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Jul 21, 2010 download the entire ebook egyptian book of the dead here. Also known as the bardo thodol, this famous tibetan death text was originally written in the tibetan language and is meant to be a guide for those who have died as they transition from their former life to a new destination. The tibetan book of the dead is the title created by walter yeeling evanswentz 18781965, its first westernlanguage editor, for a collection of tibetan ritual and literary texts concerned with death, intermediate states sanskrit, antarabhava. Translated with the close support of leading contemporary masters and hailed as a. Awakening upon dying, with introductory commentary by dzogchen buddhist master chogyal namkhai norbu, is a new translation of the ancient text also known as the great liberation through hearing in the intermediate state. 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. The tibetan book of the dead or the afterdeath experiences on the bardo plane, according to lama kazi dawasamdups english rendering compiled and edited by w. The tibetan book of living and dying is a contemporary spiritual masterpiece and source of sacred inspiration that interprets tibetan buddhism for the west. In this classic scripture of tibetan buddhismtraditionally read aloud to the dying to help them attain liberationdeath and rebirth are seen as a process that provides an opportunity to recognize the true nature of mind. The tibetan book of dead is written long time back by indian religious man about how to end the circle of life. The tibetan book of the dead or the afterdeath experiences on the bardo plane english translation by lama kazi dawasamdup compiled and edited by w. The approach of comparing it with the egyptian book of the dead in terms of mythology and lore of the dead person seems to miss the point, which is the fundamental principle of birth and death recurring constantly in. Carl jung wrote a commentary on it, timothy leary redesigned it as a guidebook for an acid trip, and the beatles quoted learys version in. The tibetan book of the dead free ebooks download ebookee.
Download the tibetan book of the dead free pdf ebook holy books. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 464 pages and is available in paperback format. Jan 01, 2011 the tibetan book of the dead is the most famous buddhist text in the west, having sold more than a million copies since it was first published in english in 1927. The book acts as a guide for the dead during the state that intervenes between death. The message of the book there seems to be a fundamental problem when we refer to the subject of the tibetan book of the dead. The tibetan book of the dead by chogyam trungpa, francesca. Evanswentz, although a product of our century, seems to have originated in another age. Evanswentz with a new foreword and afterword by donald s. It includes prayers, instructions for both dying persons and their attendants, and descriptions of the afterlife. Jul 22, 2015 the tibetan book of the dead audiobook narrated by richard gere 2008. During the seminar he used a tibetan text, while the audience followed in the evanswentz edition. Tibetan book of the dead simple english wikipedia, the free. Although the normal english title would suggest it is about the dead, thats not really what its about, and not what the original tibetan title says.