Products, Prices, Online Purchase, and Distributors
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.
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.
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.)
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.)
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.
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:
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.