德格 (Dégé): Dêgê County (Tibetan: sde dge)…

Meanings

1 Dêgê County (Tibetan: sde dge) in Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan
2 historical center of Tibetan woodblock printing

Characters

德

pattern / square / standard

Examples

德格县在四川省西部。

Dégé Xiàn zài Sìchuān Shěng xībù.

Dêgê County is in western Sichuan Province.

德格印经院保存着大量藏文经书。

Dégé Yìnjīngyuàn bǎocúnzhe dàliàng zàngwén jīngshū.

Dêgê Sutra Printing House preserves a vast collection of Tibetan scriptures.

Tips

culture

德格 transliterates the Tibetan 'sde dge' (meaning 'land of mercy / virtue'). The 德格印经院 (Dêgê Sutra Printing House, founded 1729) is one of the three great Tibetan printing centers and still hand-prints scriptures from over 270,000 wooden blocks — a UNESCO-recognized intangible heritage site.