Tibetan Book of the Dead
Description
Synopsis Traditionally read in the presence of a dead or dying person, the Tibetan Book of the Dead has had a profound influence on Western culture-it is arguably the most influential and best known of Tibetan Buddhist writings. The text instructs the recently deceased on how to negotiate the forty-nine day period after death-and before rebirth-a time filled with visions of both serene and terrifying deities. During this "bardo" period, individuals must recognize that these visions are nothing more than the inventions of their own minds. By awakening to this realization, fear can ...
ISBN(s)
1435101251, 9781435101258
