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The Tibetan Book of the Dead: First Complete Translation (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition) Paperback - 2007
by Gyurme Dorje (Translator); Graham Coleman (Editor); Thupten Jinpa (Editor)
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.
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Hailed as a "tremendous accomplishment," the first complete translation of a classic Buddhist text
Graced with opening words by His Holiness The Dalai Lama, the Penguin Deluxe Edition of The Tibetan Book of the Dead is "immaculately rendered in an English both graceful and precise." Translated with the close support of leading contemporary masters, this book 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. The vivid, embossed cover and beautiful, deckled-edged pages also make this the perfect gift for a loved one.
Graced with opening words by His Holiness The Dalai Lama, the Penguin Deluxe Edition of The Tibetan Book of the Dead is "immaculately rendered in an English both graceful and precise." Translated with the close support of leading contemporary masters, this book 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. The vivid, embossed cover and beautiful, deckled-edged pages also make this the perfect gift for a loved one.
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0, Alas! Alas! Fortunate Child of Buddha Nature,
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- Title The Tibetan Book of the Dead: First Complete Translation (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)
- Author Gyurme Dorje (Translator); Graham Coleman (Editor); Thupten Jinpa (Editor)
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Deluxe
- Pages 592
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Penguin Group, New york
- Date 2007-02-01
- Illustrated Yes
- ISBN 9780143104940 / 0143104942
- Weight 1.42 lbs (0.64 kg)
- Dimensions 8.44 x 5.56 x 1.55 in (21.44 x 14.12 x 3.94 cm)
- Ages 18 to UP years
- Grade levels 13 - UP
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Themes
- Religious Orientation: Buddhist
- Library of Congress subjects Spiritual life - Buddhism, Buddhism - China - Tibet - Doctrines
- Dewey Decimal Code 294.342
Media reviews
This new translation of The Tibetan Book of the Dead is a tremendous accomplishment. The whole text is a vast source of inspiration. (Francesca Fremantle, Buddhadharma magazine)
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. (Bryan J. Cuevas, Tricycle)
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)
One of the great scripts of world civilization . . . a voyage inside the profound imagination of a people, immaculately rendered in an English both graceful and precise. (Time Out, London)
Magnificent . . . beautiful verse meditations. (The Guardian, London)
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)
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. (Bryan J. Cuevas, Tricycle)
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)
One of the great scripts of world civilization . . . a voyage inside the profound imagination of a people, immaculately rendered in an English both graceful and precise. (Time Out, London)
Magnificent . . . beautiful verse meditations. (The Guardian, London)
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)
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