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Product Guide

We have two types of product: books and software.  Some products are for sale and many are for free.  This page is concerned with products that are for sale.  For the free products • follow the menus on the home page and also look at the sitemap.

Books for Sale

We have two types of books: e-books and printed books.  Complete listings of books for sale and the links needed to purchase them directly via internet are here:
   • listing of all books for sale
   • listing of all books for sale at discount pricing
   • listing of all forthcoming books for sale

How to Purchase: All books can be purchased using the purchase links on their own pages.  Alternatively, they can be purchased through any of our distributors; the main ones are listed, together with contact information, at the bottom of this page.

Software for Sale

We have these types of software for sale:
   • Tibetan-English and Tibetan-Tibetan Dictionaries
   • On-line Illuminator dictionary available by subscription
   • Major Tibetan Text Collections
   • TibetDoc Tibetan wordprocessor
   • Tibetan typefaces

How to Purchase: All of these software products can be purchased using the links on their own pages.  Alternatively, they can be purchased through a shopfront which has all of them listed in one place:
  
If you decide to use the shopfront, do not use the “continue shopping” button on the shopping cart—use your browser button instead to return to the shopfront to do more shopping or to return here.  You can use the button provided above to view your shopping basket and make payment at any time.

Electronic Purchase Notes: Note that our shop is very secure and safe to use.  When you make a purchase, you will receive an e-mail seconds after your credit card (or other payment) has been accepted.  The e-mail will contain a link for you to download the software immediately.  Note that is your responsibility to make a backup of the download installer and password for any product that you purchase.  We charge a fee of $25 for any and all replacement software requests.

CD’s Note: we no longer sell CD’s of software items.  It is wasteful of fuel to ship a CD or two around the world when an item can be purchased from our shop, downloaded, and easily be burned onto a CD.  If you really need a product on CD, try Wisdom Books in London or Namse Bangdzo first and if that fails, contact us.  Similarly, if you would like to purchase one of our products but your circumstances prevent you from purchasing over the internet, contact us and we will try to help you.  A link to send us an e-mail is available at the bottom of this page.

Software for Sale
Dictionaries:
Online Platform independent The Illuminator Tibetan-English Dictionary.  This is same dictionary as the Windows version but available via online access through any internet browser.  The dictionary is always up-to-date.  Purchase is via yearly subscription to the online service. $65/yr. 
Windows The Illuminator Tibetan-English Dictionary.  Our flagship product.  The first, modern and complete dictionary by a Western scholar-practitioner, Lotsawa Tony Duff.  A large and authentic dictionary which is not a compilation of translations from other sources.  This is the Windows version.  Versions for the Macintosh and Linux are listed below. $65 
Macintosh The Illuminator Tibetan-English Dictionary.  The same dictionary as the Windows product but with a custom programmed version of TibetD Reader that works under Macintosh OSX and Linux GTK+ 2.0+.  Comes complete with fonts, Reader, and dictionary.  Both Mac and Linux support are included in the one product.  Note that there is no update program for the Mac / linux products.  To obtain an newer version of the dictionary, the product must be purchased again.  (This is due to the relatively small number of Mac users and the large amount of time needed to make new versions of the dictionary for distribution.) $99 
Windows Fee for one time update to The Illuminator Tibetan-English Dictionary.  The updates are significant.  Windows version only. $45 
Windows Fee for subscription for lifetime of updates to The Illuminator Tibetan-English Dictionary.  The updates are significant.  Windows version only. $145 
Windows Sarat Chandra Das Tibetan-English Dictionary.  Completely revised edition from Padma Karpo Translation Committee. $75 
Macintosh Sarat Chandra Das Tibetan-English Dictionary.  The same dictionary as the Windows product but with a custom programmed version of TibetD Reader that works under Macintosh OSX and Linux GTK+ 2.0+.  Comes complete with fonts, Reader, and dictionary.  Both Mac and Linux support are included in the one product.  Note that there is no update program for the Mac / linux products.  To obtain an newer version of the dictionary, the product must be purchased again.  (This is due to the relatively small number of Mac users and the large amount of time needed to make new versions of the dictionary for distribution.) $99 
Windows Geshe Chodrak’s Tibetan-Tibetan Dictionary for Windows.  Completely revised edition from Padma Karpo Translation Committee. $75 
Macintosh Geshe Chodrak’s Tibetan-Tibetan Dictionary for Windows.  The same dictionary as the Windows product but with a custom programmed version of TibetD Reader that works under Macintosh OSX and Linux GTK+ 2.0+.  Comes complete with fonts, Reader, and dictionary.  Both Mac and Linux support are included in the one product.  Note that there is no update program for the Mac / linux products.  To obtain an newer version of the dictionary, the product must be purchased again.  (This is due to the relatively small number of Mac users and the large amount of time needed to make new versions of the dictionary for distribution.) $99 
Tibetan Reference Works and Dharma Texts:
Online Platform independent Drukpa Kagyu Heritage Project Entire Text Collection.  A huge number of texts of the Drukpa Kagyu and general Kagyu lineages.  This is an excellent way to get an enormous body of Kagyu texts for research at one time.  Comes complete with TibetD Reader, Tibetan Machine typeface, and standard Windows installation program. enquire
Windows only The Seven Treasuries of Longchenpa.  The complete works of the Seven Treasuries of Longchenpa done from the Adzom Drukpa Edition.  The Seven Treasuries plus all of their commentaries by Longchenpa are included.  Comes complete with TibetD Reader, Tibetan Machine typeface, and standard Windows installation program. $75 
Windows only The Root Volumes of Longchen Nyingthig.  The Complete Texts of the Root Volumes of Longchen Nyingthig done from the Dilgo Khyentse edition.  Comes complete with TibetD Reader, Tibetan Machine typeface. $75 
Tibetan WordProcessor:
Windows only TibetDoc standalone Tibetan WordProcessor.  TibetDoc has many special features, including the ability to make pecha at the press of a button. $85 
Windows only Update to TibetDoc latest version from any previous version.  Requires valid registration of original purchase.)  See here for update and version information. $65 
High Quality Tibetan Typefaces (unicode and non-unicode included):
All platforms A single package containing all of our Tibetan fonts in Opentype Unicode format and other formats, such as our own standard encoding: Tibetan Machine, Tibetan Calligraphic, Tibetan Classic typeface, Tibetan Chogyal typeface. $50 
 


Distributors

1.  Namse Bangdzo is an excellent source for Tibetan Buddhist materials in general.  They are located in Massachussets, USA, which provides the best purchase point for US, Australian, and SE Asian customers.  They accept credit card orders, provide inexpensive and safe shipping, and offer direct shopping through their web-site.  They sell all of the PKTC products listed above and all of our books. They sell some some Tibetan Computer Company products.  Contact them at:
Namse Bangdzo Bookstore
335 Meads Mountain Road
Woodstock, NY 12498
U.S.A.
Tel.: +1 (845) 679-5906
Go to their web-site at: http://www.namsebangdzo.com and search for our products under PKTC or Tony Duff or Padma Karpo Translation.

2.  Wisdom Books is an excellent source for Tibetan Buddhist materials in general.  They are located in England which provides the best purchase point for British, European, Russian, and Mid-east customers.  They accept credit card orders, provide inexpensive and safe shipping including to international sites, and offer direct shopping through their web-site.  They sell all of the PKTC products listed above and they sell all of our books including e-book versions.  They also sell some Tibetan Computer Company products.  Contact them at:

Wisdom Books
25 Stanley Road
Ilford, Essex, IG1 1RW,
England
Tel.: +1 (800) 950-0313 (toll-free) or +1 (607) 273-8519
Go to their web-site at http://www.wisdom-books.com and search for our products under PKTC or Tony Duff or Padma Karpo Translation.

3.  Snow Lion Publications  They accept credit card orders, provide inexpensive and safe shipping including to international sites, and offer direct shopping through their web-site.  They sell some of the PKTC products listed above, some of our books, and some of the Tibetan Computer Company products listed above.  Contact them at:

Snow Lion Publications
P.O. Box 6483
Ithaca NY 14851
USA
Tel.: +1 (800) 950-0313 (toll-free) or +1 (607) 273-8519
Go to their web-site at http://www.snowlionpub.com for more information, e-mail contact, and direct purchases using the internet.

4.  Vajra Books is an excellent source for Tibetan Buddhist publications in general.  They sell some of the PKTC products listed above and all of our books.  They also sell some Tibetan Computer Company products listed above.  Contact them at:

Vajra Books
Thamel, NEPAL
Tel.: +977 (1) 422 0562
Go to their web-site at http://http://www.vajrabookshop.com/ and look for our products.

We always like to meet people interested in the field of Tibetan studies and invite you to visit us in Nepal.  Lama Tony can demonstrate all of the software of both PKTC and Tibetan Computer Company and will personally answer whatever questions you might have.  Call or contact us at the numbers given for Tibetan Computer Company above.

 
 
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