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ALEXANDER CSOMA DE KOROS
After twenty years of study at the College of Nagyenyed and then at Gottingen University, in command of thirteen languages, he had set out for the Orient in search of the ancient homeland of the Magyars (Hungarians). He walked man thousands of kilometers, quite alone and foresaken until his first contact with Tibetan culture arrested him at the foothills of the Himalayas.
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Asiatic Society, Calcutta, where Alexander Csoma de Koros was employed as Librarian
Csoma created the Tibetian-English Dictionary and Grammar Book. A Hungarian Orientalist, who's aim was to find the roots of Hungarians. |
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Csoma was buried at Darjeeling, West-Bengal, India.This is his grave.
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Lama Tenzing at Dali Monastery, Darjeeling, India
In Dali Monastery the memory of Csoma is very deep and respectful. |
My thanks for the Lamas of Dali Monastery for their help and cooperation during my visits in Darjeeling. |
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