Acharya Karma Monlam

PersonType	Category:Authors of English Works Category:Editors Category:Translators
FirstName / namefirst	Karma
LastName / namelast	Monlam
MainNamePhon	Acharya Karma Monlam
SortName	Monlam, Karma
bio	Acharya Karma Monlam is a Tibetan scholar and linguist known for his expertise in Tibetan, Hindi, and English languages. He has made significant contributions to Tibetan language preservation and education. Acharya Karma Monlam served as the head of the Publication Department at the Department of Education of the Central Tibetan Administration. In this role, he was involved in various important projects: He played a crucial role in editing and providing valuable input for a comprehensive Tibetan dictionary authored by Lobsang Tendar. He contributed to the development of "Ngamrin Tendar (MDict)," a software containing 13 Tibetan books, aimed at making Tibetan literature more accessible to the younger generation in the digital age. Acharya Karma Monlam has given talks on the process of dictionary-making, demonstrating his expertise in lexicography. He is credited as the author or creator of "དབྱིན་བོད་ཚིག་མཛོད་གསར་མ།" (dbyin bod tshig mdzod gsar ma), which is likely an English-Tibetan dictionary. Acharya Karma Monlam has expressed concerns about the future generation's understanding of Tibetan literature and language. He emphasizes the importance of making Tibetan writing more accessible to younger readers to ensure the preservation and cultivation of the Tibetan language.
YearBirth	1949
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The new Buddhist schools which began to rise in the second millennium in Tibet after Buddhism declined in the ninth century as a result of the fall of the Yarlung dynasty. The Sarma schools were mostly based on Buddhist teachings freshly received from India and Nepal in contrast to the revival of the old teachings which already existed in Tibet.