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<p><b>The Tibetan Book of the Dead</b> is one of the texts that, according to legend, Padma-Sambhava was compelled to hide during his visit to Tibet in the late 8th century. The guru hid his books in stones, lakes, and pillars because the Tibetans of that day and age were somehow unprepared for their teachings. Now, in the form of the ever-popular <b>Tibetan Book of the Dead</b>, these teachings are constantly being discovered and rediscovered by Western readers of many different backgrounds—a phenomenon which began in 1927 with Oxford's first edition of Dr. Evans-Wentz's landmark volume. While it is traditionally used as a mortuary text, to be read or recited in the presence of a dead or dying person, this book—which relates the whole experience of death and rebirth in three intermediate states of being—was originally understood as a guide not only for the dead but also for the living. As a contribution to the science of death and dying—not to mention the belief in life after death, or the belief in rebirth—<b>The Tibetan Book of the Dead</b> is unique among the sacred texts of the world, for its socio-cultural influence in this regard is without comparison.</p> <p>This fourth edi

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Author

Evans-Wentz, W. Y. & Lopez, Donald S.

Publisher

Oxford University Press, USA

Published

2000

Language

EN

ISBN

9780195133110

Category

history

Subjects

Religion, History, Buddhism

Rating

4.04 / 5 (95 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14