mr. James Prinsep—Mr. Döbrentei, of Pest,
to the same 119–130
CHAPTER X.
Csoma applies for a passport in November 1835 to enable him to
travel in Hindustan—Leaves Calcutta—His last letters to Mr.
Prinsep—Return to Calcutta in 1837—Dr. Malan, Secretary of the
Asiatic Society of Bengal 131–142
CHAPTER XI.
Csoma’s stay in Calcutta as Librarian to the Asiatic Society
of Bengal from 1837–1842—Last arrangements—His bequest to the
Asiatic Society of Bengal—Leaves Calcutta for the last time
—Sets out on his journey to Lassa—Death at Darjeeling—
Dr. Archibald Campbell’s report to the Secretary of Government
—Csoma’s grave and tombstone 143–162
CHAPTER XII.
Prince Eszterházy’s inquiries regarding Csoma’s papers—List of
some of them—Renewal of his tombstone at Darjeeling, which is
placed on the list of public monuments by Government—His
portrait—Conclusion 163–167
APPENDIX.
PAGE
List of Csoma’s works 169
I. Analysis of the Kahgyur and Stangyur 170
II. Geographical notice of Tibet 176
III. Translation of a Tibetan fragment 179
IV. Note on Kála-Chakra and Adi-Buddha Systems 181
V. Translation of a Tibetan passport 182
VI. Origin of the Shakya race 182
VII. Mode of expressing numerals in Tibetan 186
VIII. Extracts from Tibetan works 189
IX. Interpretation of the Tibetan inscription on a Bhotian
banner taken in Assam 193
X. Note on the white satin-embroidered scarfs of the
Tibetan priests 194
XI. Notices on different systems of Buddhism extracted from
Tibetan authorities 195
XII. Enumeration of historical and grammatical works to be
met with in Tibet 198
XIII. Remarks on amulets in use by the Trans-Himalayan
Buddhists 199
XIV. Review of a Tibetan medical work 201
XV. Brief notice of Subháshita Ratna Nidhi of Saskya Pandita 205
XVI. A Manuscript Dictionary of Sanskrit and Tibetan words,
phrases, and technical terms 207
XVII. A Comparative Vocabulary of Sanskrit, Hindi, Hungarian,
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