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The Tibetan book of the dead [English title] : the great liberation by hearing in the intermediate states [Tibetan title] / composed by Padmasambhava ; revealed by Terton Karma Lingpa ; translated by Gyurme Dorje ; edited by Graham Coleman with Thupten Jinpa ; introductory commentary by His Holiness the Dalai Lama.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Karma-gling-pa, active 14th century.
Contributor:
Padma Sambhava, approximately 717-approximately 762.
Gyurme Dorje.
Coleman, Graham.
Thupten Jinpa.
Bstan-ʼdzin-rgya-mtsho, Dalai Lama XIV, 1935-
Standardized Title:
Bar do thos grol. English
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Intermediate state--Buddhism--Early works to 1800.
Intermediate state.
Death--Religious aspects--Buddhism--Early works to 1800.
Death.
Spiritual life--Buddhism--Early works to 1800.
Spiritual life.
Spiritual life--Buddhism.
Buddhism--China--Tibet Autonomous Region--Doctrines--Early works to 1800.
Buddhism.
Death--Religious aspects--Buddhism.
Intermediate state--Buddhism.
China--Tibet Autonomous Region.
Physical Description:
li, 535 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Other Title:
Great liberation by hearing in the intermediate states
Place of Publication:
New York : Penguin, 2007.
Summary:
Reflecting the insights and intentions of the original work, this text includes one of the most detailed and compelling descriptions of the after-death state and practices that transform the experience of daily life and the process of dying.
Notes:
"First complete translation."
Includes bibliographical references (pages [436]-442) and index.
ISBN:
9780143104940
0143104942
OCLC:
81282285
Publisher Number:
99936612823

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