Publication
Imprint: Berkeley, California : North Atlantic Books, 2013. Responsibility: composed by Padmasambhava ; revealed by Terton Karma Lingpa ; introductory commentary by Chogyal Namkhai Norbu ; translated from the Tibetan and annotated by Elio Guarisco ; rendered into English and edited by Nancy Simmons.. OCLC Number: 796761666. Physical: Text : 1 volume : lxiv, 256 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm. Features: Includes appendix, bibliography, index.
Call number
Death / Norbu
ISBN
9781583945551
Collections
CSS Library Notes
Alternate Title: Bar do thos grol.
Description: A new translation of one of the world's great spiritual classics, The Tibetan Book of the Dead: Awakening Upon Dying offers a set of instructions designed to facilitate the inner liberation of the dying person at the moment of death. This new version includes an extensive introduction by Chogyal Namkhai Norbu, one of the foremost living masters of Dzoghcen, as well as a colorful insert of Tibetan art that highlights Tibet's unique aesthetic wisdom. -- from back cover
Table of Contents:
Introduction by Chogyal Namkhai Norbu
The great liberation through hearing
Prologue
Premise
Instructions
Conclusion
Invocations
Root verses of the six intermediate states
Epilogue
Appendix a: recognizing the signs of encroaching death
Appendix b: further ways to assist the dying and the dead
Appendix c: The symbolism of the mandala of the peaceful and wrathful deities
FY2019 /
Description: A new translation of one of the world's great spiritual classics, The Tibetan Book of the Dead: Awakening Upon Dying offers a set of instructions designed to facilitate the inner liberation of the dying person at the moment of death. This new version includes an extensive introduction by Chogyal Namkhai Norbu, one of the foremost living masters of Dzoghcen, as well as a colorful insert of Tibetan art that highlights Tibet's unique aesthetic wisdom. -- from back cover
Table of Contents:
Introduction by Chogyal Namkhai Norbu
The great liberation through hearing
Prologue
Premise
Instructions
Conclusion
Invocations
Root verses of the six intermediate states
Epilogue
Appendix a: recognizing the signs of encroaching death
Appendix b: further ways to assist the dying and the dead
Appendix c: The symbolism of the mandala of the peaceful and wrathful deities
FY2019 /
Physical description
lxiv, 256 p.; 22 cm
Description
""This text offers a new translation of the ancient Buddhist text designed to facilitate the inner liberation of the dead or dying person at the moment of death"--Provided by publisher"--
Language
Original language
Tibetan