The Tibetan book of the dead : or, The after-death experiences on the Bardo plane, according to Lāma Kazi Dawa-Samdup's English rendering /

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The Tibetan Book of the Dead is one of the texts that, according to legend, Padma-Sambhava was compelled to hide during his visit to Tibet in the late 8th century. The guru hid his books in stones, lakes, and pillars because the Tibetans of that day and age were somehow unprepared for their teaching...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Karma-gliṅ-pa, active 14th century
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Tibetan
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, ©2000.
Subjects:
Intermediate state > Buddhism > Early works to 1800.
Death > Religious aspects > Buddhism > Early works to 1800.
Buddhist funeral rites and ceremonies > China > Tibet Autonomous Region > Early works to 1800.
Funérailles > Rites et cérémonies bouddhiques > Chine > Région autonome du Tibet > Ouvrages avant 1800.
RELIGION > Buddhism > General.
Buddhist funeral rites and ceremonies
Death > Religious aspects > Buddhism
Intermediate state > Buddhism
Dood.
Sterven.
Hiernamaals.
China > Tibet Autonomous Region
Early works
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • ILLUSTRATIONS; PSYCHOLOGICAL COMMENTARY; INTRODUCTORY FOREWORD; FOREWORD: The Science of Death; INTRODUCTION; BOOK I: THE CHIKHAI BARDO AND THE CHÖNYID BARDO; PART I: THE BARDO OF THE MOMENTS OF DEATH; PART II: THE BARDO OF THE EXPERIENCING OF REALITY; BOOK II: THE SIDPA BARDO; PART I: THE AFTER-DEATH WORLD; PART II: THE PROCESS OF REBIRTH; THE APPENDIX; ADDENDA; INDEX

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