The Tibetan book of the dead, or, the after-death experiences on the Bardo plane, according to Lama Kazi Dawa-Samdup's English rendering /compiled and edited by W. Y. Evans-Wentz ; psychological commentary by C. G. Jung ; introductory foreword by Lama...
About this title: The Tibetan Book of the Dead 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 Tibetan ...
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Date Published: 1960
ISBN-13:9780195002232ISBN:0195002237
Description: Acceptable. 1973 printing, different artwork. Book is worn, though intact and usable. Rippling and staining on back cover and fore edge, scuff on front cover. Pages tanned, some underlining and marginal notes in text. Tight Spine. read more
Description: Acceptable. Shows definite wear, and perhaps considerable marking on inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Fine. 0195133129 NEW/UNREAD! ! ! Text is Clean and Unmarked! --Be Sure to Compare Seller Feedback and Ratings before Purchasing--Has three small black lines on bottom/exterior edge of pages. May have light shelf wear to cover from storage, if any. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Date Published: 1960-12-31
ISBN-13:9780195002232ISBN:0195002237
Description: Very Good. Clean copy with tight binding and crisp pages. Some wear on extremities to include hole punch on back cover, and slight pen on inside front cover. read more
Description: Near Fine. Clean and tight, a very nice unmarked copy. 5 X 8" Good packing, Prompt shipping. Member, Florida Antiquarian Booksellers Association. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1973
ISBN-13:9780195002232ISBN:0195002237
Description: Photo Illustrated. Very Good. No Jacket. First published in 1927, The Tibetan Book of the Dead, or the Bardo Thodol, has since been revised and reprinted in several editions; for the Galaxy Books edition, Dr. Evans-Wentz has prepared a special Preface. Although the Bardo Thodol is used in Tibet as a breviary, and read or recited on the occasion of death, it was oariginally conceived to serve as a guide not only for the dying and the dead, but for the lieving as well. As a contribution to the ... read more
Edition: Reprint. 3rd ed. [reprint]
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Oxford University Press,, London/Oxford/New York
Date Published: 1978
ISBN-13:9780195002232ISBN:0195002237
Description: Good. No dust jacket as issued. Good, unmarked 5" x 8" PB; paper yellowing; owner's name. Trade paperback Glued binding. lxxxiv + 249 p. read more
Edition: Edition Not Stated
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: New York, NY, U.S.A. : Oxford University Press, Incorporated, 1960, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1960
ISBN-13:9780195002232ISBN:0195002237
Description: Good. No Jacket. Trade Paperback. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Soft Cover. Good/No Jacket. Edition Not Stated. Trade Paperback. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. First published in 1927, The Tibetan Book of the Dead, or the Bardo Thodol, has since been revised and reprinted in several editions; for the Galaxy Books edition, Dr. Evans-Wentz has prepared a special Preface. Although the Bardo Thodol is used in Tibet as a breviary, and read or recited on the occasion of death, it was oariginally conceived to serve ... read more
Binding: PAPERBACK
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Date Published: 2000
ISBN-13:9780195133127ISBN:0195133129
Description: Fair. Paperback, larger format, a good reading copy. Cover image is a stock image and may vary. Your book will be securely packed and promptly dispatched from our UK warehouse. read more
Edition: Third Edition
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: Oxford Univ Pr, Cary, North Carolina, U.S.A.
ISBN-13:9780195002232ISBN:0195002237
Description: As New. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Very little to no wear. Quite clean. "First published in 1927, [this book] or the Bardo Thodol, has since been revised and reprinted in several editions....Although the Bardo Thodol is used in Tibet as a breviary, and read or recited on the occasion of death, it was originally conceived to serve as a guide not only for the dying and the dead, but for the living as well. " REPRINT-no date, but quite recent. 249 pages. read more
"My first full reading of the Bardo Thodol; perhaps it's appropriate that it was this particular translation seeing as it was the first time it was rendered into English.
For those not already aware, the book is a compilation of Tibetan texts purporting to relate first-hand experiences of the "between" (bardo) states between dying and rebirth into a "new" life.
I found myself putting off reading this text over the years (I've had it since college, 15+ years) because I questioned its relevance - I don't plan on dying anytime soon ;) However I soon realized the visions described in great detail deal with spiritual principles relevant to everyday life - and how could this not be the case, if one doesn't artificially compartmentalize one's spiritual life from the rest of one's life? The thread that runs most clearly throughout the visions is that the comfortable path, the path of familiarity, leads to slavery, to recurring rebirth in a body subject to decay; whereas the uncomfortable path, the fearful path, the "straight upward" path as it's called in the text, is the path to liberation: liberation from the otherwise endless round of becoming, "samsara," the path of identity with the Absolute (named in the text the "Dharma-Kaya").
Obviously there is ample room for general applicability here, the states beyond death being only one special (arguably the most special) case. The Addenda to the book additionally provides some prayers which can function as useful catechisms for those wanting to maintain mindfulness throughout their daily grind, mindfulness that this, too, is a bardo state, in that it's just as "between" (i.e., conditioned by the mind) as the post-mortem states described by the text. In particular I've found the Root Verses of the Birthplace Bardo and of the Dream-State Bardo to be useful in the morning and at night, respectively.
Seeing as death is a fate from which nobody escapes, I cannot but recommend this book to all and sundry. I would be happy to hear from others who ahve read other translations."
"It is somewhat difficult to read. Reading this book changed the way I view death and life, not in that it educated me, but that it gave me a vastly different point of view than what I was raised with in a traditional christian home. A hard read with good insight to the foundation beliefs of Tibetan Buddhism."
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