The Tibetan book of the dead
Subtitle: the great book of natural liberation through understanding in the between
By: composed by Padma Sambhava ; discovered by Karma Lingpa ; translated by Robert A.F. Thurman.
Contributors: Padma Sambhava, ca. 717-ca. 762.; Thurman, Robert A.F.
Publisher: Bantam Books
Published: 1993
Place of publication: New York, N.Y
Language: tib; eng
Number of pages: 278
Subjects: Karma-gliṅ-pa, 14th cent; Intermediate state -- Buddhism -- Early works to 1800; Death -- Religious aspects -- Buddhism -- Early works to 1800; Funeral rites and ceremonies, Buddhist -- Early works to 1800
Description: A classic of Buddhist wisdom, this book was composed in the eighth century to prepare souls for the afterworld, it has become influential in the West for its psychological insights into the processes of death and dying, and also of grieving.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (P. [277]-278).