The Tibetan book of the dead
Subtitle: the great liberation by hearing in the intermediate states
By: 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.
Contributors: Padma Sambhava, ca. 717-ca. 762.; Gyurme Dorje.; Coleman, Graham.; Thupten Jinpa.; Bstan-ʼdzin-rgya-mtsho, Dalai Lama XIV, 1935-
Publisher: Viking
Published: 2006
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng; tib
Number of pages: 535
Subjects: Intermediate state -- Buddhism -- Early works to 1800; Death -- Religious aspects -- Buddhism -- Early works to 1800; Spiritual life -- Buddhism -- Early works to 1800; Buddhism -- China -- Tibet -- Doctrines
Genres: Early works to 1800.
Other titles: Great liberation by hearing in the intermediate states
Description: Contains a translation of the key Buddhist text that follows a Buddhist priest and student as they guide a deceased person into afterlife, chronicling the progress of the soul through death and rebirth in three stages.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.