Interview with Sonam Gyantsen (Sarah College)

Sonam Gyantsen is a Professor of Linguistics and History at Sarah College for Higher Tibetan Studies, Dharamsalahas conducted extensive research on Tibet's historical legal system. His expertise notably influenced his student Tsangtruk Topla's commissioned work for the Central Tibetan Administration's Supreme Justice Commission, "A Critical Analysis of Ancient Tibetan Legal Documents" (Gtsang phrug stobs lags. 2021. Bod kyi sngar srol khrims yig zhib ʼjug. Gangchen Kyishong, Dharamsala: Btsan byol bod miʼi ches mthoʼi khrims zhib khang).

→ When presented with the unique prefaces found in Bailey, LTWA, and LTWA 16-Addon, which were absent from his source materials, notably TAR 01 16, Prof. Gyantsen expressed keen interest in their scholarly examination and urged us to prepare a full study of these first.