Another note on Old Tibetan rje-blas

In his 1991 article, "Notes on Old Tibetan rje-blas," W. South Coblin investigated the expression rje-bias which occurs in Old Tibetan (OT) documents, but which has apparently not survived in Written Tibetan (WT) and modern dialects. The meaning and etymology has been much debated. From Co...

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Main Author: Schuessler, Axel
Other Authors: Wartburg College, Waverly, Iowa
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: 2024
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10356/178144
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description In his 1991 article, "Notes on Old Tibetan rje-blas," W. South Coblin investigated the expression rje-bias which occurs in Old Tibetan (OT) documents, but which has apparently not survived in Written Tibetan (WT) and modern dialects. The meaning and etymology has been much debated. From Coblin's discussions emerges the meaning 'service owed and rendered to one's superiors'. In his view it can in all known passages be translated as 'service' and/or 'duty'.
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spelling ntu-10356/1781442024-06-11T01:18:25Z Another note on Old Tibetan rje-blas Schuessler, Axel Wartburg College, Waverly, Iowa Arts and Humanities In his 1991 article, "Notes on Old Tibetan rje-blas," W. South Coblin investigated the expression rje-bias which occurs in Old Tibetan (OT) documents, but which has apparently not survived in Written Tibetan (WT) and modern dialects. The meaning and etymology has been much debated. From Coblin's discussions emerges the meaning 'service owed and rendered to one's superiors'. In his view it can in all known passages be translated as 'service' and/or 'duty'. Published version 2024-06-11T01:18:25Z 2024-06-11T01:18:25Z 1998 Journal Article Schuessler, A. (1998). Another note on Old Tibetan rje-blas. Linguistics of the Tibeto-Burman Area, 21(2), 3-4. https://dx.doi.org/10.32655/LTBA.21.2.02 0731-3500 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/178144 10.32655/LTBA.21.2.02 2 21 3 4 en Linguistics of the Tibeto-Burman Area © 1998 The Editor(s). All rights reserved. application/pdf
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