The Tibetan Book of the Dead by Robert Thurman

The Tibetan Book of the Dead by Robert Thurman

The most accessible and informative version of the Buddhist classic available in English, with instruction in meditation, illuminating commentary, and guidance in the practical use of the prayers

The so-called "Tibetan Book of the Dead" has been renowned for centuries as a cornerstone of Buddhist wisdom and religious thought. More recently, it has become highly influential in the Western world for its psychological insights into the processes of death and dying-and what they can teach us about the ways we live our lives. It has also been found to be helpful in the grieving process by people who have recently lost their loved ones.

Composed in the eighth century C.E., it is intended to prepare the soul for the trials and transformations of the afterworld. Its profound message is that the art of dying is as important as the art of living. Drawing on Tibetan spiritual traditions, it shows us the workings of the mind in its various manifestations-terrifying and comforting, wrathful and beautiful-which appear more clearly after death in the consciousness of the deceased. By recognizing these manifestations, we can attain a state of enlightenment, both in this existence and in the existence to come.

This authoritative translation preserves the form and spirit of the original and was prepared especially for Western readers by Robert A. F. Thurman, one of the most prominent Tibetan scholars in America and a close associate of His Holiness the Dalai Lama's.

Robert Thurman is the author of Inner Revolution and Infinite Life, as well as a translator of sacred Tibetan scriptures such as The Essence of Pure Eloquence and The Tibetan Book of the Dead. He is the first endowed chair in Indo-Tibetan Buddhist Studies in America and teaches at Columbia University. He lives in New York City and Woodstock, New York, and is the cofounder of Tibet House US and Menla Mountain Retreat Center.

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ISBN 13	9780553370904
ISBN 10	0553370901
Title	The Tibetan Book of the Dead
Author	Robert Thurman
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Random House USA Inc
Year published	1993-12-01
Number of pages	304
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