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The Tibetan book of the dead : as popularly known in the West : known in Tibet as The great book of liberation through understanding in the between
- Title
- The Tibetan book of the dead : as popularly known in the West : known in Tibet as The great book of liberation through understanding in the between / composed by Padma Sambhava ; discovered by Karma Lingpa ; translated by Robert A.F. Thurman ; [new] introduction by Huston Smith.
- Author
- Karma-gliṅ-pa, active 14th century.
- Publication
- New York : Quality Paperback Book Club, 1998.
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- Description
- xxvii, 278 pages : illustrations; 21 cm
- Summary
- The classic of Buddhist wisdom and religious thought, intended to prepare the soul for the trials and transformations of the afterworld.
- Series Statement
- Mystical classics of the world
- Uniform Title
- Bar do thos grol. English
- Mystical classics of the world.
- Alternative Title
- Bar do thos grol.
- Great book of natural liberation through understanding in the between
- Subjects
- Death > Religious aspects > Buddhism
- Intermediate state > Buddhism
- Death > Religious aspects > Buddhism > Early works to 1800
- Bar do thos grol (Karma-gliṅ-pa)
- Intermediate state > Buddhism > Early works to 1800
- Early works
- Buddhist funeral rites and ceremonies > Early works to 1800
- Karma-gliṅ-pa, active 14th century > Bar do thos grol
- Genre/Form
- Early works.
- Note
- Originally published with 8 p. of plates: New York : Bantam Books, 1994.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-278).
- Contents
- Preparations for the journey: Background ; The Tibetan science of death ; The Tibetan art of dying ; The natural liberation literature -- The guidebook for the journey: The between prayers ; The guidebook to the betweens -- Supplementary translations: The Dharma Practice, natural liberation of the instincts ; The natural liberation through naked vision, identifying the intelligence.
- Call Number
- JFD 18-3451
- ISBN
- 9780965064767
- 096506476X
- 0965064760 (canceled/invalid)
- OCLC
- 40334975
- Author
- Karma-gliṅ-pa, active 14th century.
- Title
- The Tibetan book of the dead : as popularly known in the West : known in Tibet as The great book of liberation through understanding in the between / composed by Padma Sambhava ; discovered by Karma Lingpa ; translated by Robert A.F. Thurman ; [new] introduction by Huston Smith.
- Imprint
- New York : Quality Paperback Book Club, 1998.
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Series
- Mystical classics of the worldMystical classics of the world.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-278).
- Added Author
- Padma Sambhava, approximately 717-approximately 762.Thurman, Robert A. F.
- Research Call Number
- JFD 18-3451