The Tibetan Book of the Dead

by Dorje, Gyurme; Coleman, Graham; Jinpa, Thupten

• ISBN13: 9780670858866
• ISBN10: 0670858862
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-01-19
• Publisher: Viking Pr

Summary

An authoritative and first unabridged translation of a major Buddhist text Overwhelmingly the most significant of all Tibetan Buddhist texts in the West, The Tibetan Book of the Deadhas had a number of distinguished translations, but none encompassed the work in its entirety—though its popularity increased steadily since its initial peak in the sixties and seventies. Now, with this full translation of clarity and beauty, a complete The Tibetan Book of the Deadhas finally been made available in English.With an introduction by His Holiness The Dalai Lama, who calls this translation an extraordinary accomplishment undertaken with great care over many years,” The Tibetan Book of the Deadreflects the insights and intentions of the original work. The text includes one of the most detailed and compelling descriptions of the after-death state in world literature and contains exquisitely written practices that can transform our experience of daily life and the process of dying. Translated with the close support of leading contemporary Buddhist masters, The Tibetan Book of the Deadis a source of inspiration and support to many interested people around the world,” proclaims His Holiness The Dalai Lama.

Author Biography

Gyurme Dorje, Ph.D., is a leading scholar of the Nyingma tradition of Tibetan Buddhism.
Graham Coleman is president of the Orient Foundation, a major Tibetan cultural conservancy organization based in the United Kingdom, and writer/director of the acclaimed feature documentary Tibet: A Buddhist Trilogy.
Thupten Jinpa, Ph.D., is the senior translator to His Holiness The Dalai Lama and president of the Institute of Tibetan Classics.

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations	p. viii
Acknowledgements	p. ix
Acknowledgements for the Illustrations	p. xii
Introductory Commentary by His Holiness the XIVth Dalai Lama	p. xiii
Editor's Introduction	p. xxix
A Brief Literary History of the Tibetan Book of the Dead	p. xxxvi
The Tibetan Book of the Dead	p. 1
Peaceful and Wrathful Deities and the Tibetan Book of the Dead	p. 381
Symbolism of the Mandala of the Peaceful and Wrathful Deities	p. 387
Notes	p. 403
Bibliography	p. 436
Glossary of Key Terms	p. 443
Thematic Index by Chapter	p. 529
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