THE TIBETAN BOOK OF THE DEAD, written by Padmasambhava, revealed by Terton Karma Lingpa, trans. by Gyurme Dorje, with intro. by HH the Dalai Lama, ed. by Graham Coleman with Thupten Jinpa

THE TIBETAN BOOK OF THE DEAD

written by Padmasambhava, revealed by Terton Karma Lingpa, trans. by Gyurme Dorje, with intro. by HH the Dalai Lama, ed. by Graham Coleman with Thupten Jinpa

This is the first ever complete and unabridged translation of the Bardo Thodrol, popularly known as The Tibetan Book of the Dead. Created in close co-operation with a remarkable range of contemporary Tibetan masters, including Garje Khamtrul Rinpoche, this new translation represents a major step in the understanding of the Tibetan Buddhist vision of our journey through life and death.

The Tibetan Book of the Dead has been recognized as one of the world's spiritual classics ever since the first publications of extracts from it in 1927. Now this complete translation presents, as originally intended, a comprehensive guide to both living and dying. It contains exquistely written guidance and practices related to transforming our daily life, on preparing to use death and subsequent after-death states as a means of liberation, on recognizing death when it comes, and on how to help those who are dying and bereaved. But it is as much a work focused on the potential for transformation of our daily experience as it is for those who wish to understand the experience of death, revealing an inspirational understanding of the nature of mind. Includes an introductory commentary by the Dalai Lama.

One of the greatest works created by any culture and overwhelmingly the most significant of all Tibetan Buddhist texts available to the West, The Tibetan Book of the Dead has had a number of distinguished translations, but none encompassed the work in its entirety. Now the entire text is not only being made available in English but in a translation of remarkable clarity and beauty.

With introductory commentary by His Holiness the Dalai Lama and translated with the close support of leading contemporary masters, including His Holiness Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche, and learned scholars such as Khamtrul Rinpoche and Zenkar Rinpoche, this complete edition faithfully presents the insights and intentions of the original work. It includes one of the most detailed and compelling descriptions of the after-death state in world literature, practices that can transform our experience of daily life, guidance on helping those who are dying, and an inspirational perspective on coping with bereavement.

"Carrying out the first complete translation of this cycle of teachings has been an extraordinary accomplishment undertaken with great care over many years. I hope that the profound insights contained in this work will be a source of inspiration and support to many interested people around the world."--His Holiness the Dalai Lama

"This famous cycle of sacred instructions and practices from the heart of the ancient Buddhist tradition of Tibet throws light on the innermost nature of the mind and forms an extraordinary guide to the experiences of life, dying, death, and rebirth. Profound and unique, it is one of the great treasures of wisdom in the spiritual heritage of humanity."--Sogyal Rinpoche, author of The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying

"This is an event. A new and comprehensive translation of one of the seminal works of Tibetan Buddhism."--Richard Gere

"The most celebrated and widely read work of Tibetan literature outside Tibet...now in its finest and most complete form in this excellent English translation."--Tricycle

"This new translation of The Tibetan Book of the Dead is a tremendous accomplishment. The whole text is a vast source of inspiration."--Buddhadharma magazine

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