The Tibetan book of the dead [English title], the great liberation by hearing in the intermediate states [Tibetan title], composed by Padmasambhava ; revealed by Terton Karma Lingpa ; translated by Gyurme Dorje ; edited by Graham Coleman with Thupten Jinpa ; introductory commentary by His Holiness the Dalai Lama
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The Tibetan book of the dead [English title], the great liberation by hearing in the intermediate states [Tibetan title], composed by Padmasambhava ; revealed by Terton Karma Lingpa ; translated by Gyurme Dorje ; edited by Graham Coleman with Thupten Jinpa ; introductory commentary by His Holiness the Dalai Lama
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 436-442) and index
Illustrations
illustrationsplates
Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
The Tibetan book of the dead [English title]
Nature of contents
bibliography
Oclc number
61684205
Responsibility statement
composed by Padmasambhava ; revealed by Terton Karma Lingpa ; translated by Gyurme Dorje ; edited by Graham Coleman with Thupten Jinpa ; introductory commentary by His Holiness the Dalai Lama
Sub title
the great liberation by hearing in the intermediate states [Tibetan title]
Summary
Contains a translation of the key Buddhist text that follows a Buddhist priest and student as they guide a deceased person into afterlife, chronicling the progress of the soul through death and rebirth in three stages
Table Of Contents
Introductory commentary / His Holiness the XIVth Dalai Lama -- A brief literary history of the Tibetan Book of the Dead / Gyurme Dorje -- The Tibetan book of the dead -- Appendix 1: Peaceful and wrathful deities and the Tibetan book of the dead -- Appendix 2: Symbolism of the mandala of the peaceful and wrathful deities
resource.variantTitle
Great liberation by hearing in the intermediate states