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The Tibetan book of the dead : the great book of natural liberation through understanding in the between

Title
The Tibetan book of the dead : the great book of natural liberation through understanding in the between / composed by Padma Sambhava ; discovered by Karma Lingpa ; translated by Robert A.F. Thurman.
Author
Karma-gliṅ-pa, active 14th century.
Publication
New York, N.Y. : Bantam Books, [1994], ©1994.

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Additional Authors
  • Padma Sambhava, approximately 717-approximately 762.
  • Thurman, Robert A. F.
  • Bstan-ʼdzin-rgya-mtsho, Dalai Lama XIV, 1935-
Description
xxii, 278 pages, 8 pages of plates : illustrations (some color); 21 cm.
Series Statement
Bantam wisdom editions
Uniform Title
  • Bar do thos grol. English
  • Bantam wisdom editions.
Alternative Title
Bar do thos grol.
Subject
  • Karma-gliṅ-pa, active 14th century
  • Intermediate state > Buddhism > Early works to 1800
  • Death > Buddhism > Early works to 1800
  • Buddhist funeral rites and ceremonies > Early works to 1800
Note
  • Translation of: Bar do thos grol.
  • "Foreword by H.H. the Dalai Lama"--P. [1] of cover.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. [277]-278).
Contents
  • Foreword / Dalai Lama -- Pt. 1. Preparations for the Journey. Ch. 1. Background. An Outline of Tibetan History. Tibet: A Spiritual Civilization. Tibet's Present Plight. Buddhism in Summary. Tibetan Ideas About Death. Ch. 2. The Tibetan Science of Death. What Is Death? The Six Realms. The Three Buddha Bodies. The Body-Mind Complex. Stages of Death. The Reality of Liberation. Ch. 3. The Tibetan Art of Dying. Introduction. Ordinary Preparations for Death. Extraordinary Preparations. Ch. 4. The Natural Liberation Literature. The History of the Texts. The Sections of the Book -- Pt. 2. The Guidebook for the Journey: The Great Book of Natural Liberation Through Understanding in the Between. Ch. 5. The Between Prayers. The Prayer of the Three Body Mentor Yoga. The Prayer for Help from the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas. The Prayer for Deliverance from the Straits of the Between. The Prayer for Refuge from the Terrors of the Between. The Root Verses of the Six Betweens. Ch. 6. The Guidebook to the Betweens.
  • The Prayer of the Reality Between. The Mild Deity Reality Between. The Fierce Deity Reality Between. Orientation to the Existence Between -- Pt. 3. Supplementary Translations. Ch. 7. The Dharma Practice, Natural Liberation of the Instincts. The Ten Branches of Accumulating Merit. Enlightening, Protecting, and Purifying. The Actual Visualization. Ch. 8. The Natural Liberation Through Naked Vision, Identifying the Intelligence. The Quintessence. The Need for This Identification. The Detailed Identification.
ISBN
0553370901
LCCN
93002891
OCLC
  • 154208828
  • ocn154208828
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries