AtD seal translated

[Ya Sam]

I contacted the Tibetan Cultural Centre with the request to translate the 
mysterious legend on the AtD seal. They were kind enough to forward my 
request to the Tibetan tranlsator Tenzin Namgyal to whose generosity we owe 
the solution of one more AtD related mystery.

It is the Tibetan language, alright, and it means ...... Tibetan Government 
Chamber of Commerce.

Read their response below:



Dear Ya Sam,
      I showed the seal you sent to our Tibetan translator, Tenzin Namgyal. 
He says the word to word translation is: Tibetan Government Commerce Chamber 
in other words: Tibetan Government Chamber of commerce.  Why Pynchon has 
chosen to place this on the cover of his book is anyones guess. Reading the 
book reviews gave no insight into the reason. Perhaps after one has read it?

Best wishes,

Sandy Belth
Tibetan Cultural Center






-------- Original Message --------
Subject: RE: New Request for Prayer/Puja
From: "Ya Sam" <takoitov at hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, December 01, 2006 10:43 am
To: tcc at tibetancc.com

Thank you very much for your speedy reply. Please find the scanned image of
the seal in the attachment.

Best regards,

Y.S.


>From: tcc at tibetancc.com
>To: takoitov at hotmail.com
>Subject: RE: New Request for Prayer/Puja
>Date: Fri, 01 Dec 2006 08:40:03 -0700
>
>Dear Ya Sam,
>     go ahead and send it and we will see what we can do.
>
>Sandy Belth
>TCC
>
>
>
>
>-------- Original Message --------
>Subject: New Request for Prayer/Puja
>From: takoitov at hotmail.com
>Date: Fri, December 01, 2006 6:49 am
>To: <tcc at tibetancc.com>
>Cc: <dan.plumlee at gmail.com>
>
>NameYa Sam
>Emailtakoitov at hotmail.com
>DetailsDear Tibetan language specialists, There is a mysterious Tibetan 
>seal with a legend most probably in the Tibetan language on the cover, as 
>well as a front matter page of Thomas Pynchon's novel 'Against the Day'. I 
>have a scanned image of this seal. If I were to send it to you via e-mail, 
>could you be so kind as to tell me what word or phrase is written on the 
>seal? Best wishes, Ya Sam
>

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