Tibetan Dictionary for OS-X

Contents 1 General 2 Installation 2.1 Requirements 3 Download 4 Copyright 5 Credits 6 Internal Links 7 External Links

General

• The Rangjung Yeshe dictionary integrated into the Mac OS-X dictionary

Note: in order to help improving future versions of the dictionary:

• if you cannot find an entry in those dictionaries above, please create an (empty) entry on http://dharmadictionary.net. This way a definition can be added later.
• If you know the definition yourself, of course you can directly add it to http://dharmadictionary.net.

• Note: The dictionary on this page is based on the Rangjung Yeshe Tibetan dictionary created by Erik Pema Kunsang, the Rangjung Yeshe Shedra and the people at dharmadictionary.net. They are published with the kind permission of Erik Pema Kunsang.

• This dictionary file extends the Mac standard dictionary with the ability to translation Unicode Tibetan text.
• You can search for Tibetan translations in the following ways:
  • Enter Tibetan Unicode (using a Tibetan Input Method, see Mac section) into the dictionary application.
  • Enter Tibetan expressions in Spotlight search.
  • Mark any Tibetan Unicode text and press <ctrl><cmd><d>

Installation

Requirements

• This is not tested for OS-X versions below 10.6
• You need a Tibetan Input method: follow the instructions for the Mac OS-X section at Tibetan Input Method.

then:

1. Download the zip-file below
2. Unpack the ZIP file into Library/Dictionaries. It can be either copied into the Macintosh HD/Library/Dictionaries folder, or into the Library/Dictionaries folder within your home directory.
3. Within preferences, enable the Tibetan dictionary (see Image 5).

Download

• Download the dictionary for Mac OS-X here.

Copyright

The dictionary data are copyright Erik Pema Kunsang, Rangjung Yeshe and dharmadictionary.net. Publication with kind permission of Erik Pema Kunsang.

Credits

Thank you to the people at the Rangjung Yeshe Shedra and the editors of dharmadictionary.net for the creation of the dictionary. A special thank-you to Erik Pema Kunsang for making this all possible.

Internal Links

• Tibetan Dictionaries

External Links

• dharmadictionary.net, this wiki contains the latest Tibetan dictionary content.
• Rangjung Yeshe Shedra