The Tibetan book of the dead (English title)

the great liberation by hearing in the intermediate states (Tibetan title)

1st American ed.
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The Tibetan book of the dead (English title)

the great liberation by hearing in the intermediate states (Tibetan title)

1st American ed.

This scripture (The Bardo Thotrol) from Tibetan Buddhism was traditionally read aloud to the dying to help them attain liberation. It guides a person to use the moment of death to recognize the nature of mind and attain liberation. It teaches that awareness once freed from the body, creates its own reality like that of a dream. This dream projection unfolds in predictable ways in ways both frightening and beautiful. Peaceful and wrathful visions appear, and these visions can be overwhelming. Since the awareness is still in shock of no longer being attached to and shielded by a body, it needs guidance and forewarning so that key decisions that lead to enlightenment are made. The Tibetan Book of the Dead teaches how one can attain heavenly realms by recognizing the enlightened realms as opposed to being drawn into the realms of seduction that pull incorporeal awareness into cyclic suffering.

Publish Date
Publisher
Viking
Language
English
Pages
535

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Edition Notes

Translation of: Bar do thos grol.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Published in
New York
Genre
Early works to 1800.
Other Titles
Great liberation by hearing in the intermediate states., Tibetan book of the dead.

Classifications

Library of Congress
BQ4490 .K3713 2006

The Physical Object

Pagination
xlix, 535 p. :
Number of pages
535

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL22723294M
ISBN 10
0670858862
LibraryThing
4397711
Goodreads
294193

Work Identifiers

Work ID
OL12978006W

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