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The Tibetan Book of the Dead, Liberation from Understanding the In Between
by Robert Thurman (Translator)
- CULTURAL PORTRAIT
- 1994
- PAPER
- 275 PAGES
A key text as presented by Robert Thurman for a western audience. This edition of the Tibetan guidebooks to dying or "the between" -- written in the 8th or 9th century by Padma Sambhava -- is introduced and translated by Thurman. It's is a spiritual guide to the afterlife, helpfully augmented by Thurman's commentary as well as an overview of Tibetan history and beliefs. With a chapter on Tibet, its history, Buddhist traditions and present plight. Part Two of the book is a translation of prayers.
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